[ale] Good commercial VPN's

[Jeffrey Layton]

LOL!!! I know that :)  Especially one that has an archive :)

I just want to be as secure as I can and make it as difficult as possible
for people, including the government, to get data about me. Call it a
little paranoia.

They already know lots about me - I was in the military. I've worked for
NASA. I've worked for Boeing and Lockheed as contractors to the government.
I've had security clearances. I've been to lots of DoE labs. I've written
about 400 articles that are public. I've published papers in referred
journals and conferences. All of this is archived. If they have any worries
about me, this is like shutting the barn door before the horse is in there.
But I don't mind, but I to do my best :)

Thanks!

Jeff


On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 4:31 PM Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you are personally at risk, um, discussing a need for vpn on a public
> forum is big red flag.
>
> On September 6, 2019 7:27:14 AM MDT, Jeffrey Brown via Ale <ale at ale.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> I'm paying more like $33/year for PIA. They have similar pricing now if
>> you buy for 2 years, but I'm not sure if it is available to new subscribers
>> or if it's a retention thing. My only hesitation is their location in the
>> US, but without retaining any logs, they have nothing that would be
>> responsive to a warrant or subpoena...though there is the at least
>> hypothetical possibility of a court order to BEGIN monitoring your activity
>> specifically. If you are personally at risk for that sort of special love
>> from the government, you may want to opt for one of the non-US-based
>> options.
>>
>> Jeffrey D. Brown
>> GPG/PGP Public Key ID: A05E4182
>> ("It's an older key, sir, but it checks out.")
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 8:59 AM Jeffrey Layton <laytonjb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks! I'm looking at all three options you mentioned. I like ProtonVPN
>>> because of Protonmail (I want to move away from gmail as you mentioned).
>>> The full package from ProtonVPN that includes ProtonMail is pretty
>>> expensive ($33/month?) so I'm looking at other packages.
>>>
>>> PIA and NordVPN look good as well. I wish they had built-in secure mail
>>> like ProtonMail.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 12:35 PM Jeffrey Brown <jeffreydbrown at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I use Private Internet Access (PIA), primarily because I am locked into
>>>> a very low annual rate due to early adoption and because my needs are
>>>> pretty minimal. I started an annual trial of PIA and NordVPN at the same
>>>> time, and I ended up renewing PIA and allowing NordVPN to lapse on largely
>>>> financial grounds. While I have no particular complaint with PIA, if money
>>>> had not been a serious constraint at the time of renewal, I would have
>>>> stayed with NordVPN instead, due to their being located outside the US.
>>>>
>>>> While I have not tried their VPN service, I strongly consider ProtonVPN
>>>> if NordVPN did not exist. I am considering migrating fully from Gmail to
>>>> ProtonMail and from the pay-with-all-of-my-personal-information model of
>>>> Internet services, which I abhor, to the more rational cash-for-service
>>>> model that should have always been the norm.
>>>>
>>>> Jeffrey D. Brown
>>>> GPG/PGP Public Key ID: A05E4182
>>>> ("It's an older key, sir, but it checks out.")
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 11:27 AM Jeffrey Layton via Ale <ale at ale.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Good morning (just barely),
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm looking for a commercial VPN service. Most likely outside the US
>>>>> :)  Does anyone have suggestions?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> Jeff
>>>>>
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