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Ben Ptacek
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Tech geek, gamer and home cook
https://www.bennyp.io

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Reposted by Ben Ptacek
Upon further consideration, I feel should point out that many low-cost or "free" VPNs very much do route other peoples' traffic through your system. This is an incredibly common practice among "free" or low-cost VPN providers. Just understand that running a VPN is not cheap, and anyone giving it […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
May 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Thank you all for the feedback.
Given some of the complexities around #proton and the fact that the other receiver needs the same E2EE, I chose not to use Proton.
I am now working to update to my new email/domain with #fastmail instead. I will use a separate end-to-end standard if I really need it.
March 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Reposted by Ben Ptacek
Let's also keep an eye on cdc.gov.
March 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Somewhat unrelated, but I use a different VPN right now and I was disappointed that my current VPN doesn't support Wireguard on Mikrotik routers...
Still looking into the VPN side of things, but it seems to support Wireguard with Mikrotik routers! So, there could be potential cost savings if I […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
@Gargron Thanks for all your work on this and making a hard, but needed, decision for yourself and community.
January 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
@bennyp.io Looks to be paused on Bluesky side at the moment…

https://github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/issues/1520
November 25, 2024 at 5:29 PM
@bennyp.io Testing reply back…
November 25, 2024 at 5:28 PM