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Is there any other way we can use to secure your online internet activites without any VPN because it seems like every vpn provider is keeping logs.
 
frankbillson said:
Is there any other way we can use to secure your online internet activites without any VPN because it seems like every vpn provider is keeping logs.
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There are several websites out there that offers reviews on VPNs

https://torrentfreak.com/anonymous-vpn-service-provider-review-2015-150228/

I personally use PIA and have been for several years, it is secured and do not keep any logs. Upon purchasing a VPN subscription, you can use the PIA OSX application where you can select which location in the world you wish to sproof your IP address to or you can go to a geek level and purchase a third party application (visocity) or free application Tunnelblick.

PIA has webpage that shows support to how to setup your VPN using various methods as detailed above and also for your mobile devices.

Hope this helps.
 
Yes, my friends also share me some information about torrent freak and Ivacy, that it has some of the remarkable vpn app for mac which can make your online activities secure from cyber-attacks
 
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I guess it's what you're using your VPN for.. You want truly anonymous? Disconnect from the internet.. As it doesn't matter how many VPN's, Tor networks, etc. you go through, the moment you login to your Facebook or any other account (google, etc.) over it, they know who you are. However, if what you are after is security in public locations (WiFi hotspots, etc.) than the VPN's provide a great way to do that. I run OpenVPN on my home router, and I just VPN to my home when I'm out in public. It's great because it works on iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, etc.. But that's just me, I'm not doing anything nefarious enough that I would try and be anonymous..
 
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I agree with most of what you have to say. Actually Golden Frog has a whole research on "Why you can't be 100% anonymous" and any service that's claiming this thing is giving a false hope. But, there's this other aspect that it's not necessarily true that you only have to use a VPN if you're doing something illegal. I think most of the people think like that. But I use VPN to primarily stream foreign content and be anonymous on public network. That really helps.
 
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frankbillson said:
I agree with most of what you have to say. Actually Golden Frog has a whole research on "Why you can't be 100% anonymous" and any service that's claiming this thing is giving a false hope. But, there's this other aspect that it's not necessarily true that you only have to use a VPN if you're doing something illegal. I think most of the people think like that. But I use VPN to primarily stream foreign content and be anonymous on public network. That really helps.
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Well as I said, I use it to be "SECURE" on public networks versus "anonymous." As for foreign content streaming, again I would bucket that into nefarious, since you're circumventing legal restrictions. But that's my own personal opinion.
 
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Well as I said, I use it to be "SECURE" on public networks versus "anonymous." As for foreign content streaming, again I would bucket that into nefarious, since you're circumventing legal restrictions. But that's my own personal opinion.
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Exactly, VPN uses vary depending on the individual. Many businesses require VPN to access servers in that case it's all about security. When I lived in China, I needed it for both, accessing my server but to access my server I had to be anonymous in order to break through China's ridiculous internet restrictions. Now surely there is nothing nefarious about accusing sites like Facebook, youtube or gmail by remaining anonymous. I get your point about accessing content streaming. It's a bit of a grey area, and I think to this point, only Netflix has taken a firm position on it.
 
I'm using PIA and am very happy. The OS X PIA app is problematic (when waking up) so I first switched to Viscosity which had similar problems (though not as bad) and finally settled for Tunnelblick which worked perfectly.
 
Another vote for PIA. Happy customer for a couple of years now. Works well with my other devices.
 
Recently an article is published by Lifehacker Australia about the 5 best VPN Providers for 2016 after doing complete research work which written by the author as well

Following are those VPN providers. I also want to mention their price as well.

1 Ivacy VPN $1.83 /P2P Enable Servers/Kodi Addon/250+ Country Servers/Compatible Windows,Android,VPN for Mac,IOS & Linux.
2 Express VPN $8.32 /P2P Enable Servers/78+ Country Servers/Compatible Windows,Android,Mac,IOS & Linux.
3 Nord VPN $4.00 /P2P Enable Servers/48 countries/Compatible Windows,Android,Mac,IOS & Linux.
4 IPVanish $6.49 /60+ Country Servers/Compatible Windows,Android,Mac,IOS & Linux.
5 Slick VPN $4.00 /80+ Country Servers/Compatible Windows,Android,Mac,IOS & Linux.

Now I believe it is up to you that which platform will be effective for you.
 
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Yes, This the list you have shared about selecting the best VPN service is really effective but recently when I try to found some information So it on updating mode right now. The person That One Privacy always provide perfect information.

Could you please tell me that when this list will get public again.
 
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Hi All,
I've been having a lot of people tell me nowadays for security it is best to use a VPN when online, I've tried a few free ones which seem to slow my speeds to a snails pace, I'm reluctant to try a paid for one in case it does the same.
Are there any ones considered the best at the moment? I don't really want to pay through the nose maybe like 30-40 GBP a year.
Many Thanks,
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I realise the original poster already has their answer and the thread is dated. But the question caught my eye. I currently work in a country that imposes fairly strict internet censorship and so when asking about VPNs I ask: 'which VPN works best in xxxx location' and the fact that I will use it on a Mac is largely irrelevant. All the VPNs I've tried either work or don't work in this location - regardless of operating system. So, much depends on what you're using it for, if it's to circumvent censorship then you just hope it works at all and word of mouth in that location will usually supply the answer. And if you're lucky enough to be in the USA or Europe then what looks nice and has a good UI becomes more relevant.
 
I don't recommend PIA. I'm a current user looking to abandon my subscription and move to a different service. I'll be paying twice but I'm willing to do so because PIA is that bad.

PIA support is not good. Although they reply to tickets quickly most of the time you end up going around in circles, never dealing with the same person twice.

The iOS PIA app is absolutely useless because it constantly drops the connection (20+ times per day). PIA claim this is a 'feature' but they are full of it because OpenVPN maintains a connection for days at a time. You can't send iCloud emails with PIA because they use a SSL port incompatible with iCloud, their suggestion is to constantly switch it off and on.

EDIT: I had a quick look at Torguard, they block SMTP so their service will not work with outgoing iCloud mail either. Does anybody know a VPN service that works 100% with Apple services (including the outgoing iCloud SMTP server), is reasonably priced, has fast speeds and does not keep logs?
 
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Might be worth a new thread, but contributors here seem to have good info. I have an older MBP (1,2) that will not update past 10.6.8. I would love to work a VPN on that machine and dedicate it to torrents until she dies. PIA and others have pulled support for this OS (to the extent there is no version I can DL and install) and I don't necessarily want my current machines (2012 mini, 2014 rMBP) running torrent programs in the background. Any thoughts or suggestions?
 
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Might be worth a new thread, but contributors here seem to have good info. I have an older MBP (1,2) that will not update past 10.6.8. I would love to work a VPN on that machine and dedicate it to torrents until she dies. PIA and others have pulled support for this OS (to the extent there is no version I can DL and install) and I don't necessarily want my current machines (2012 mini, 2014 rMBP) running torrent programs in the background. Any thoughts or suggestions?
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You don't need to install their client app, as long as you have OS X 10.5 or above you can connect using l2tp which is built into system preferences, https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/client-support/osx-l2tp
 
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Has anyone noticed...

1. That when you read VPN comparisons on other websites a lot of them are designed the same way and use the same language? This is because a lot of them are run by the same companies they are supposed to be reviewing, they're merely adverts dressed up like independent blogs.

2. On this thread brand new members with no other posts are recommending particular VPNs? If you have been following since the beginning these messages are even formatted the same (some have been deleted). The posters are all 'female'. One user has even been suspended, this same one decided to follow me for no discernable reason other than I posted this thread.

So I present to you an in depth comparison of lots of VPNs:- https://thatoneprivacysite.net

It's not my site, hopefully someone finds it useful.

EDIT 18/11/20: I can no longer confidently recommend this site as unbiased. They have recently sold their content to another company which has advertising disguised as ‘Top Ten lists’.
 
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My unbiased opinion is that I'm happy with a combination of PIA and Viscosity. I have never had to contact PIA support and I've only been irritated with them once. When I initially signed up, I chose the monthly plan to test them out. Before I renewed using the yearly plan, there was a few days lapse in service. After I signed up on the yearly plan, they sent me a coupon which would have saved me about $7 on the yearly plan. I never contacted them for reimbursement because $40/year is still a good deal to me. I'm on my second year of service with no complaints.
 
There was a great write up over at arstechnica the other day regarding VPN services and just how hard it is to choose the best one.

It is a good read if you're at all interested in VPNs:
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/06/aiming-for-anonymity-ars-assesses-the-state-of-vpns-in-2016/

I'm surprised at how many people are using PIA. The idea of using a VPN from a US based company seems completely counter-intuitive to me. There are also some security concerns around MITM attacks because of preshared keys.

It really depends on what you're defending against when it comes to choosing a VPN, but I'd at least aim to cover the basics.
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zaphon said:
But that's just me, I'm not doing anything nefarious enough that I would try and be anonymous..
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So the assumption is that if one does anything to protect their privacy then they must be doing something nefarious?

That is a very odd outlook that I can't even begin to understand.
 
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It depends what you mean by the best? I have tested many VPNs so far after living few years in countries which put certain restrictions in place. The best in terms of apps, features and speed is definitely Astrill. They software is very good and allows for great flexibility. For example you may route selected apps/browsers via VPN only (or whole traffic as you wish). You may exclude certain IPs addresses. Also their OpenWEB solution is very nice and fast, it is an alternative to OpenVPN with much less overhead and even faster speeds.

VyprVPN has the 2nd best Mac app and features in my opinion but I have never been able to achieve good speeds with them. I am on 100Mbps line and I am getting max 20Mbps on VyprVPN regardless of country/server I connect to. Same locations Astrill gives me 90Mbps.
 
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