Re: VPN Security. How secure is really?

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Date	2013-01-14 12:02 -0800
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Subject	Re: VPN Security. How secure is really?
From	Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com>

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Τη Δευτέρα, 14 Ιανουαρίου 2013 7:42:47 μ.μ. UTC+2, ο χρήστης unruh έγραψε:

> The various US laws may well force them to keep some data for
> 
> investigatory purposes. They will not have a choice. 

So, they are ALL lying about how secure and private their customers really are?


> > How can we know for sure that they DO NOT ASSOCIATE ( ISP_ip_address <=> VPN_ip_address ) at the very moment we connect to their VPN service?
> Of course they do, otherwise they could not send packets from one to the other. 

Then, we can only HOPE that they do not perform logging. But if they are forced by the law then THEY ARE. 
 

> They may have lots of other information. (Note it is the uid, not the
> username that identifies as far as the system is concerned)

and 'uid' being ? What are they using it for? To distingush customares?


Do you guys use VPN Services for security and anonymity?
Is there any VPN available that doesn't do logging?

And IF they are log-less, HOW hackers get cought then? :-)

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VPN Security. How secure is really? Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-01-14 07:45 -0800
  Re: VPN Security. How secure is really? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2013-01-14 17:42 +0000
    Re: VPN Security. How secure is really? Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-01-14 12:02 -0800
      Re: VPN Security. How secure is really? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2013-01-14 20:10 +0000
        Re: VPN Security. How secure is really? Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-01-14 22:58 -0800
          Re: VPN Security. How secure is really? Lew Pitcher <lpitcher@teksavvy.com> - 2013-01-23 10:06 -0500
  Re: VPN Security. How secure is really? Lusotec <nomail@nomail.not> - 2013-01-14 18:39 +0000
  Re: VPN Security. How secure is really? Jared Twyler <admin@intl-alliance.com> - 2014-12-28 13:46 -0800

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