by johnnyj » Mon Feb 02, 2015 12:45 pm
YaTingPom wrote:johnnyj wrote:I run my own VPN which is "always on" I have a server in NZ that my phone VPN routes through by default, as do my laptop and other devices.
Also then have the work VPN.
Honestly its a bit of a mugs game with VPNs... I could set up and run a very secure VPN from anywhere in the world in a few minutes, and it would cost next to nothing...
But I'm also lucky enough to have that knowledge.
You mean to re-sell to other users or for your own use?
Well yes that is an option but why not just get a free one or pay less than $100pa for someone else to run it!
just for my own use, I have the secured servers already in various places around the world, along with (immodestly) better knowledge than 99.9% of the VPN providers in how to secure my traffic should I need to plus I don't have to worry about someone else handing my data over (not that there is anything of interest really, all the NSA are going to see is that I going on K440, do my internet banking and play online games from time to time... except for the Penguin insurgency I'm funding to throw aussies out of the south island of course)
Most VPN providers aren't really there to provide you with anonymous or secured traffic, they are there so bobby smith can torrent his ladyboy porn and latest hollywood blockbusters without getting caught, susie q so she can watch netflicks from outside the USA but still get her USA content, and, Wang Zhun so he can access google.hk and youtube when he is visiting mainland china.
but really $100 pa is considerably more than $0 and 5 minutes of my time every now and again
[quote="YaTingPom"][quote="johnnyj"]I run my own VPN which is "always on" I have a server in NZ that my phone VPN routes through by default, as do my laptop and other devices.
Also then have the work VPN.
Honestly its a bit of a mugs game with VPNs... I could set up and run a very secure VPN from anywhere in the world in a few minutes, and it would cost next to nothing...
But I'm also lucky enough to have that knowledge.[/quote]
You mean to re-sell to other users or for your own use?
Well yes that is an option but why not just get a free one or pay less than $100pa for someone else to run it![/quote]
just for my own use, I have the secured servers already in various places around the world, along with (immodestly) better knowledge than 99.9% of the VPN providers in how to secure my traffic should I need to plus I don't have to worry about someone else handing my data over (not that there is anything of interest really, all the NSA are going to see is that I going on K440, do my internet banking and play online games from time to time... except for the Penguin insurgency I'm funding to throw aussies out of the south island of course)
Most VPN providers aren't really there to provide you with anonymous or secured traffic, they are there so bobby smith can torrent his ladyboy porn and latest hollywood blockbusters without getting caught, susie q so she can watch netflicks from outside the USA but still get her USA content, and, Wang Zhun so he can access google.hk and youtube when he is visiting mainland china.
but really $100 pa is considerably more than $0 and 5 minutes of my time every now and again :D