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by yegor 1mo ago
Repo "author" here. That's just my custom instructions in the IDE, sometimes they result in hilarious docs, sometimes less so. Using GPT Sol for this project, and Fable for review.
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by yegor 1y ago
Proton used to have mail, they they launched a VPN. Then cloud storage, then password manager, then docs + calendar, then wallet, now also AI and MFA app. They're following literally in Nord's footsteps, all Nord needs to do is la
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by yegor 1y ago
Company who's blog post this is ain't bad either if you're looking for a non-ecosystem VPN. Proton is trying to be Nord and create an ecosystem of products that store all your most private data, all under the umbrella of 1 co
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by yegor 1y ago
Ohh cool, we made that map (I'm from Windscribe). If you spot any errors, let me know.
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by yegor 1y ago
Full disclosure, I run a commercial VPN service (Windscribe). There are 2 paths you can take here: 1. Roll your own VPN server on a VPS at a less common cloud provider and use it. If you're tech savvy and know what you're doing, y
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by yegor 1y ago
Sure, I'll go to court on your behalf, instead of selling you out: https://windscribe.com/blog/windscribe-greek-court-case/ "a non-profit with a member-elected board" will 100% not do that.
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by yegor 1y ago
Try this instead, also based in Canada: https://controld.com/free-dns (self-promotion)
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by yegor 2y ago
I run a commercial VPN service (Windscribe). Here are my thoughts on this. At its core, a basic VPN is a trust shift service, nothing more. Do you trust your ISP less than an some anonymous shell company owned by Siberian forest dwellers? I
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by yegor 3y ago
Interesting/juicy details here.
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by yegor 3y ago
Hide your DNS queries and SNI from your network admin mom, as you browse pornhub.com Also, Azerbaijanian Netflix is real hot these days.
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by yegor 3y ago
This list isn't about "dirt" but rather connections between companies and organizations. Windscribe is independent, and 100% privately owned. Source: Me, as a co-founder. If you want dirt on us, you can find it on our blog, w
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by yegor 3y ago
Contrary to popular belief, IP blocking isn't the most common way VPNs are blocked these days. Additionally, GFW isn't the same in all of China. Different networks, different cities, have different filtering policies and rule sets
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by yegor 3y ago
VPNmentor, a VPN review site, was acquired by Kape "Technologies" for 150M. PrivateInternetAccess, a major VPN service was acquired by the same company for 95M. A VPN review site is worth more than most VPN services it promotes du
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by yegor 3y ago
A VPN is not an ISP, at least as Canadian law (currently) is concerned. ISPs are required to store IP assignment logs, VPNs are not. Additionally, VPNs (in Canada) cannot be compelled to log users. Source: Our law firm (I'm from Windsc
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by yegor 3y ago
Your network probably intercepts TLS, are you on a work/school network?
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by yegor 3y ago
You're not wrong. All of those are possible. However some countries are better than others for some points you raised. For example, Canada has no NSL (National security letter) equivalents. We cannot be compelled to covertly log some&#
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by yegor 3y ago
Indeed. DNS-only is 1/2 the price. Just be mindful that despite it being able to spoof your location, SNI is still in the clear. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Name_Indication
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by yegor 3y ago
If your use case is to access home content/services while abroad, spinning up a WG server at home, or even using Tailscale "exit node feature" ( https://tailscale.com/kb/1103/exit-nodes/ ) would
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by yegor 3y ago
Literally any social network, ad network or any of these https://whotracks.me/companies/reach-chart.html
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by yegor 3y ago
It would be suicidal for a commercial "non logging" VPN to keep track of IPs + timestamps. It also costs money to store this (best DB is no DB), and does not guarantee 1:1 mapping even if it was in place as exit IPs are shared by
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by yegor 3y ago
Probably, in theory, yes.
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by yegor 3y ago
Nope, that will cost $4/month :) Also, Control D is a DNS service, not a VPN.
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by yegor 3y ago
Disclosure: I run a commercial VPN service. If all you need is to "change your IP" for some specific purpose, this and many other tutorials out there can accomplish this task for <$5/month. You are in complete control and
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by yegor 3y ago
How does it work? I personally use this one https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sponsorblock-for-y... It requires users to provide timestamps for "sponsored by" content, so the player skips over it
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by yegor 3y ago
That's not true. Ask me how I know. :)
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by yegor 3y ago
NordVPN is probably raking it in right now with the amount of BS marketing that they do....
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by yegor 3y ago
A single IPv6 /32 contains 4 billion /64s. Most CAPTCHA delivery domains support IPv6.
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by yegor 3y ago
We do use those for geo-unblocking, but they're not used for anti-CAPTCHA mitigations. We own and operate special purposes ASes and IP prefixes for that. All of this can also be (verifiably) disabled by the end user in the web control
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by yegor 3y ago
Hit me up at yegor@windscribe.com
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by yegor 3y ago
There are ways to get around it. I'm confident you will see much fewer CAPTCHAs on our network, as we have mitigations in place for it.

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