Chrome VPN Extension With 100k Installs Screenshots All Sites Users Visit
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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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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.
I use my paid vpn extension (Nord) to select a Country for twitch.tv which isn't served ads. However I would all my traffic go through that specific vpn as it causes trouble with other appe/pages. So being able to cnveniently switch my IP per domain is pretty nice sometimes.
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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
Whats more is that, anyone who creates a server can scrape all the data on fediverse. It's every AI company's wet dream.
And any comment you delete will still be visible to server admin.
Lemmy currently does have these privacy issues
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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)
This is the reason I've always been skeptical of all those Video Download Non Plus Ultra Pro 9000 extensions, also in Firefox. I'm like yea right. Next thing I know I'll be getting copyright infringement and piracy notices plus cease-and-desist letters.
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Whats more is that, anyone who creates a server can scrape all the data on fediverse. It's every AI company's wet dream.
And any comment you delete will still be visible to server admin.
Lemmy currently does have these privacy issues
Meh you’re not wrong, but I just wanna browse content and not see ads. Capitalism is gonna capitalism, but I just want it to leave me alone. There’s a good chance I’m gonna regret this later lol.
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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
I'm looking to expand beyond my edge router X. What router do you use?
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I use my paid vpn extension (Nord) to select a Country for twitch.tv which isn't served ads. However I would all my traffic go through that specific vpn as it causes trouble with other appe/pages. So being able to cnveniently switch my IP per domain is pretty nice sometimes.
Curious, what country doesn't get twitch ads?
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God that ai image the article uses is such shit
The dingy color scheme gives it away immediately. AI thinks comics should look dingy. Are all LLMs trained on comics printed on old newspaper or something?
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I'm looking to expand beyond my edge router X. What router do you use?
I’m using a cloud gateway max with a single U7 Wall Pro AP. 10/10 performance for my medium small sized apartment.
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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.
ProtonVPN is no log and so is Mullvad I think. Basically it's mostly reputation, some also pay for outside audits of their systems so they can more effectively boast.
No log vpns probably do cooperate with authorities, but the fact that they are no log means they don't provide anything. They get a warrant for logs and identification, they comply and send a letter "we have no logs, or way to trace the identity of a user".
