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I've tried using prepaid cards with VPS providers and only found one that still took them (as of a couple years ago). Most won't take gift cards (prepaid visa)
by LinuxBender 7y ago
I've tried using prepaid cards with VPS providers and only found one that still took them (as of a couple years ago). Most won't take gift cards (prepaid visa) any more.
- penagwin 7y agoHmm I was wondering if that was the case nowadays. Honestly I don't think the extra step is worth it since the VPS will still know your origin IP in the event of a subpoena anyway. You could try https://privacy.com https://privacy.com but ironically I doubt it'll help much in terms of privacy. (I use privacy for convenience, as it essentially mitigates your card numbers being leaked - they're locked to the vender and you can impose spending limits) Unfortunately I doubt there's many people who want 100% privacy that you'd want as customers if you're a VPS provider. I know Vultr accepts crypto but you have to prove your identity first (still great if you're a crypto advocate as privacy isn't the only benefit). Otherwise you're stuck with resellers and grey-market providers. You could try "bulletproof" hosts from various uh-greyhat-forums but trusting those is very mehhhhh.
- LinuxBender 7y agoIf I were taking such measures, I would just park near a coffee shop and use their wifi, using hardware I paid cash for and periodically changing my MAC address. VPS providers can log connections and you won't really know how long they retain the data until it matters.