@protonprivacy How about an option in the vpn-app to always activate a VPN whenever the device is not connected to certain wifis?

  • EmperorHenry
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    1 year ago

    I was about to ask the same question, internet providers in many areas are allowed to collect and sell your history without your consent now. You should always have a good, privacy-friendly VPN active on all your devices all the time.

    Mullvad and proton are the only two that have had to prove they don’t record anything happening on their VPN services.

    And proton also encrypts the contents of all the drives on their VPN servers too.

    Whenever the authorities compel them to hand over the goods, they never have any activity logs to hand over.

    They’ve been forced to hand over the data stored on their users’ mail and drive accounts, but by design they are unable to decrypt it. But quantum computers exist now, so be aware of that.

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      1 year ago

      Maybe op has vpn at the router level and doesn’t need an extra vpn layer. Or uses the adblocking features so only needs it outside home

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            1 year ago

            Agree. Proton is not only about SECURITY but about PRIVACY. ISPs usually collect data and sell it, governments and third parties use your data. I wouldn’t go out there without a VPN.

          • olli.dev@mastodon.socialOP
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            1 year ago

            @EmperorHenry I didn’t say anything different but within my home network the whole network is behind a VPN so I don’t need single devices to use a VPN. But as soon as I leave my home network I want the device’s VPN to kick in.

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              1 year ago

              Okay, that’s all well and good, but you should still use a VPN on all your devices even though your whole home network is going through a VPN. It’s like a multi-hop that way

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                1 year ago

                @EmperorHenry but isn’t that like using two identical doorlocks with identical keys? I don’t think this would bring any security/protection related benefits but instead would slow down the single devices connection.

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                  1 year ago

                  Every proton VPN connection has its own unique public and private keys. A new set is created with every new connection.

                  • olli.dev@mastodon.socialOP
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                    1 year ago

                    @EmperorHenry That would mean putting all eggs into one basket which IMHO is against all security/privacy logic. There is no benefit of using a VPN within a VPN under no circumstances. If you don’t trust the VPN and only feel better combining it with another VPN than don’t use it in the first place.