Back during COVID I looked into starting either a #DEFCON #VPN service, or a private email service.
Both VPN and email are well understood services, there is no shortage of people with expertise, it is not a big technical challenge to set up and operate...
Each became impossible or unattractive after talking to people who have operated them at deep levels over time. Here is why:
Jeff Moss
npub16k…mfgx9
2026-06-27 19:26:00 UTC
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2026-06-27 19:26:00 UTCEvent JSON
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