Daily Deal: PureVPN Subscription
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Stories develop almost daily that remind us about the importance of protecting our privacy on the internet. For $69 you can buy a little more peace of mind with a subscription to PureVPN. The subscription gives you access to over 550 servers in 141 countries and includes updates to the system. Use it to ensure a safer connection over public WiFi. You can use it on up to 5 devices (including routers, gaming consoles and more) at once and take advantage of the unlimited bandwidth. PureVPN does not log your data according to their privacy policy.
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Comments on “Daily Deal: PureVPN Subscription”
blocked torrents
I signed up with PureVPN for a year’s subscription only to discover that they block torrents. The promised “refund if you cancel within 3 days” didn’t pan out. Just so you know.
Re: blocked torrents
Thanks for the heads up.
re: blocked torrents
NO. They don’t block torrents as far as i know. They have dedicated servers for torrenting. Just go to their live chat and ask for torrents supported servers.
PureVPN
“the importance of protecting our privacy on the internet” Ghostery finds 11 trackers on the PureVPN homepage.
This service is junk; like most vpns…
a worthy service provider should offer:
1. Zero customer knowledge policy/procedure integrated throughout the entire business model. If they’re serious about privacy protection, then they recognise ALL customer data is a liability.
2. Intelligent compartmentalization/segregation of business operations into multiple entities in multiple territories/jurisdictions. Only one-way crypto-hashes should be able to bridge these gaps.
3. All owned hardware- no leased VM infrastructure used in anything security critical. -doesn’t matter what they promise if they’re not in full control of the hardware.
4. Fully open source with all server and client-side software disclosed and configs posted. -anything less is a black box… look for minimal footprint, grc hardened kernal, modified/eliminated radius service…etc. “no logs” is easier said then done- it’s simply not possible with standard setups.
5. Openvpn only; no option for PPTP- it’s long known to be completely worthless, anyone offering it doesn’t know or care what they’re doing.
6. Owned, blockchain verified, DNScrypt secured DNS servers, with client-side leak protection.
7. Active forum cataloguing relative security/privacy issues, diagnostics, and countermeasures.
8. Active security/dev team which follows relevant news and works to protect network members from compromise. There are many known ways to compromise vpns- like the stun protocol, for a common example- if the service provider isn’t actively working to find and defeat methods such as this, using the service can cause more harm then good.
I recommend cryptostorm.is -I am not affiliated or compensated in any way- just a long time satisfied customer.
They are hard-core, no compromise privacy advocates. Read their forum @ cryptostorm.org