Best paid for VPN?

[RizzoTheRat]

Did you have other stuff running at the time that would mean it takes a while to process the encryption? I just tried the same test on mine with PureVPN, it only seems to effect my ping time until the distances get really big

No VPN:




VPN Same country




VPN UK




VPN USA

[mattley]

George Smiley said:

Why do people use a vpn? Is it for dodgy porn?

After 15th July, any porn.

[funkyrobot]

mattley said:

George Smiley said:

Why do people use a vpn? Is it for dodgy porn?

After 15th July, any porn.

I'll be signing up to a VPN soon. Nord VPN the one to go for?

[ashleyman]

RizzoTheRat said:

Did you have other stuff running at the time that would mean it takes a while to process the encryption? I just tried the same test on mine with PureVPN, it only seems to effect my ping time until the distances get really big

No VPN:




VPN Same country




VPN UK




VPN USA

Me? 100% nothing else running.

I done a few more tests.

UK to Germany



UK to Dallas

[mattley]

funkyrobot said:

I'll be signing up to a VPN soon. Nord VPN the one to go for?

I'll probably be buying a Microtik router and using Open VPN (This matters to me as I can set up the VPN at router level rather than requiring a VPN client on all my devices). Probably using PIA as they seem a little more transparent regarding their standards and logging policy, (there's an oven VPN support page and no logging).

[Lazermilk]

mattley said:

funkyrobot said:

I'll be signing up to a VPN soon. Nord VPN the one to go for?

I'll probably be buying a Microtik router and using Open VPN (This matters to me as I can set up the VPN at router level rather than requiring a VPN client on all my devices). Probably using PIA as they seem a little more transparent regarding their standards and logging policy, (there's an oven VPN support page and no logging).

I had PIA previously and now NordVPN and Nord is by far better speed wise, although PIA may have improved since.

[eliot]

eliot said:

Thats What She Said said:

Hardly - see my post above. You are funnelling all your traffic to an unknown entity who can at the very least build the metadata of your source ip, destination ip and protocol. The spooks love this sort of stuff and saves them the bother of tapping into all the fibe leaving this country and the bother of sifting through that captured data and deciding on what to focus on.

Setup a vpn service and those with something to hide come to you - and in some circumstances pay you for the privilege!

quoting my own qoute by way of an update.

Tom Scott also now saying the same as me about the fact that vpn providers could be collecting all your metadata for the spooks or even its the spooks running them in the first place.

https://youtu.be/WVDQEoe6ZWY

[hyphen]

Lazermilk said:

mattley said:

funkyrobot said:

I'll be signing up to a VPN soon. Nord VPN the one to go for?

I'll probably be buying a Microtik router and using Open VPN (This matters to me as I can set up the VPN at router level rather than requiring a VPN client on all my devices). Probably using PIA as they seem a little more transparent regarding their standards and logging policy, (there's an oven VPN support page and no logging).

I had PIA previously and now NordVPN and Nord is by far better speed wise, although PIA may have improved since.

NordVPN and some others got hacked, attackers had root access...

[Monty Python]

NordVPN server in Finland was compromised 18 months ago, yet it's only just coming to light. Maybe they should spend more time checking their systems than spamming YT "influencers" to shill their service.

[Stan the Bat]

From what I've read recently Nord is the one you don't want.

[George Smiley]

Stan the Bat said:

From what I've read recently Nord is the one you don't want.

Why say this without backing it up. What have you read and can you share the source?

[George Smiley]

I've read the reports and whilst it's a smidge embarrassing I wouldnt consider it major.

Yes they should have reviewed the total seever build rather than rely on what the DC provider gave them.

If you understand pki then an exposed but expired key could only be potentially used to replay information that according to nord isn't kept.

Theres really not much to go on without reading the full breach disclosure I'd trust it as much as I trust tor.

[anonymous-user]

This is the register story on Nord VPN, seems like basic security screwups and bolting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/29/nordvpn_s...