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devcon 7 / why vpns are scams and what to do about it

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Why VPNs are scams and what to do about it

Duration: 00:08:58

Speaker: Harry Halpin

Type: Lightning Talk

Expertise: Intermediate

Event: Devcon

Date: Nov 2024

Existing VPNs are essentially scams. Free VPNs and most centralized VPNs (such as ExpressVPN, owned by Kape) are effectively data harvesting companies. Decentralized VPNs usually have a few large servers and offer barely any more privacy than centralized VPNs. What is missing is 1) onion-routing packets like Tor 2) adding noise (fake traffic) 3) censorship-resistance and 4) mixing packets from different users together. We'll explore how technologies work to defeat even AI adversaries.

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censorshipresistanceDecentralizationPrivacyUse Cases