July Channel Update & VPN Help/Accusations - Techlore
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Date: 2022-04-15
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Michel
Let's be real here. You're never going to have a real virtual private network with full knowledge of what's going on and absolute certainty that nothing is being kept hidden from you until you have your own remote servers that you fully own under another identity (internet provider if that server can see your activity when you connect to it, your own DNS server that you made yourself entirely meaning the server is on a pc you own just for that, actively protected from hackers changing the IPs of some sites or even an offline DNS server. You'll need to own your own encryption technology that only you in the world users or at the very least use something like AES256 with a key that only you have, not an entire company. And since you'll connect to your vpn with your IP, the internet provider of your VPN server will be able to see who uses it and since there's only one user, they will know that the person connecting if the same as the one who owns the server and so your fake identity with which you own the server will be useless. You need to own your own ISP company with which you'll provide internet to you VPN server and own your DNS server and own your encryption technology. You'll need to program your system wide tunnel that connects to the VPN.
Only then will you know everything behind the scenes. You can't trust a VPN company just because nothing has ever been exposed about them yet. It's like saying I'll never die because I'm not dead yet. All companies are about profit, and with these prices that all vpn providers are offering, we can safely say they are making little to no profit on that service alone and therefore are making profit with some other thing. You can't give 5000 servers, an encryption, a DNS server, 10GB-1TB download per month to a user for 3$ without having some secret gains.
But I'm fine with that, so until I know what nordvp does with me and judge that it is worse than using my ISP with no encryption and permanent monitoring, I'll keep using a VPN service.
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Let's be real here. You're never going to have a real virtual private network with full knowledge of what's going on and absolute certainty that nothing is being kept hidden from you until you have your own remote servers that you fully own under another identity (internet provider if that server can see your activity when you connect to it, your own DNS server that you made yourself entirely meaning the server is on a pc you own just for that, actively protected from hackers changing the IPs of some sites or even an offline DNS server. You'll need to own your own encryption technology that only you in the world users or at the very least use something like AES256 with a key that only you have, not an entire company. And since you'll connect to your vpn with your IP, the internet provider of your VPN server will be able to see who uses it and since there's only one user, they will know that the person connecting if the same as the one who owns the server and so your fake identity with which you own the server will be useless. You need to own your own ISP company with which you'll provide internet to you VPN server and own your DNS server and own your encryption technology. You'll need to program your system wide tunnel that connects to the VPN.
Only then will you know everything behind the scenes. You can't trust a VPN company just because nothing has ever been exposed about them yet. It's like saying I'll never die because I'm not dead yet. All companies are about profit, and with these prices that all vpn providers are offering, we can safely say they are making little to no profit on that service alone and therefore are making profit with some other thing. You can't give 5000 servers, an encryption, a DNS server, 10GB-1TB download per month to a user for 3$ without having some secret gains.
But I'm fine with that, so until I know what nordvp does with me and judge that it is worse than using my ISP with no encryption and permanent monitoring, I'll keep using a VPN service.
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Bill
Problem 2: Some months back, via email, I was involved in extensive customer support with Private Internet Access over a speed degradation of between 60 - 85 %. That's right, up to 85%, totally unacceptable. I'll not go into the details of the testing and settings we went through except to say it was thorough. It should be noted that I experienced the same with Nords VPN, which is the reason I gave PIA a shot. Private Internet Access could not resolve this issue, but even with that much speed loss, I was able to do much of what I wanted. During this time I also had Express VPN with the exact same problem. So. that was three strikes. Although ISP throttling was a possibility, most of who I spoke to about this issue were hesitant to go there. I understand your point about encryption, however, I'm still of the belief that since the ISP is fully aware of your running a VPN, they can thwart your surfing none-the-less, despite the VPN tunnel. That be as it may. Anyhow, I purchased my own router and modem, changed a protocol and remote server on Private Internet Access settings, and VOILA! So for 2 months now, I haven't experienced a single speed loss over 33%. While some may not be satisfied with a 33% max loss, I am. It would appear that switching from the ISP supplied gateway (router/modem combo) to my own personal devices made a very significant difference. Just thought I'd tell you my experience with Problem 2. Thanks for all you do for the community!
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Problem 2: Some months back, via email, I was involved in extensive customer support with Private Internet Access over a speed degradation of between 60 - 85 %. That's right, up to 85%, totally unacceptable. I'll not go into the details of the testing and settings we went through except to say it was thorough. It should be noted that I experienced the same with Nords VPN, which is the reason I gave PIA a shot. Private Internet Access could not resolve this issue, but even with that much speed loss, I was able to do much of what I wanted. During this time I also had Express VPN with the exact same problem. So. that was three strikes. Although ISP throttling was a possibility, most of who I spoke to about this issue were hesitant to go there. I understand your point about encryption, however, I'm still of the belief that since the ISP is fully aware of your running a VPN, they can thwart your surfing none-the-less, despite the VPN tunnel. That be as it may. Anyhow, I purchased my own router and modem, changed a protocol and remote server on Private Internet Access settings, and VOILA! So for 2 months now, I haven't experienced a single speed loss over 33%. While some may not be satisfied with a 33% max loss, I am. It would appear that switching from the ISP supplied gateway (router/modem combo) to my own personal devices made a very significant difference. Just thought I'd tell you my experience with Problem 2. Thanks for all you do for the community!
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itech
Yes. Please let us know ASAP about PROTON MAIL. I-m also almost finished with my move completely to Proton. But be truthful, I-ve had a nagging concern about Proton, since, we must allow cookies and JavaScript, to sign in.
And in the past week, since installing Duck Duck Go as my search engine, I-ve been getting -Invalid Input- and also -Internet Connection Lost- warnings drop downs, several times, while writing emails. I-ve checked every setting I know. For full disclosure - I-m quite new to all the nuances of privacy & protection on IOS devices. Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
READERS, with knowledge and relevant information, I welcome and would love your knowledge and opinions. Thanks, M.
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Yes. Please let us know ASAP about PROTON MAIL. I-m also almost finished with my move completely to Proton. But be truthful, I-ve had a nagging concern about Proton, since, we must allow cookies and JavaScript, to sign in.
And in the past week, since installing Duck Duck Go as my search engine, I-ve been getting -Invalid Input- and also -Internet Connection Lost- warnings drop downs, several times, while writing emails. I-ve checked every setting I know. For full disclosure - I-m quite new to all the nuances of privacy & protection on IOS devices. Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
READERS, with knowledge and relevant information, I welcome and would love your knowledge and opinions. Thanks, M.
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Santosh
TBH PIA VPN is really getting out of hand. I don-t know if they did it, but I got a reply from a twitter account that was created 5 years ago, about NordVPN data mining even though I didn-t even tweeted about it at all on twitter. When I checked that account, the account has nothing but only the tweets that are linking to the websites about NordVPN data mining. I even got the screenshot. Meaning that something is definitely wrong either with PIA VPN, or with someone else that doesn-t like Nord being the best VPN on the market. So sad to see a company accusing other company just because the other company is more powerful and best. I can-t wait to see your thoughts. I am excited about the video. :)
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TBH PIA VPN is really getting out of hand. I don-t know if they did it, but I got a reply from a twitter account that was created 5 years ago, about NordVPN data mining even though I didn-t even tweeted about it at all on twitter. When I checked that account, the account has nothing but only the tweets that are linking to the websites about NordVPN data mining. I even got the screenshot. Meaning that something is definitely wrong either with PIA VPN, or with someone else that doesn-t like Nord being the best VPN on the market. So sad to see a company accusing other company just because the other company is more powerful and best. I can-t wait to see your thoughts. I am excited about the video. :)
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Jose
On CyberGhost VPN, they claim to be under Romanian jurisdiction. When registering for an account, is says -made in Germany- along the checklist. Furthermore, their site's SSL certificate is under Romanian domain. Their IndieGOGO page says they have team members in both Germany and Romania. The IndieGOGO also says they are under Romanian legislation. Most interesting is that CyberGhost had a separate IndieGOGO targeting german speakers. The German page is a bit different from the english original, but nothing worth mentioning. Andreea Paraschiv, customer support at the time of the campaign said they have a office in Romania. Overall, everything seems ok but always stay vigilant.
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On CyberGhost VPN, they claim to be under Romanian jurisdiction. When registering for an account, is says -made in Germany- along the checklist. Furthermore, their site's SSL certificate is under Romanian domain. Their IndieGOGO page says they have team members in both Germany and Romania. The IndieGOGO also says they are under Romanian legislation. Most interesting is that CyberGhost had a separate IndieGOGO targeting german speakers. The German page is a bit different from the english original, but nothing worth mentioning. Andreea Paraschiv, customer support at the time of the campaign said they have a office in Romania. Overall, everything seems ok but always stay vigilant.
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Echo
Don't cut out speed testing! It's crucial.
My suggestion is for you to setup a Google Docs form where viewers (volunteers) submit their results. You could then use Excel to calculate maximum, minimum, and average speeds. Obviously, I recommend you ask for the responder's base (non-VPN) Internet speed as well. Unfortunately, this can create issues because it's based on the honour system and responders can write whatever numbers they wish, which is why you could also pick out a group of friends or trusted viewers to be the ones to fill this out.
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Don't cut out speed testing! It's crucial.
My suggestion is for you to setup a Google Docs form where viewers (volunteers) submit their results. You could then use Excel to calculate maximum, minimum, and average speeds. Obviously, I recommend you ask for the responder's base (non-VPN) Internet speed as well. Unfortunately, this can create issues because it's based on the honour system and responders can write whatever numbers they wish, which is why you could also pick out a group of friends or trusted viewers to be the ones to fill this out.
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Christopher
its not possible to exactly know whats going on within an encrypted connection, but you can perform stream analysis to determine whats likely going on inside the connection (streaming, p2p, server download, web browsing etc. Im not aware of any ISPs for residential connections that are currently performing stream analysis. As for the vpn performing poorly: Was your torrent client and vpn configured with port forwarding correctly? was upload speed limited during the testing? hard to say what exactly is going on without seeing it live.
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its not possible to exactly know whats going on within an encrypted connection, but you can perform stream analysis to determine whats likely going on inside the connection (streaming, p2p, server download, web browsing etc. Im not aware of any ISPs for residential connections that are currently performing stream analysis. As for the vpn performing poorly: Was your torrent client and vpn configured with port forwarding correctly? was upload speed limited during the testing? hard to say what exactly is going on without seeing it live.
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His
First thought, Edit: my initial reaction in spitball form, excuse my naivety (I dont know marketing)
Reviews: inform the VPNs you are conducting a review and (not sponsorship) heres my fee what its worth to them to be _included in the video reaching the largest audience_ and last place is objective just like each category. End of day, customers love that stuff. Its easier to be complacent, give them no reason to try another provider.
Their data/stats are factored throughout where their -brand- is simply _e _-_X_-_ cluded. _
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First thought, Edit: my initial reaction in spitball form, excuse my naivety (I dont know marketing)
Reviews: inform the VPNs you are conducting a review and (not sponsorship) heres my fee what its worth to them to be _included in the video reaching the largest audience_ and last place is objective just like each category. End of day, customers love that stuff. Its easier to be complacent, give them no reason to try another provider.
Their data/stats are factored throughout where their -brand- is simply _e _-_X_-_ cluded. _
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Lukim
Are you serious? All 3 of my favorite VPNs have been in some concerning news. I love Cyberghost, Proton and Nord. So say this is all true, what would you say would be the next best thing? I've been looking at AirVPN and ExpressVPN
Your VPN reviews are the best I have seen on the internet, they're super informative but still concise and the format is great, I love it
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Are you serious? All 3 of my favorite VPNs have been in some concerning news. I love Cyberghost, Proton and Nord. So say this is all true, what would you say would be the next best thing? I've been looking at AirVPN and ExpressVPN
Your VPN reviews are the best I have seen on the internet, they're super informative but still concise and the format is great, I love it
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Br
Hey Techlore! I personally enjoy your videos on the reviews. They're very informative and worthwhile. As far as speed tests go, I could care less. It might be a good idea to have a team perform them as you have already stated. I have been curious about ipvanish though, why so much advertising? My suspiscions have me wondering if they are government owned?
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Hey Techlore! I personally enjoy your videos on the reviews. They're very informative and worthwhile. As far as speed tests go, I could care less. It might be a good idea to have a team perform them as you have already stated. I have been curious about ipvanish though, why so much advertising? My suspiscions have me wondering if they are government owned?
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