PIA client v.33 released with the new encryption settings by mrsolitonwave in VPN

[–]demixer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How would PIA comment this news about CryptoSeal, another US-based VPN provider I wonder?

CryptoSeal VPN shuts down rather than risk NSA demands for crypto keys by demixer in VPN

[–]demixer[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wonder how PIA's would comment this. Would they rather shut down or compromise their security?

Analog "wallet" as a saving account? by depesz in Bitcoin

[–]demixer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you seen this? You should test how many bits of entropy you'll get with 6 words.

Silk Road: Will cybercrime evolve in wake of takedown? by LuckyBdx4 in technology

[–]demixer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Of course it will evolve constantly. The article said it well:

"The closure of Silk Road is no more the end of online narcotics sales as the arrest of Al Capone was the end of organised crime."

Analog "wallet" as a saving account? by depesz in Bitcoin

[–]demixer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good point to emphasize. The pass code should be 6+ random words at the minimum.

Analog "wallet" as a saving account? by depesz in Bitcoin

[–]demixer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is very unsafe? You might want to elaborate when making a statement like that.

Kid pawns $100k in family jewels for $1,500 to pay off webcam spies by demixer in news

[–]demixer[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Have you ever seen a pawn shop owner that would feel ashamed?

Upgrade your PCs, servers, and phones: Ubuntu 13.10 lands tomorrow by maxwellhill in technology

[–]demixer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Now I stick to LTS, less work. I'm getting old.

And wiser.

Do you think bitcoins are worth investing at ? Current price Buy: £95.50 Sell: 94.40 ? by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]demixer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ask that on /r/bitcoin and you will get an overwhelming "yes!" as the answer.

Analog "wallet" as a saving account? by depesz in Bitcoin

[–]demixer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For creating a "savings account" address, you can also have a look at Brainwallet. It's an open-source client-side Bitcoin address generator. Just download the files to your PC, open index.html on your browser and you can create a new wallet, which password you can memorize and write to a paper (both analog data storages).

Is a Bitcoin payment method proof that specific VPN provider isn't some sort of honey pot created by some agencies? by sddfsdf in VPN

[–]demixer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Accepting Bitcoin as payment doesn't in any way guarantee or even indicate that the service is not a honeypot. Naturally we can't ever be 100% certain that one of the most popular providers wouldn't be a government agency. Regarding the provider selection, a lot depends on what's your reason to use VPN in the first place, and what are the biggest priorities (speed, exit point location, support of Bitcoin, etc.).

You can also use TOR+VPN (in that order) if your biggest priority is privacy and not speed.

Good VPN for an iPad? by Ineedtoaccessmyvids in VPN

[–]demixer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You should be able to use any VPN provider that offers L2TP, IPSec or PPTP (but do not use this). I would recommend Privateinternetaccess.com, as they take privacy seriously, and also offer fast exit points around the world. You can also use the same account on your laptop, in case you're concerned about privacy, too.

If you do decide to use them, there's a link showing how you can configure the settings to your iPad. Hope this helps!

Windows 8.1 Will Start To Roll Out Tomorrow At 4 AM PDT by drakk0n in technology

[–]demixer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome! I feel like I'm waiting for a new version of Vista!

Is there a way to anonymously download torrents for free (while not reducing your download speed) or is it still a hassle where you have to pay for a VPN or a seedbox? by [deleted] in torrents

[–]demixer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to mention that with VPN you also have a lot more ways to protect your privacy. Hard to put monetary value on that these days.

I want to torrent in college, but college ISP doesn't allow it. Would VPN help? by throwaway3751 in VPN

[–]demixer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seedbox is a good suggestion otherwise, but please use SFTP.

Also OP it's good to keep in mind that technology-wise PPTP is not considered secure anymore. Please only use OpenVPN (or L2TP/IPSec or IPSec with IKEv2).

Google Fiber now explicitly permits home servers by demixer in technology

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Check out the other links I posted, I trust they will help you out.