[HacktionLab] Private tunnel

[llanos]

Hi kizziz
I knew about VPNs but I didn't know about this concept of getting it  
as a service online and paying for it I suppose. As you say it all  
comes down if you trust the other end, which in this case with private  
tunnel might not be the case. This guys private tunnel offer 100Mbs  
for free, at least you don't need to give any credit card info etc..

Apparently the piratebay launched the VPN service to protect their  
torrent users identities and it's free. It's called  
http://www.privitize.com/. However on reading the terms and conditions  
they would supply your information "At the request of law enforcement  
agencies in compliance with all procedures established by law." Terms  
and conditions seem very similar of those of private tunnel.

Cheers
Llanos




Quoting Sikes <sikes at squat.net>:

> HAI
>
> Virtual Private Networks are conceptually around for ages. There is  
> various protocols to implement them (ssh tunnels, openvpn, ipsec and  
> others)
>
> Any tunnel is about as safe and private as it's other end (the  
> internet gateway youy will be using instead of your home IP).
>
> I recommend to read up on the concept and it's implementation and  
> then rebrowse the services as offered on the net
>
> ps: the piratebay peeps offer vpn services nowadays, and they made  
> it their mission not to disclose.
>
> The safest thing however is renting a Virtual Private Server (or  
> better a chain of them) as your 'other end' and paying for them with  
> bitcoin or a prepaid credit card
>
> kizziz
> IAH
>
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> On Tue, 30 Apr 2013, llanos wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I recently did a workshop on privacy and security online. Someone  
>> presented private tunnel.
>>
>> https://www.privatetunnel.com/
>>
>>
>> It connects your machine to a VPN and so it's safe for browsing and  
>> for privacy so it looks good. It looks corporate though so I am not  
>> sure if it's something it can be recommended for activism. Has  
>> anyone used it? Does anyone have any opinion about it? If it's not  
>> to be trusted then does anyone know of a non corporate alternative?
>>
>> Cheers
>> Llanos
>>
>>
>>
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