gamb00ler Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 34 minutes ago, RedPill said: Sorry, I have question, what is VPN? Virtual Private Network - it is called virtual because it is created by software and is independent of the hardware that creates the actual physical network of machines and wires. It is private because every chunk of communicated data is encrypted and can realistically only be un-encrypted by the authorized receiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPill Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, JHolmesJr said: I will let my spellcheck know. haha, sorry ... just an old joke ... this company name got spelled incorrectly since Donkey years ... don't take it personally ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPill Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 11 minutes ago, gamb00ler said: Virtual Private Network - it is called virtual because it is created by software and is independent of the hardware that creates the actual physical network of machines and wires. It is private because every chunk of communicated data is encrypted and can realistically only be un-encrypted by the authorized receiver. Private Key - Public Key - IPsec - Encryption I wanted to fish Mazzo a bit this morning for fun, but thanks for your answer ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNXexpat Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 I am using it only to watch German TV (sports) for what I need a German IP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 hour ago, RedPill said: Sorry, I have question, what is VPN? Virtual Private Network: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 48 minutes ago, RedPill said: Private Key - Public Key - IPsec - Encryption I wanted to fish Mazzo a bit this morning for fun, but thanks for your answer ???? Yeah, I know you are getting a kick out of that. What your problem is, I do not know, though. You got your answer above. Anything else, funny guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocky Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 5 hours ago, SteveK said: A VPN hides your IP address so gives you an extra degree of anonymity. Until, of course they get hacked like NordVPN: https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/21/nordvpn-confirms-it-was-hacked/ Which is alarmist nonsense, no one's anonymity was compromised, see NordVPN's response below with link. A few months ago, we became aware of an incident in March 2018 when a server at a datacenter in Finland we had been renting servers from was accessed without authorization. This was done through an insecure remote management system account that the datacenter had added without our knowledge. The datacenter deleted the user accounts that the intruder had exploited rather than notify us. The intruder did not find any user activity logs because they do not exist. They did not discover users’ identities, usernames, or passwords because none of our applications send user-created credentials for authentication. The intruder did find and acquire a TLS key that has already expired. With this key, an attack could only be performed on the web against a specific target and would require extraordinary access to the victim’s device or network (like an already-compromised device, a malicious network administrator, or a compromised network). Such an attack would be very difficult to pull off. Expired or not, this TLS key could not have been used to decrypt NordVPN traffic in any way. That’s not what it does. This was an isolated case, and no other servers or datacenter providers we use have been affected. https://nordvpn.com/blog/official-response-datacenter-breach/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rech Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 illegal activity ! this thread should be closed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torturedsole Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 11 minutes ago, rech said: illegal activity ! this thread should be closed ! What was that about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max69xl Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 On 12/4/2019 at 3:03 PM, giddyup said: Tell me why. Some people never download torrents, but they want to watch Netflix US,BBC Player or other stuff from their home country which isn't possible to watch without a VPN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 VPNs are a lot more than anonymously downloading torrents. , I never download torrents, not because of any value judgments, but simply because I don't watch movies as much, But for someone like me who travels a lot I find them indispensable. There are many people and agencies that I do business with and I don't want any of them to know where I am at the time, or at least make it easy for them to know. For the price it is stupid not to have IMO. PS: do not get a free one, Nothing in life is free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 776 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Not having one and being on the Internet is like being in an AIDS clinic with your pants down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 776 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 8-9 out of 10 dont understand the security risk of not having one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemises Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 VPNs are also required for off-shore Australians wishing to buy tickets in Powerball, Lotto etc; or to place a bet on sports or racing events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoktorC Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 If you want to keep your downloading activity hidden from your ISP then use a VPN. If you don't care, then don't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbkk Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I haven't seen this mentioned yet. https://www.smartdnsproxy.com/ I get very good speeds and have been using it for about 2 years. There is a free 14 day trial. Good customer service set-up support and fast online help/chat. As my ISP changes my IP address I do have to reset my address with their servers . This takes 10 seconds (hit reset button) so not a problem for me. BBC iplayer. ITV Hub, All4 and My5 (UK TV) all work great as do torrents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonr1971 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 On 12/4/2019 at 5:33 PM, Daffy D said: A VPN will hide your browsing but will not hide your browsing history or Torrent downloads. most vpns dont keep the history logs. If yr talking about the browser history then its easy to clear it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grobec Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 On 12/4/2019 at 6:09 PM, giddyup said: What excuse do you have? Gee what a testy bunch. how about some Christmas cheer and hugs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 On 12/6/2019 at 10:58 AM, rbkk said: I haven't seen this mentioned yet. https://www.smartdnsproxy.com/ I get very good speeds and have been using it for about 2 years. There is a free 14 day trial. Good customer service set-up support and fast online help/chat. As my ISP changes my IP address I do have to reset my address with their servers . This takes 10 seconds (hit reset button) so not a problem for me. BBC iplayer. ITV Hub, All4 and My5 (UK TV) all work great as do torrents. I use it and thought I had mentioned it here, but I posted about it on another similar thread, and like you I'm very pleased with it and it has enabled me to get rid of True Visions and also access some very good programs on BBC iPlayer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torturedsole Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 6 hours ago, ubonr1971 said: most vpns dont keep the history logs. If yr talking about the browser history then its easy to clear it And if you're the forgetful type then browse in a private window / incognito mode which doesn't save your browsing history, cookies and passwords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiChakayan Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Today, out in the sticks, with TOT via a Nord VPN server in Switzerland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyboy2018 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 On 12/4/2019 at 10:15 AM, giddyup said: Not really, it just seems that VPN's are a popular subject and I can't really work out if I need one or not. They give added security when banking for example. The make you secure on public WiFi networks in hotels etc. If your neighbours are malicious a VPN will help you protect against hacks. Some websites are blocked or political or censorship reasons so a VPN will allow you to access such websites many of which are innocuous. Always use a VPN where ever you are in the world for all your devices. Also use anti malware and anti virus soft ware and keep them all up to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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