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Doesn't seem like this would be as anonymous as something like PIA....assuming you can trust pia. Still thanks for the idea, going to look into it more.
by radec 9y ago
Doesn't seem like this would be as anonymous as something like PIA....assuming you can trust pia.
Still thanks for the idea, going to look into it more.
- jwfxpr 9y agoOne will make different VPN/proxy choices depending on one's priorities and threat models — here, for example, the tension between anonymity, which is most likely to lead you to choose a commercial VPN with a large number of users at each endpoint, and privacy, which is most likely to lead you to choose a private VPN solution where you have full control over the endpont's settings, logging, etc. These aren't the only factors, and neither option perfectly solves either, but carefully thinking through what you actually expect a VPN to be protecting you from is important.
- js2 9y agoFrom Algo's readme: Does not claim to provide anonymity or censorship avoidance. Algo’s use case is confidentiality, protecting your last mile connection including public wifi points. It is a solution to the problems given in “Want to use my wifi?” Anonymity is a much harder problem to solve, and I personally wouldn’t be comfortable with any of the options claiming to offer anonymity, especially a commercial VPN provider.