Chrome VPN Extension With 100k Installs Screenshots All Sites Users Visit
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Never use VPN add-ons for your browser. Unless you get them along with your paid VPN. You should run your entire network through the VPN, not just a browser.
Not to be confused with "Tor Browser" (not a VPN, just providing clarification)
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better than having a company that is directly known as watching you and sending all of it to your government
some companies have built a strong reputation
What's better? The devil you know or the devil you don't?
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/35967051
Most people turn to a VPN for one reason: privacy. And with its verified badge, featured placement, and 100k+ installs, FreeVPN.One looked like a safe choice. But once it’s in your browser, it’s not working to keep you safe, it’s continuously watching you.
SpyVPN: The Google-Featured VPN That Secretly Captures Your Screen | Koi Blog
FreeVPN.One, a Chrome-verified extension with over 100K installs, claimed to offer privacy but instead captured users’ screens. Our research exposes how it operated.
(koi-security.webflow.io)
use either Mullvad (yes, I know, the GUI sucks) or set up your own VPN.
the mullvad cli is very quick and easy. it's a lot faster than what it was. OR set up your own wireguard VPN on your server, again very easy to set up.
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What's better? The devil you know or the devil you don't?
the devil you don’t
You're saying the reputable company is a devil we don't know? If you want to be dishonest, try a bit harder.
What you should say is "What's better? The devil you know or the unknown entity that claims to be an angel (and that hasn't been caught doing bad things since its existence, a few years)?"
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Most people don't need to run everything though a VPN. That just slows everything down. You would normally only use them to access resources on a private LAN such as when working from home or accessing your self hosted services when away from home.
That's a completely different VPN than what the rest the comments are talking about
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Unless you sign up for a VPS free trial yourself and set it up. I have two Oracle always free instances running right now
What's the point of setting up a VPN like that?
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Proton isn't.
andy yen is a pro big tech fash so yeah it is
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VPNs are wild to me. "Hey! Pay some company to promise not to watch you so you can pretend to be private and not have some company watching you."
Generally speaking, if you're paying for a VPN, then you should be paying for a provider that is no log. Free VPNs, you get what you pay for, which is nothing. So you don't really get any security with that.
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Do you not run into issues doing this? I'm constantly having to split my VPN or disable my VPN for certain logins to work, such as banks, government sites and shit.
For some games and websites I have to turn it off yeah. Or at least switch the server to one that isn't blocked.
It's a shame that websites are allowed to track and block VPNs.
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use either Mullvad (yes, I know, the GUI sucks) or set up your own VPN.
the mullvad cli is very quick and easy. it's a lot faster than what it was. OR set up your own wireguard VPN on your server, again very easy to set up.
What about proton?
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Isnt that at the top?
Yup. Spent about 1.5 seconds on that site before closing it out.
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use either Mullvad (yes, I know, the GUI sucks) or set up your own VPN.
the mullvad cli is very quick and easy. it's a lot faster than what it was. OR set up your own wireguard VPN on your server, again very easy to set up.
Those two are for pretty different use cases, no? First is for general internet access - for semi-anonymity or to skip Geo blocks. Second is when you want to access specific services you host yourself.
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Generally speaking, if you're paying for a VPN, then you should be paying for a provider that is no log. Free VPNs, you get what you pay for, which is nothing. So you don't really get any security with that.
How do we know the "no log" VPNs don't log our activity?
Also any recommendations? I can't find one that says they don't log and refuse to cooperate with 14eyes.
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/35967051
Most people turn to a VPN for one reason: privacy. And with its verified badge, featured placement, and 100k+ installs, FreeVPN.One looked like a safe choice. But once it’s in your browser, it’s not working to keep you safe, it’s continuously watching you.
SpyVPN: The Google-Featured VPN That Secretly Captures Your Screen | Koi Blog
FreeVPN.One, a Chrome-verified extension with over 100K installs, claimed to offer privacy but instead captured users’ screens. Our research exposes how it operated.
(koi-security.webflow.io)
God that ai image the article uses is such shit
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How do we know the "no log" VPNs don't log our activity?
Also any recommendations? I can't find one that says they don't log and refuse to cooperate with 14eyes.
Best you got is recurring audits
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/35967051
Most people turn to a VPN for one reason: privacy. And with its verified badge, featured placement, and 100k+ installs, FreeVPN.One looked like a safe choice. But once it’s in your browser, it’s not working to keep you safe, it’s continuously watching you.
SpyVPN: The Google-Featured VPN That Secretly Captures Your Screen | Koi Blog
FreeVPN.One, a Chrome-verified extension with over 100K installs, claimed to offer privacy but instead captured users’ screens. Our research exposes how it operated.
(koi-security.webflow.io)
Ubiquiti router with all traffic (excluding streaming sites and video games) encrypted via Mulvad. Checkmate atheists.
Also PS, if you’re not paying for the product you’re the product. Checks notes: I’m not paying for Lemmy?
PPS reminder to donate to Lemmy/PieFed
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How do we know the "no log" VPNs don't log our activity?
Also any recommendations? I can't find one that says they don't log and refuse to cooperate with 14eyes.
I'd say a police raid to the offices of Mullvad with the police returning empty handed is a pretty good guarantee
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be forewarned, oracle is known to randomly just delete free VPSs out of nowhere with no warning.
Yes, that's why I upgraded to a paid account even though my VPSes are free
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What's the point of setting up a VPN like that?
You can get around the censorship of the country you're in
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How do we know the "no log" VPNs don't log our activity?
Also any recommendations? I can't find one that says they don't log and refuse to cooperate with 14eyes.
Many VPN companies post audits, and build up reputations. Not that I'd recommend it specificlly (since I only use it for a lifetime subscription I bought in a sale), but FastestVPN advertises the former.
...I guess it depends what you're doing, too. If you're, like, a government whistleblower, you might want to look into Mullad layered with something else instead of a more traditional commercial provider.
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