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Hmmm I remembered they did the same but Saïd that they only Obey to swiss regulations and court. Is there any swiss accusations?
Swiss people are willing to throw you under the bus if it's in their interest.
Isn't this now multiple times of them doing this What's a better alternative
WTF @Proton Mail?
Is there a better alternative?
I'd also recommend just giving protonmail a recovery email that doesn't link to you and always use it with a vpn. That's really the only two weak points that I see that can link to you.
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Here are the signup steps for creating a 2nd FREE account (over TOR). Notice the "maybe later" option under the phone/recovery email section. https://proton.me/support/create-a-free-email-account-address
What about totanuta?
What is the need to compartmentalise tor and vpn ? Is von not good on its own ?
a bitcoin paid mullvad VPN, hows that?
I recommend and use Mullvad as well. Paying with non KYC coin from a private wallet using a private server set up with good opsec is the way to go. But again, it depends on your threat model and usecase. If you are using your identity associated paid Proton account, using the Proton VPN included with your subscription is fine. It's great for giving you privacy from your ISP, circumventing geographical limitations, and even torrenting, optiinally using another provider's VPN like Mullvad or IVPN or a Proton VPN plan not associated with your identity. "Support for paying with Bitcoin when you first sign up is coming soon. Until then, you can sign up for a Free plan and then upgrade using Bitcoin" Where you need more privacy, sign up and use a free nym Proton email account (not associated with your identity) optionally using another VPN provider like IVPN or Mullvad or a Proton VPN plan not associated with your identity. Where you need as close to anonynity as possible, sign up and use a free nym Proton email account (not associated with your identity) over Tor only.
Where you need even more privacy, don't use email. Even if you self-host with good OPSEC, use SimpleX instead. Where it's mission critical, don't use the internet at all, use good OPSEC and communicate in person.
One thing to add ava, communicate in rooms without electronic devices 🥸
💯 That falls under "good OPSEC"
I realize how often people (myself included) choose convenience over privacy, and I hate that.
You can also buy a mulvad VPN voucher using lightning for addition peace of mind around privacy. https://vpn.sovereign.engineering/
Mulvad is too big, making it a target. I use ivpn. Smaller, under the radar.
Wouldn’t a larger VPN provider have more users, thus more obfuscation (a “larger crowd”) for the traffic coming from any one of the provider’s servers’ IP address? If I’m the only person using the VPN provider, then all traffic from their server is the same individual (effectively as a pseudonymous user, until you log into your Facebook account 😉). More users of the VPN would mean a larger pool of data that a malicious actor or advertiser (same difference) would be unable to distinguish the individual users’ traffic. Device fingerprinting and logins aside, of course. Do I have this concept right?
I recommend and use Mullvad as well. Paying with non KYC coin from a private wallet using a private server set up with good opsec is the way to go. But again, it depends on your threat model and usecase. If you are using your identity associated paid Proton account, using the Proton VPN included with your subscription is fine. It's great for giving you privacy from your ISP, circumventing geographical limitations, and even torrenting, optiinally using another provider's VPN like Mullvad or IVPN or a Proton VPN plan not associated with your identity. "Support for paying with Bitcoin when you first sign up is coming soon. Until then, you can sign up for a Free plan and then upgrade using Bitcoin" Where you need more privacy, sign up and use a free nym Proton email account (not associated with your identity) optionally using another VPN provider like IVPN or Mullvad or a Proton VPN plan not associated with your identity. Where you need as close to anonynity as possible, sign up and use a free nym Proton email account (not associated with your identity) over Tor only.
Where you need even more privacy, don't use email. Even if you self-host with good OPSEC, use SimpleX instead. Where it's mission critical, don't use the internet at all, use good OPSEC and communicate in person.
One thing to add ava, communicate in rooms without electronic devices 🥸
💯 That falls under "good OPSEC"
I realize how often people (myself included) choose convenience over privacy, and I hate that.
You can also buy a mulvad VPN voucher using lightning for addition peace of mind around privacy. https://vpn.sovereign.engineering/
Mulvad is too big, making it a target. I use ivpn. Smaller, under the radar.
Wouldn’t a larger VPN provider have more users, thus more obfuscation (a “larger crowd”) for the traffic coming from any one of the provider’s servers’ IP address? If I’m the only person using the VPN provider, then all traffic from their server is the same individual (effectively as a pseudonymous user, until you log into your Facebook account 😉). More users of the VPN would mean a larger pool of data that a malicious actor or advertiser (same difference) would be unable to distinguish the individual users’ traffic. Device fingerprinting and logins aside, of course. Do I have this concept right?
You can also buy a mulvad VPN voucher using lightning for addition peace of mind around privacy. https://vpn.sovereign.engineering/
Mulvad is too big, making it a target. I use ivpn. Smaller, under the radar.
Wouldn’t a larger VPN provider have more users, thus more obfuscation (a “larger crowd”) for the traffic coming from any one of the provider’s servers’ IP address? If I’m the only person using the VPN provider, then all traffic from their server is the same individual (effectively as a pseudonymous user, until you log into your Facebook account 😉). More users of the VPN would mean a larger pool of data that a malicious actor or advertiser (same difference) would be unable to distinguish the individual users’ traffic. Device fingerprinting and logins aside, of course. Do I have this concept right?
I realize how often people (myself included) choose convenience over privacy, and I hate that.
I would never use Proton. Also, email needs to go the way of the fax machine. Mullavd only for VPN and if you must use email then use Startmail. Startmail has better privacy with their email accounts than Proton. All one has to do is read each service provider's terms and conditions and privacy statements.
