Tael 🔜 AC262d ago

Ok, just to sum it up for those following along at home:
NordVPN: confidence scam, the Raid: Shadow Legends of VPNs
Surfshark: owned by NordVPN
Mozilla VPN: reseller of Mullvad
Tailscale: partners with Mullvad
ExpressVPN: Israeli
Private Internet Access: ditto
ZenMate VPN: ditto
CyberGhost VPN: ditto
Windscribe: edgy branding, transphobic, uses slurs on social media
ProtonVPN: sponsors French fascists
MullvadVPN: donates millions to Swedish fascists

am I missing any?

e: if you are here looking for ones you SHOULD use, these were recommended to me and seem to check out:
https://vpn.ccrypto.org
https://njal.la
or self-host your own:
https://amnezia.org/self-hosted

CCrypto VPN

CCrypto VPN is an affordable, fast, anonymous and secure VPN service

Show threadDavid Gerard1d ago
@tael ssh -D
Show threadTael 🔜 AC26
@davidgerard My conclusion at this point is basically that I should spend $4/mo on a VM and run everything through WireGuard
Jun 27 at 5:24pmWeb
Show threadAddison1d ago
@tael @davidgerard yes, but a lot of services block cloud/hosting infra :(
Show threadchx1d ago
@tael @davidgerard what about windscribe? (this is not an ad, this is not shilling, this is a genuine question)
Show threadTael 🔜 AC261d ago
@chx @davidgerard I looked at their website and concluded they were not a serious contender
Show threadtoolbear#🌶️1d ago
@chx
windscribe: transphobic
https://merping.synth.download/@107d/116823442615272204
kobot (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image · Content warning: transphobia, r slur

merpstodon!
Show threadchx1d ago
@toolbear thanks for the information! Windscribe is out. Luckily the original post has been edited with hopefully good alternatives.
Show threadRob Pumphrey1d ago
@tael @davidgerard
This must be the route for true nerds. Presumably, since you pay for the vm though, it will be possible to find out who you are?
Show threadDavid Gerard1d ago
@robpumphrey @tael yeah it's not a variety of residential-looking endpoints
Show threadTael 🔜 AC261d ago

@robpumphrey @davidgerard It wouldn't be impossible, although I believe your bandwidth would be running through the datacenter (and subject to its limits and charges fyi) so it would look like it was coming from your provider. If someone contacted the provider and investigated you I'm sure you'd get turned over; but it would still shield all your requests from your ISP and you could be certain you're not logging anything (though your provider might).

It depends on what you are using a VPN for, really.