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Hi, my name is Dan, and I don't recommend anything on the privacytools website. Above all the many problems it has, it recommends using insecure hosted VPNs an
by dguido 10y ago
Hi, my name is Dan, and I don't recommend anything on the privacytools website.
Above all the many problems it has, it recommends using insecure hosted VPNs and advocates an app-centric approach to restoring your privacy (e.g., Install this app and you'll be safe!). This is no better than believing you can eat unhealthy food and fix it with weight loss pills.
If you're looking for a better solution to a communications security problem, you're welcome to check out Algo, a self-hosted VPN that I support:
https://blog.trailofbits.com/2016/12/12/meet-algo-the-vpn-that-works/ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2016/12/12/meet-algo-the-vpn-th...
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- ploggingdev 10y agoThanks for the link to Algo. First time coming across it. I was under the impression that PrivateInternetAccess was well regarded, but this link [1] which is in the blog post linked above was an eye opener. [1] https://gist.github.com/kennwhite/1f3bc4d889b02b35d8aa https://gist.github.com/kennwhite/1f3bc4d889b02b35d8aa
- claudiojulio 10y agoPrivate Tools recommends using VPN for privacy rather than anonymity. For anonymity the page recommends Tor, Tails ...