Hi, I'll help you a little. A VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. Essentially your data gets encrypted and sent to a server elsewhere in the world which then uses its IP address instead of yours. When subscribing to a VPN service one of the most important issues is whether the company has a "no logs" policy and does not record and log the sites you visit.
Now saying that, pretty much every single VPN service will keep a basic log, and others a very detailed one. In the past some companies have advertised a no log policy but when the authorities have approached them they give in and supply the authorities with your data. If this happens the company providing the service will loose customers, the whole idea of a VPN is to keep what you are doing on the net private.
Look for a company that has the minimum no log policy and crucially no history of handing over info to the feds when pressed!
Another point to look for is the amount of servers around the world you can connect too. Whilst not vital to have 1000's it's good to swap your end server connection from time to time.
VPN companies are now offering a "multi hop" connection, meaning exactly that, your connection goes through two or more servers, each time with a different IP address and encrypted. The trade off for this tho is speed, your download speed could be effected so look out for services that have good connection speeds.
Personally I do not use the most popular subscription services as some do have a history of handing over your data to the authorities in legal cases, and then expect their customers to trust them when they say they won't anymore.
I settled on a fairly new company called SurfShark? It has a minimal log policy, no history of giving into the feds, many servers around the world and multi hop connections. It has a kill switch also should you loose your connection, and it's own search facility which gives much better results.
None are infallible tho, and you have to trust them with the logs, but SurfShark is not expensive, fast and does everything I need. Saying that I'm sure if the N,,. - SA want to see what you are up too they will lol, but don't make it easy!
No problem. And I wouldn't worry too much about that post, maybe it's someone who is your friend that recognises some of what you've written before. A friend from university or school perhaps. I understand the need for privacy, but even if people know the rough are you live, very few will have the balls to do anything and try and find you. Doxing is a millennials wet dream, it helps them become a victim even tho nothing has happened, and at the moment you still have your 2 amendment rights!
Sure, I understand it can't be nice, but like someone else said maybe they think they know who you are from other posts. Did you say they got your name wrong?
Hi, I'll help you a little. A VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. Essentially your data gets encrypted and sent to a server elsewhere in the world which then uses its IP address instead of yours. When subscribing to a VPN service one of the most important issues is whether the company has a "no logs" policy and does not record and log the sites you visit.
Now saying that, pretty much every single VPN service will keep a basic log, and others a very detailed one. In the past some companies have advertised a no log policy but when the authorities have approached them they give in and supply the authorities with your data. If this happens the company providing the service will loose customers, the whole idea of a VPN is to keep what you are doing on the net private.
Look for a company that has the minimum no log policy and crucially no history of handing over info to the feds when pressed!
Another point to look for is the amount of servers around the world you can connect too. Whilst not vital to have 1000's it's good to swap your end server connection from time to time.
VPN companies are now offering a "multi hop" connection, meaning exactly that, your connection goes through two or more servers, each time with a different IP address and encrypted. The trade off for this tho is speed, your download speed could be effected so look out for services that have good connection speeds.
Personally I do not use the most popular subscription services as some do have a history of handing over your data to the authorities in legal cases, and then expect their customers to trust them when they say they won't anymore.
I settled on a fairly new company called SurfShark? It has a minimal log policy, no history of giving into the feds, many servers around the world and multi hop connections. It has a kill switch also should you loose your connection, and it's own search facility which gives much better results.
None are infallible tho, and you have to trust them with the logs, but SurfShark is not expensive, fast and does everything I need. Saying that I'm sure if the N,,. - SA want to see what you are up too they will lol, but don't make it easy!
Hope that helps.
No problem. And I wouldn't worry too much about that post, maybe it's someone who is your friend that recognises some of what you've written before. A friend from university or school perhaps. I understand the need for privacy, but even if people know the rough are you live, very few will have the balls to do anything and try and find you. Doxing is a millennials wet dream, it helps them become a victim even tho nothing has happened, and at the moment you still have your 2 amendment rights!
Sure, I understand it can't be nice, but like someone else said maybe they think they know who you are from other posts. Did you say they got your name wrong?