On 3/16/14 12:27 AM, Cypher wrote: > On Mar 15, 2014, at 22:49, Griffin Boyce <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Just a couple of things: >> >> -- Any project which is not transparent about its funding or >> operations should never be trusted. I personally would classify paid >> software in this. VPN is a bit different, but these vary widely and >> there is not one paid service that I'd recommend. Setting up your own >> VPN for yourself only is a far better option. > > I've heard this statement before and I'm a bit unclear. If I want to > hide my traffic from my ISP or get it securely out of my country, I > either have to rent a VPS or place a server with a friend somewhere > remote. Both of those options remove the server from your control. How > is this any safer from buying VPN service from a company? What step am I > missing?
I think the point Griffin is trying to make here is that you are missing the element of trust. He would trust his friend and but would not trust a company that sells VPN services. Your mileage may vary. ************************************************ Eva Galperin Global Policy Analyst Electronic Frontier Foundation [email protected] (415) 436-9333 ex. 111 ************************************************ > > -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at [email protected].
