ITT: unstable matter provides citations for his claim that AirVPN keeps logs.

[inb4bowden]

Air still has the best security on paper: OpenVPN exclusivity, 256 bit AES-CBC for data encryption, 4096 bit RSA keys and DHE key exchange. Mullvad is using 128 bit blowfish FFS, and 2048 bit RSA which has been broken for some time now. I need to see actual evidence of the alleged sketchy practices before ditching a technically superior service.

yeah, 256bit AES is kinda necessary, the actual VPN I use as an exit sometimes (not mullvad although it has some good features as well) only has some with 256 AES, I don't put much faith in RSA keys at all, I just know there's no chance Mullvad is going to give up some logs, I'm just paranoid about airVPN, as I said I used them for a month like a year ago then switched. I really only use ones endorsed by torrentfreak and only after reading their privacy policy. I dunno, I guess even if there were sketchy data retention practices it'd still be alright to have open on host. configuring openVPN's on xubuntu is fucking retarded, I'm gonna make kali my host because even though xubuntu is "light" it's gay as shit

[aldra]

seriously, if you were doing anything where a VPN is a must, why would you trust your security/anonymity to a single point?

I don't bother with stuff like that most of the time, but it's always best to assume your provider DOES indeed keep logs and monitor activity.

[inb4bowden]

yeah I think it makes a lot more sense to use a socks5 as an exit point but some people haven't lernt2chain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2QKlmMT8II

[Pestilence]

I use a VPN primarily for torrenting, and to prevent my ISP from sniffing traffic and logging DNS requests while casually browsing. For serious anonymity, Tor is pretty much mandatory.

[SBTlauien]

Always best to use a prepaid hotspot, registered with fake info, on a separate PC, for anything illegal.  Add TOR to that, as well as shattering hard drives and getting a new hotspot every six months, and you minimize the chances of getting caught and well as destroying evidence.

 

[splooge gook]

pestilence is a relatively uncreative death metal band

[inb4bowden]

SWIM uses a VPN for streaming comedy central