![]() ![]() Windscribe: free servers in US, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Switzerland, UK, Turkey, Hong Kong, for a maximum of 10 GB traffic per month (per account, not per country).ProtonVPN: free servers only in Japan, the Netherlands, the US, and with a pathetic speed. WINDSCRIBE LIMITED FOR FREEOne such site is 1fichier, but there are many others.įor the last use case, that of changing my IP, a number of VPNs that offer limited service for free are useful, especially: I need to change my IP quickly and repeatedly for downloading from sites that impose a one hour to 3-hr delay between subsequent downloads, unless you pay. ![]() Otherwise, not so much avoiding of censorship or of Gestapo-like practices. Gutenberg used to be completely blocked in DE, so I needed to be elsewhere. Also, for downloading from Zippyshare, I need not be in some Western countries, so pretending to be e.g. ![]() It’s usually about countries such as (alphabetically) BE, FR, IT, SE, UK. While typically this is about streaming audio and video, it is NEVER about the United States and their Hulu, Netflix, and other similar crap. I need to pretend to be in another country, to access resources only available from within that country.(Just don’t start talking of nonsensical spying directed to you for being in a country that’s part of the Five Eyes, Nine Eyes, or 14 Eyes.) As I’m not into P2P for almost a decade now, my main needs for a VPN fall into these two categories: In many Western countries, you’d also want to use a VPN for torrenting or other P2P situations that might breach the intellectual property laws. When connected to an open network, you may never know what hacker is connected to the same network!īut I understand how some people want to hide from their ISP the websites they visit. Then why is this crap still perpetrated, namely the idea that connecting to an open WiFi network is dangerous? I don’t know, but if there is something dangerous in using an open network, then it’s the fact that the hackers can attack you, and they can exploit your vulnerabilities! You see, when connected to your home’s or to your office’s WiFi, the router that connects the LAN to the Internet almost certainly has a firewall, and most such firewalls are smart enough to protect you of attacks coming from the Internet. Why is this crap? Because the hackers can’t really steal your data while you use public WiFi!Īll the websites and all the apps that require you to log in are using SSL/TLS/HTTPS, so nobody can steal your private information. Take a look at this crap from Windscribe’s site: So, is Windscribe a winner, or not?Īs previously stated, I don’t believe in the VPN myth. The same company also offers a separate free DNS. When I wrote The VPN Myth half a year ago, I expressed my preference for Windscribe VPN, which includes features such as R.O.B.E.R.T., a customizable advanced DNS and IP level blocker that can be used against malware, ads+trackers, social networks, porn, gambling, fake news and clickbait, cryptominers. ![]()
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