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You have the security of the datacenter provider instead when you use something like Algo. That datacenter provider is going to have logging, probably wouldn't
by mahyarm 9y ago
You have the security of the datacenter provider instead when you use something like Algo. That datacenter provider is going to have logging, probably wouldn't take pseudoanonymous payment methods like BTC directly, does not have legal insurance, will shut you down if you get enough file sharing complaints and probably wouldn't do things like having RAM only VPN servers w/ read only boot media.
Nothing prevents the datacenter provider from doing the bad crap that commercial VPN providers can do. There are ones out there that let you use standard clients as well, so the bad client software part is kind of moot. The only advantage you get is control and responsibility over the vpn server.
- SXX 9y ago> Nothing prevents the datacenter provider from doing the bad crap that commercial VPN providers can do. Money prevents it. Of course datacenter could toggle logging for particular server, but logging everything is very expensive. Most of their clients aren't running VPN servers or file sharing software so it's easier for them to just kick you out on DMCA arrival or when something shady is going on rather than keep your bandwidth. On other side any commercial VPN service is always waiting for problems with law enforcement to come. And unlike datacenter huge part of their customer base will be doing something shady so they can't just stop providing service in every of such cases.
- kelnos 9y ago> Money prevents it. Of course datacenter could toggle logging for particular server, but logging everything is very expensive. They'll absolutely log a particular server if a law enforcement agency requires that they do so, and they'll bill the agency for it, so money isn't a factor.
- SXX 9y agoI have no doubt about that, but I totally sure nobody logging every running server at all times. On other side commercial VPN services...
- kelnos 9y agoWouldn't it still be prohibitively expensive for a commercial VPN service to log all traffic at all times? The traffic going through should be proportional to their scale, just like a generic VPS company. Why does logging get more expensive just because a server is general-use rather than solely a VPN server?
- SXX 9y agoIt could easily be still prohibitively expensive, but I totally sure that percent of DMCA and law enforcement incidents per customer will be way higher for commercial VPN service. Especially if this VPN service marketing is targeting at selling "anonimity", "no logs" and acceptance of cryptocurrencies. At least they can for sure have turn full logging for anyone who paid with bitcoin (even if it's through coinbase).