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@Haxk20 I think "isn't perfect" might be an understatement.
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I setup my own VPN on digital ocean with a live virus scanner, proxy, and features that block tracking, ads, cookies, and DNS logging. Here's a good tutorial:
https://digitalocean.com/community/...
To test DNS leaks, visit https://www.dnsleaktest.com/.
Your local ip address should match your VPN IP, and DNS servers should be OpenDNS, not be your ISP's servers (i.e. Comcast). -
I highly recommend you secure your server with something like fail2ban, and/or an intrusion detection system like tripwire.
https://digitalocean.com/community/...
Also be sure to add firewalls, only allow ssh logins, disable root logins, and run scans using an antivirus like clamAV or RKHunter. This is covered on Digital Ocean's documentation and the "initial debian server setup" page, linked in the vpn tutorial.
https://digitalocean.com/community/...
https://digitalocean.com/community/...
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@Haxk20 is TOR safe?
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@JoshBent Yeah.
I had read that rant, that is why I asked. :')
I literally laughed out loud
So, recently, a person in the US was arrested for stalking people.
The evidence was some data from google, a ...
Did you know 8.8.8.8 has a TXT Record to xkcd?
As usual a rather clickbait title, because only the chrome extensions (as always) seem to be vulnerable:
"Warning – 3 Popular VPN Services Are Leaking Your IP Address"
"Researchers found critical vulnerabilities in three popular VPN services that could leak users' real IP addresses and other sensitive data."
"VPN Mentor revealed that three popular VPN service providers—HotSpot Shield, PureVPN, and Zenmate"
"PureVPN is the same company who lied to have a 'no log' policy, but a few months ago helped the FBI with logs that lead to the arrest of a Massachusetts man in a cyberstalking case."
"Hijack all traffic (CVE-2018-7879) "
"DNS leak (CVE-2018-7878)"
"Real IP Address leak (CVE-2018-7880)"
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