Mullvad (VPN provider) releases new web browser
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Not touching that glowie honey pot, thanks.
Any alternatives to suggest? The imagery on the site is creepy but I wasn't even aware the underlying tech was regarded as problematic.
Before using a VPN you have to ask yourself what is your goal?
Is it because you don't want the Big Brother knowing what websites you are going to?
Is it because you don't want your ISP to know what websites you are going, so you can access sites blocked by your ISP?
Is it because you want to protect your IP address from the administrators of the websites you are visiting?
Unless you are using a VPN that is in a country like Russia, you wont be able to stop 1, even going through Tor since the agencies have enough number of nodes in the Tor to be able to crack your packets.
The best option overall? Rent a small server instance and run your own VPN. You are not completely immune. Atleast you get an heads up when someone comes knocking. How you respond at that point has to be innovative.
Agreed and all good questions to ask (VPN generally just moves the problem). The assumption is the Tor network is compromised isn't one I'd disagree with, though I suspect it is more costly for them to spy on that traffic.
At this point I feel like there are hundreds of backdoors on my machine. Everything from the OS packaging system to the BIOS to the drivers to the hardware peripherals to the libs to the editors to the shell. I can really only protect myself from people at my general skill level.
I do think that layering equipment/software across nation state origins probably provides the best security. FVEY OS running Chinese hardware behind Russian router or something to that effect.
I like this idea!
...indeed...
It looks a version of Firefox designed to be private and difficult to track. Interesting. Thanks!
...keep us posted....
All theatre… VPN only moves the issue from one place to another… most useful if using public WiFi and stuff but not real great.
This browser itself might be useful though… haven’t looked.