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VPN's
Fatah Ruark (aka MIKE B):
Well with the news that our ISP can now (or soon) track us and sell that data I figure now is the time to get a VPN.
My only real goal for this is to stop my ISP (and possibly the Gov't) from snooping on my surfing.
I don't do anything that I really have to worry about (other than minimal torrenting, but that is mainly handled by a server in Germany), but for me it sounds like a good idea anyway.
So does anyone have any suggestions on where to start. I've read that some providers that claim not to store logs still do and when the Gov't comes knocking none of them are really going to refuse to hand over their data.
Also...seems like overkill, but is it really necessary to add something like TOR? Again...I just don't want to be tracked. I'm not planning on doing anything (highly) illegal.
lsd2525:
The Opera browser has VPN built in I beleive
Fried Chicken Boy:
I was using the Private Internet Access VPN for a few years and I liked it, but got lazy and let it lapse. It's been a while since I've read their legal docs but I recall that they were based overseas, didn't log user's activity, and offered different payment methods (including Bitcoin) to help a user keep their anonymity. And yeah, with the recent Senate vote that eliminated privacy rules for ISPs, I think I'm gonna sign up again before too long.
Can't really weigh in on Tor as I haven't used it. But I have some friends that swear by it due to their conviction that Chrome, Internet Explorer, et al, are mining and reading everything we do via our browsers.
Some links that might help:
https://www.wired.com/2017/03/want-use-vpn-protect-privacy-start/
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2403388,00.asp
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/tor-vpn-proxy
http://lifehacker.com/what-is-tor-and-should-i-use-it-1527891029
mattmiller:
--- Quote from: Fried Chicken Boy on March 30, 2017, 04:38:51 PM ---I was using the Private Internet Access VPN for a few years and I liked it, but got lazy and let it lapse. It's been a while since I've read their legal docs but I recall that they were based overseas, didn't log user's activity, and offered different payment methods (including Bitcoin) to help a user keep their anonymity. And yeah, with the recent Senate vote that eliminated privacy rules for ISPs, I think I'm gonna sign up again before too long.
--- End quote ---
I use PIA and have been happy with it. They don't log any activity, and the price is right at $40/year for up to five devices.
Fatah Ruark (aka MIKE B):
Doing some more reading on this. It looks like it's possible to just use a router as the client so your entire home network goes over the VPN.
Looks like DD-WRT (aftermarket router firmware) will do this. Also looks like many Asus routers have this option.
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