Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.
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The provenance and concept look fine; the claim to be the first decentralized VPN rings a bit hollow when TOR predates it by decades. That in itself makes me question the other claims more than I would if they just stuck to “properly decentralized” or similar. Celebrity sponsorship also rings warning bells for me.
But then, using a VPN for privacy purposes seems odd to me too — unless you own both ends of the tunnel.
You know what rings warning bells for me? When someone calls Tor a VPN.
That’s fine; in my mind, a VPN is a fully encrypted link between two private points, often routed over the Internet. These exit proxies being discussed in this thread are no more VPNs than TOR (which at least has the option to stay within its network). But since in this context, everyone is calling exit proxies VPNs, I met them where they were.
There are several inaccuracies in both of your comments. Please try to avoid using common networking terms incorrectly—e.g., a VPN is more than 'a fully encrypted link between two private points,' and Tor is not a VPN. Misstating these concepts can spread confusion, so if you’re unsure, please research before commenting.
It does look suspicious with some of their claims. I'll just stay away from them for now.
Yes, wouldn't recommend it yet. Very unstable and buggy experience.
Ok. I'll stick with the others. Thanks.
I’ve tried it. It’s very slow. The app on iOS has two “modes” to choose from when connecting. One is labelled “Fast (Wireguard)” and the other is labelled “Anonymous (Mixnet)”. The “Fast” mode is still two hops so it takes forever to establish a connection. You get to choose the entry and exit nodes though. The “Mixnet” is 5 hops. Slow af. Barely useable at all.
So it's TOR but built using wireguard and an attached crypto wallet?
Still don't get any everyone likes to pay for honeypots