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VPN

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:59 am
by Shawn
Any opinion of Windscribe free VPN. ?

Re: VPN

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:28 pm
by Rob
For what? What are you using the VPN for?

Re: VPN

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:39 pm
by Shawn
Nothing underhanded.
Just a bit more security at Coffee shop WIFI hotspots and some privacy protection at work.
If I need to respond to an email from my phone via WIFI, Sometimes I need to insure it is private.
Indeed.. I would prefer some sites I visit to not be known. No pron or illegal stuff.

Re: VPN

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 12:56 pm
by User32
Just use Tor, all VPNs are inherently backdoored by the NSA et al.

Re: VPN

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:29 pm
by Rob
Yeah I mean your first step is NOT using *ANY* public wifi lol... Get 4G on Verizon and call it a day ;)

But I have my own private VPN back to my 1G fiber where the TBT server is housed...

Thanks!

Re: VPN

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:48 pm
by Shawn
I understand about WLAN being the best choice, but that wont happen for me.
I am not getting 4g or 3g or 2g for that matter.
I can't afford the monthly expense. Especially when I am about to change jobs for probably less money. I'm not making much now. I don't even have cable TV.

Re: VPN

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:57 pm
by Shawn
If Tor is Linux, it is not happening for me.

I am looking at FREE VPN. Any recommendations or experience?

Must run with Windows 7 and Android if possible.
I am not concerned with huge file transfers or blazing speed.
Just some level of security so I can type an email to a new job prospect or to my therapist without concern that my boss or someone else will intercept it.

Re: VPN

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:58 pm
by Shawn
I don't care if the NSA knows I am job hunting.

Re: VPN

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 6:53 pm
by Rich
You can run Tor in windows, don’t know about android.

Re: VPN

Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 3:10 am
by Shawn
From what I have read Tor will mask your IP but does not have any encryption.
So if I understand Tor will prevent others across the room in the hotspot from knowing my IP or location, but they could still read everything I type.

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Tor provides anonymity and privacy by hiding where your Internet traffic is going and where it came from, but users must protect the security of their traffic by using encryption. ------------The point is that users who want to be safe need to be encrypting their traffic, whether they're using Tor or not.