@iuvi AFACT, #SSH-Tunneling works as means to circumvent #VPN blockades from both #Russia and "P.R." #China because they both need that for their own #CyberCrime and #IndustrialEspionage operations.

• Personally, I'd recommend to use @torproject / #Tor and #TorBridges, which you can get at http://yq5jjvr7drkjrelzhut7kgclfuro65jjlivyzfmxiq2kyv5lickrl4qd.onion & https://bridges.torproject.org respectably.
• Ideally make yourself a flashdrive with @tails_live / @tails / #Tails and use that as a more secure option once you got yourself a handful of obfs4 bridges.
  • If you have friends overseas, they may be willing to host a Private Tor Bridge just for you. Unlike an #ExitNode this won't tarnish said IP reputation due to #abuse nor do they have to trust you (unlike a privately setup VPN)…

#VPNs like @mullvadnet are more useful when you need #UDP traffic for #VideoCalling like #JitsiMeet & #WebCall or just #Streaming i.e. #IPTV…

• OFC neither Tor nor a #VPN protect you against targeted attacks, espechally in "meatspace" and you should assess your own security needs and demands carefully.
  • If you already got "love letters" from local authorities, expect to be on their shitlist!
  • Russia is known to deploy #Govware and when you face targeted surveillance against yourself individually you'd have to expect them to only wait for a reason to kick in your doors.

So I do hope you already use #Tor and/or #VPNs…

• OFC this is #NotLegalAdvice!
  • be careful...

@RandamuMaki to me it's more like the corporate perspective of "#Buying" vs. "All-inclusive #leasing" for fleet vehicles because the former one may save money nongtern but the latter can be more flexible and doesn't require having 4-6 digits expenses being approved through the procurement chain.

• After all they'd either acquire an asset they'd have to care for vs. subscribing to a service that also does as much of the paperwork they legally can (OFC charging for the "convenience")...

And yes I've been in companies where it was easier to spend €10k on renting a server than spending more than €1k in purchases because a monthly-cancellable leasing was easier to get approved than a purchase due to accounting and tax writeoffs.

• THIS is why a lot of #Startups are #MoneyBurningParties because they can just blow $$$$$$ on #aws (effectively paying for their own #IndustrialEspionage!) than exercising actual ownership...