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Always sad to see when people so blatantly sell out. The linked video is right on the money, too. I wonder what made him change his mind. Is this his primary i

Always sad to see when people so blatantly sell out. The linked video is right on the money, too. I wonder what made him change his mind. Is this his primary income now, maybe? Or did he just get greedier?

craftkiller 4y ago
Well in the video he released today, he didn't make any of the silly claims he was arguing against in this video. He doesn't talk about "military grade encryption" or anything to do with privacy/security. He just lists a couple practical uses for having an IP address in a different country.
- jeanlucas 4y ago
  I noticed that, but it yet doesn't feel right. It was not just about what they advertise, he warns about how they can't be safe by design. And yet... NordVPN did use those same tactics in the past. To me, and that is very personal, is like doing a gun advertisement and not mention the bad parts, but find old posts from you asking for gun control. Doesn't seem coherent. I did a small tweetstorm about it[0], and will forget about this later on. Ah, I also unsubscribed from his channel. [0]: https://twitter.com/aleattorium/status/1541445092820631552 https://twitter.com/aleattorium/status/1541445092820631552
CactusOnFire 4y ago
I watched this video earlier today, and had previously seen his video criticizing VPN services. The video he was commenting on was about how "tradition" has no place in business, and then segued into why he believed a service like Nord VPN can be valuable. The tounge-in-cheek segue was a reference to his previous video. I still believe that everything in that video rings true, but despite effectively "burning the bridge" with NordVPN, he ultimately found an effective use for the service, which was getting around region-bans and language-locks when using the internet abroad. His willingness to endorse them wasn't inconsistent with his previous video- and he has said nothing contradictory. Rather than emphasizing this as a means of security, though, he emphasized it as a way to spoofing IP addresses for services that require you to be in a specific region- which for some people, might be worth the price-tag.

craftkiller 4y ago

Well in the video he released today, he didn't make any of the silly claims he was arguing against in this video. He doesn't talk about "military grade encryption" or anything to do with privacy/security. He just lists a couple practical uses for having an IP address in a different country.

jeanlucas 4y ago
I noticed that, but it yet doesn't feel right. It was not just about what they advertise, he warns about how they can't be safe by design. And yet... NordVPN did use those same tactics in the past. To me, and that is very personal, is like doing a gun advertisement and not mention the bad parts, but find old posts from you asking for gun control. Doesn't seem coherent. I did a small tweetstorm about it[0], and will forget about this later on. Ah, I also unsubscribed from his channel. [0]: https://twitter.com/aleattorium/status/1541445092820631552 https://twitter.com/aleattorium/status/1541445092820631552

CactusOnFire 4y ago

I watched this video earlier today, and had previously seen his video criticizing VPN services. The video he was commenting on was about how "tradition" has no place in business, and then segued into why he believed a service like Nord VPN can be valuable. The tounge-in-cheek segue was a reference to his previous video. I still believe that everything in that video rings true, but despite effectively "burning the bridge" with NordVPN, he ultimately found an effective use for the service, which was getting around region-bans and language-locks when using the internet abroad. His willingness to endorse them wasn't inconsistent with his previous video- and he has said nothing contradictory. Rather than emphasizing this as a means of security, though, he emphasized it as a way to spoofing IP addresses for services that require you to be in a specific region- which for some people, might be worth the price-tag.