CryptoSeal
Security and privacy
consumer vpn
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
7 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 9 critical, out of 38 comments about the project. Thread score -0.06.
Privacy: 1 for, 4 againstPerformance: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good timing given NSA revelations.
From 1 comment
One thing the NSA fiasco has done is made people aware of the security and privacy issues on the internet and it's a great time to launch a service like this. Hopefully we will…
prayag on HN
Servers outside the US appeal to users.
From 1 comment
One thing the NSA fiasco has done is made people aware of the security and privacy issues on the internet and it's a great time to launch a service like this. Hopefully we will…
prayag on HN
Mobile focus makes setup accessible to non-experts.
From 1 comment
Thanks for making this viable for noobs like me.
kumarski on HN
Objections
Based in the US, so trust in jurisdiction is questioned.
From 1 comment
I intend absolutely no offense here. I love seeing HN projects posted here. But... One of the major issues that has been raised recently is, essentially, trust. Especially in the…
thaumaturgy on HN
PPTP and L2TP are weak protocols.
From 1 comment
These "issues" are critical in thwarting PRISM. More security snake oil.
lifeguard on HN
Bandwidth and performance concerns on routers.
From 2 comments
The Biggest problem I have found with VPN providers is bandwidth. I just installed DD-WRT on my router to use OpenVPN client on the router, the bandwidth speed drops to a level…
47 on HN> I just installed DD-WRT on my router to use OpenVPN client on the router, the bandwidth speed drops to a level that makes the setup totally useless. A fair amount of that has…
bifrost on HN
VPN does not stop monitoring of content at services like Facebook or Google.
From 1 comment
I'm not sure how this is at all relevant to the NSA spying - the NSA are gathering details from content providers (like Facebook, Google, Skype), so if you use the VPN to access…
richardwhiuk on HN
Requests
Clear logging and retention policy.
From 2 comments
One of the items I'm going to be most interested in from your service (when the time comes for you guys to start working on it) will be the TOS and/or practices you put in place.…
B0Z on HNDo you do ANY kind of logging?
smegel on HN
Anonymous payment options such as Bitcoin.
From 1 comment
Payment is by Stripe, how long are records of the transaction kept by yourselves? Are you associating a card transaction to an IP address in any way that could result in you ever…
buro9 on HN
Differentiation from existing VPN providers.
From 1 comment
I like the idea of more VPN providers coming online. One thing that may be helpful is to differentiate yourselves from the other VPN providers. For example, I have a VPN…
epoxyhockey on HN
Performance and latency test endpoints.
From 1 comment
Where are the VPN servers located geographically? It might be wise to include where your servers are located - and perhaps even a test IP address that users can use for latency /…
prg318 on HN
Questions
What data is logged and how long is it kept?
From 2 comments
Do you do ANY kind of logging?
smegel on HNPayment is by Stripe, how long are records of the transaction kept by yourselves? Are you associating a card transaction to an IP address in any way that could result in you ever…
buro9 on HN
Where are the servers located?
From 1 comment
Where are the VPN servers located geographically? It might be wise to include where your servers are located - and perhaps even a test IP address that users can use for latency /…
prg318 on HN
Would running a self-hosted VPN on a VPS be better?
From 1 comment
I'm sure there are many legit VPN provider out of there, which really care about the user and provide some hardware/bandwidth, but most are oversold services (barely scam) with…
Spittie on HN
Alternatives named
IVPN
From 1 comment
Did you try IVPN? http://www.ivpn.net/ I've just purchased an Asus RT-N66U to run an OpenVPN client so that I can encrypt the traffic from all computers, and as I don't do…
buro9 on HN
ViprVPN
From 1 comment
One of the items I'm going to be most interested in from your service (when the time comes for you guys to start working on it) will be the TOS and/or practices you put in place.…
B0Z on HN
GetCloak
From 1 comment
Howdy, CryptoSeal guys. It was great grabbing a beer with you in SFO earlier this year and talking about the VPN space. GetCloak.com continues to go well. I didn't realize you…
davepeck on HN
Self-hosted OpenVPN on a VPS
From 1 comment
I'm sure there are many legit VPN provider out of there, which really care about the user and provide some hardware/bandwidth, but most are oversold services (barely scam) with…
Spittie on HN