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Popular VPNs leak data, don't offer promised privacy and anonymity
Posted on 6/30/15 at 9:21 am
Posted on 6/30/15 at 9:21 am
Popular VPNs leak data, don't offer promised privacy and anonymity
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Virtual Private Network (VPN) services can be used for circumventing Internet censorship and accessing blocked content, but researchers warn that you shouldn't believe the companies' claims that they offer privacy and anonymity.
A group of researchers from the Sapienza University (Rome) and Queen Mary University (London) have recently tested 14 of the most popular commercial VPN services: Hide My arse, IPVanish, Astrill, ExpressVPN, StrongVPN, PureVPN, TorGuard, AirVPN, PrivateInternetAccess, VyprVPN, Tunnelbear, proXPN, Mullvad, and Hotspot Shield Elite.
They found that ten of them leak IP data, and all except one are vulnerable to IPv6 DNS hijacking attacks
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Posted on 6/30/15 at 9:53 am to colorchangintiger
i wouldnt be surprised at all to find out alot of these were used to harvest users data
Posted on 6/30/15 at 11:33 am to colorchangintiger
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The researchers have also offered possible countermeasures to prevent IPv6 leakage and DNS hijacking, but noted that for anonymity and privacy, users should turn to Tor, not VPNs.
Can you explain what that means?
Posted on 6/30/15 at 12:00 pm to seawolf06
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Can you explain what that means?
which part? the first part of the statement refers to mitigating attack vectors. The second part talks about anon/privacy. 2 totally different aspects.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 12:45 pm to colorchangintiger
as useless as peer guardian :)
Posted on 6/30/15 at 1:10 pm to colorchangintiger
I don't know many people that use it for security purposes but to get around filters. And they do a decent job of that.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 1:17 pm to 3nOut
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I don't know many people that use it for security purposes but to get around filters. And they do a decent job of that.
The point of the article is that using these VPNs to get around proxies, etc is potentially exposing yourself to more security risks
Posted on 6/30/15 at 1:27 pm to gmrkr5
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The point of the article is that using these VPNs to get around proxies, etc is potentially exposing yourself to more security risks
EXACTLY.
why u using tor baw? you're just asking for the NSA to turn their 'sniffomatic' your direction.
dont act paranoid wont be no reason to be paranoid.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 1:33 pm to colorchangintiger
So, what if IPv6 is disabled on my home network? Isn't this just really saying most VPN providers are simply not setup for IPv6? Genuinely asking... perhaps a seasoned network admin can chime in here.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 1:55 pm to colorchangintiger
I think they should distinguish the fact that this is all in regards to consumer level VPNs....so what if Sally Sue's VPN at home that she uses when she torrents is leaking data that's her bad but in the grand scheme of things it won't affect an assload of people.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 2:02 pm to LSU316
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I think they should distinguish the fact that this is all in regards to consumer level VPNs....
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A group of researchers from the Sapienza University (Rome) and Queen Mary University (London) have recently tested 14 of the most popular commercial VPN services: Hide My arse, IPVanish, Astrill, ExpressVPN, StrongVPN, PureVPN, TorGuard, AirVPN, PrivateInternetAccess, VyprVPN, Tunnelbear, proXPN, Mullvad, and Hotspot Shield Elite.
they need to distinguish more than that^^? they named the specific products they are talking about.
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so what if Sally Sue's VPN at home that she uses when she torrents is leaking data that's her bad but in the grand scheme of things it won't affect an assload of people.
you clearly dont see the big picture
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:08 pm to gmrkr5
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The point of the article is that using these VPNs to get around proxies, etc is potentially exposing yourself to more security risks
My point is that the idiots using these aren't trying to "secure" anything, they're just trying to bypass work or school AUPs and deserve whatever they get.
Frick them all.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 11:25 pm to colorchangintiger
So just disable ipv6
This post was edited on 6/30/15 at 11:57 pm
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