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Is using something like iPredator [0] VPN secure enough for logging into a pseudonymous email account? If you never (ever) use a different IP address to log in
by josscrowcroft 14y ago
Is using something like iPredator [0] VPN secure enough for logging into a pseudonymous email account? If you never (ever) use a different IP address to log in to that account?
[0] https://ipredator.se https://ipredator.se
- nikcub 14y agoIt has to be setup to fallback to no connection, otherwise you will almost certainly accidentally hit the page at least once with your real IP.
- bdkoepke 14y agoiPredator is using pptp which is very insecure. (The original authors of the protocol recommend that you shouldn't use it). It is also considered to be cryptographically broken as of last month. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-to-Point_Tunneling_Protocol#Security http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-to-Point_Tunneling_Protoc...) A list of reasonable VPN providers is available here: http://torrentfreak.com/which-vpn-providers-really-take-anonymity-seriously-111007 http://torrentfreak.com/which-vpn-providers-really-take-anon... (If you are using a VPN, you have to be aware that there is a lot of snake oil. Finding a good VPN provider is very difficult, and then purchasing the VPN anonymously is even more difficult.)
- arnoooooo 14y agoIpredator started supporting OpenVPN a few months ago.