[liberationtech] if you are a circuvmention tool developer, please FREE it now for Iranian

[Eva Galperin]

On 3/16/14 12:27 AM, Cypher wrote:
> On Mar 15, 2014, at 22:49, Griffin Boyce <griffin at cryptolab.net> wrote:
> 
>> Just a couple of things:
>>
>>   -- Any project which is not transparent about its funding or
>> operations should never be trusted.  I personally would classify paid
>> software in this.  VPN is a bit different, but these vary widely and
>> there is not one paid service that I'd recommend.  Setting up your own
>> VPN for yourself only is a far better option.
> 
> I've heard this statement before and I'm a bit unclear. If I want to
> hide my traffic from my ISP or get it securely out of my country, I
> either have to rent a VPS or place a server with a friend somewhere
> remote. Both of those options remove the server from your control. How
> is this any safer from buying VPN service from a company? What step am I
> missing?

I think the point Griffin is trying to make here is that you are missing
the element of trust. He would trust his friend and but would not trust
a company that sells VPN services. Your mileage may vary.

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Eva Galperin
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
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