From: http://www.itnews.com.au/Tools/Print.aspx?CIID=151988 http://www.itnews.com.au/Tools/Print.aspx?CIID=151988 <quote> By accessing the Web through the VPN,

From: http://www.itnews.com.au/Tools/Print.aspx?CIID=151988 http://www.itnews.com.au/Tools/Print.aspx?CIID=151988 <quote> By accessing the Web through the VPN, subscribers are able to hide their traffic data from Internet Service Providers (ISP), and bypass ISP-level censorship. But the network isn't exactly bulletproof. It is run by Swedish VPN company Trygghetsbolaget, which also built the once-popular Relakks service in 2006. Unlike Relakks, IPREDator does not log its users' traffic information. However, the services are based on the same software, including the use of 128-bit encrypted point-to-point tunnelling protocol (PPTP). PPTP is a user-friendly VPN protocol that was first implemented on Microsoft's operating systems in 1996. Reports by security experts such as Bruce Schneier have since revealed a number of flaws in the technology, including password hashing and encryption issues. IPREDator co-founder Peter Sunde, who also founded popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, told iTnews: "128-bit encrypted PPTP can probably be broken by someone that can eavesdrop on the traffic." </quote>