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[–] Green13@lemmy.zip 49 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If you're using a free proxy, I have some RAM for you to download

[–] limerod@reddthat.com 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How much? I need unlimited ram!

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Vigilante@lemmy.today 3 points 8 months ago

And your the ram now

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 37 points 8 months ago

Free "VPN" app: look at me. You're the VPN now.

[–] PoliticallyIncorrect@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

The only 3 good free unlimited options out there are ProtonVPN, RiseupVPN and BrightVPN(only for windows), limited ones Windscribe and PrivadoVPN(10GB per month).

These are the only good free options anything else it's a scam(you are the product) or you have to pay.

Another option maybe could be self-hosting in Oracle Cloud but it will not be anonymous at all, secure maybe but definitely not anonymous.

[–] Synnr@sopuli.xyz 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

ProtonVPN, RiseupVPN and BrightVPN(only for windows), limited ones Windscribe and PrivadoVPN

Where did you get this idea?

Mullvad, IVPN, Perfect Privacy, and a few others have had independent audits of their no-log behavior and in some cases, law enforcement audits. They sure as hell don't proxy your traffic. They all accept Monero and cash. They all have multihop.

Edit: I see you said free. Yeah, I wouldn't trust a free VPN, regardless. If you're not paying for the product, you are the product.

[–] PoliticallyIncorrect@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah I'm talking about free options. πŸ‘πŸ‘

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I agree,

However I got to a point that I'm skeptical even with paid, well established products. I don't need VPN but if I did I'd try something based on onion routing.

[–] michael_palmer@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I just entered fake name and paid with crypto for my VPS.

[–] PoliticallyIncorrect@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Then you will be OK πŸ‘πŸ‘

[–] parpol@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

You get a different IP from someone else who uses the VPN, and someone else gets to use yours. Sounds like a win-win to me in terms of both privacy and having an excuse for damning evidence. "Your honor, I assure you that 'giant horse cock' and 'how to make anthrax' were from someone else on the VPN network."

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I don't know how strong this defense would be when they put you on trial for CSAM.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

"Your honor, I didn't distribute distribute CSAM. That was somebody else." and "Yes, your honor, I did sign that internet service contract agreeing that I am responsible for all activity that originates from my network."

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 4 points 8 months ago

Only if they're stating this upfront, in a giant text. Those apps hide this capability and are thus categorized as malware. Turning the victim's computer into a residential proxy has always been a staple in botnet operations.