Easy guide to secure and privacy respecting VPN

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GNUbahn
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Joined: 02/18/2016

Hi.

So far I didn't get to the point of using VPN. Not that I didn't want to but every time I stated to learn I quit since it was so difficult to get certain about which service to use and how to set it up.

If you know a good and thorough guide on how to use VPN for privacy and a VPN-service that is absolutely trustworthy (!?), I would much appreciate to learn about it.

onpon4
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Joined: 05/30/2012

I think the easiest way to use a VPN is with this router from Think Penguin:

https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/free-software-wireless-n-mini-vpn-router-tpe-r1100

GNUbahn
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Joined: 02/18/2016

Though it seems easy and convenient, I find it a bit to the expensive side. Thanks for the tip, though.

Marco
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Joined: 11/06/2012

https://www.privacytools.io/
here you can find some good info on how to obtain a better privacy online.

gnulux
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Joined: 06/17/2015

Hello everyone,

Has anyone tried Bitmask VPN? You can try it from Riseup.net or Calyx. It’s free as in freedom and in free beer, which doesn’t mean it’s compromised. Riseup as an email provider doesn’t keep any data other than the data you leave on their servers (don’t leave your emails there, though everything on their servers is encrypted, get them on your harddisk through Icedove or Thunderbird.) Some people say Riseup.net or Calyx etc. are compromised because they’re in the US or in Canada, but I don’t think anywhere in Europe is any safer, except Iceland perhaps?

Just to make sure there’s no misunderstanding: Never use Tor or Torbrowser for P2P. As Supertramp says, use VPN. Not even sure if P2P is safe with VPN.

sleepruim
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Joined: 01/16/2015

I use riseup and Bitmask but for the last few days I am heaving trouble logging in. I get a "wrong username or password" error. Does anybody have the same error? I can log into my account from the riseup website bit not from the bitmask app....

gnulux
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Joined: 06/17/2015

Hello sleepruim,

Bitmask is still beta or whatever. I haven’t had your problem though. I use Bitmask 0.9.2.1~20170212151504.168

Usually, Bitmask doesn’t ask you to type in your username and password each time you use it.

To install and set up, I used the Bitmask instructions, not those on Riseup.net. I made my account on the Bitmask client, not on the Riseup website.

Your best bet is run bitmask --debug , peruse the log files in .config/leap and see if other people have had the same problem as you. Sometimes, Riseup.net may be at fault, you can choose another provider from the Bitmask client. Maybe, the Riseup people can help you if you file a ticket.

I’ve had to change my DNS, those of my ISP gave me trouble, apparently. It’s a good thing anyway to part with you ISP’s DNS, provided you don’t use those of Google or OpenDNS.

Yet, now I have problems with sync TLS authentification.

I can’t use Bitmask with the browser (websites never appear), though I can ping websites. It seems to work fine with Transmission, which is not essential for me since I only use transmission to download GNU/Linux distros.

So my experience with Bitmask is very limited though I’m sure it’s a fine project.