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Like, I'm not sure why anyone thinks that: 1. AWS, DO or Linode won't respond to a subpoena 2. That any of those three won't have extensive logging in place,
by xpaulbettsx 9y ago
Like, I'm not sure why anyone thinks that:
1. AWS, DO or Linode won't respond to a subpoena
2. That any of those three won't have extensive logging in place, without the privacy goals that a VPN provider would have
You're just switching your ISP to AWS when you do this, which might be better than what you've got, but certainly isn't flawless untraceable security
- jasonjayr 9y agoAWS/DO/Linode arn't trying to monetize and manipulate their outbound traffic as aggressively as Consumer ISP's are. These private VPN solutions simply protect all your traffic from ISP interference.
- _jal 9y agoI'm not sure where the claim of "untraceable security" came from. I do something similar to this. The goal isn't avoiding legal liability or based on the belief that AWS, et al are friendly. There are multiple reasons, but the single biggest is to thwart last-mile surveillance by my ISP. That alone is worth $10/mo and a few minutes of setup.
- TACIXAT 9y agoI really hope people aren't using a VPN for untraceable security. VPNs are for privacy, not for getting away with illegal things.
- appleiigs 9y agoYeah, coffee shop wifi is for getting away with illegal things.
- Skunkleton 9y agoI can confirm. This is where I write all of my dangerous Visual Basic IP addresses.