easyvpn
Security and privacy
vpn client
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
3 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score -0.17.
Idea: 2 for, 4 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for watching region-locked content such as Netflix or YouTube.
From 3 comments
To watch Netflix for instance.
lbolla on HNyoutube videos being blocked based on your location.
baby on HNThis would have been really useful a few years ago, when the international version of NBA League Pass was a far better experience due to the complete lack of blackouts, as well…
the_watcher on HN
Objections
Connecting to random public VPN servers is a security and privacy risk.
From 3 comments
It's bad enough of an idea to connect to an open/untrusted WiFi network - now we're showing HN how to connect to random VPNs all over the world? My cursory opinion of this is…
kobayashi on HNI couldn't agree more, and in JavaScript to top it off! Seriously people - don't just randomly connect to VPNs: you're essentially bridging your computer / network to a…
mrmondo on HNI guess this tool is intended for command line operation and scripting. If all you want to do is get around regional restrictions to watch videos, see http://hola.org/ . EDIT:…
hathawsh on HN
Code writes remote content to a file and passes it to openvpn.
From 1 comment
This looks like a node version of the previously submitted go tool `autovpn`, which I commented on previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13454960 This code also writes…
stevekemp on HN
Free anonymous VPNs may be spyware or malware.
From 2 comments
I guess this tool is intended for command line operation and scripting. If all you want to do is get around regional restrictions to watch videos, see http://hola.org/ . EDIT:…
hathawsh on HNVPNs are great. Free VPNs from god knows who, are not that great. A VPN is exactly the kind of thing you want to be paying a trustworthy entity for.
K0nserv on HN
Questions
Does it work with Netflix, which blocks known VPN IP ranges?
From 1 comment
Netflix is able to detect you're using a VPN, and advices to switch back to enjoy its services, I'm sure. At least I got that alert recently. So is there another bypass?
wale on HN
Alternatives named
vpngate.net server list
From 1 comment
The source of the VPN servers is vpngate.net - an academic research that started 2013, at Graduate School of University of Tsukuba, Japan. From their about [0] page: ``` - You…
zhan_eg on HN
Hola VPN
From 2 comments
I guess this tool is intended for command line operation and scripting. If all you want to do is get around regional restrictions to watch videos, see http://hola.org/ . EDIT:…
hathawsh on HNDon't _ever_ use Hola! It's a scam / malware designed to funnel traffic through your internet connection.
mrmondo on HN
autovpn
From 1 comment
This looks like a node version of the previously submitted go tool `autovpn`, which I commented on previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13454960 This code also writes…
stevekemp on HN
Algo VPN
From 1 comment
I already did. Here is how to createa a self-hosted VPN server at a cloud provider of your choice. Don't trust your network traffic to anyone but yourself:…
dguido on HN
setup-ipsec-vpn
From 1 comment
For people seeking a more secure option: You can easily build your own IPsec VPN server using a one-liner [1], with support for both IPsec/L2TP and Cisco IPsec. Disclosure: I am…
hwdsl2 on HN