2024-10-01T10:36:12Z https://nostr.now IVPN on Nostr https://nostr.now/npub1wlx4wqeyzzspw43gk56hlfj4k8ava262let5wvammn8djwx7jx3qp5zy3z https://image.nostr.build/c628e7164b7783a4f8c03c12f1c0f645a6fd5456b30ec565a3dea2faf8029356.jpg https://image.nostr.build/c628e7164b7783a4f8c03c12f1c0f645a6fd5456b30ec565a3dea2faf8029356.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszc0njsgs3rnmpxq9efheshuma403tvfffefzzu7l5djucqja69dqzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6y9fl40f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspeczvjvzplt7e22lcw9phg68lz3py9wmkzlq8333qv0zqvmsflesmgrccw'>nevent1q…rccw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fixed. 2026-01-15T19:49:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfpydlzsxksxrwjchkjw33nh7zlk028msnymv2a2srngt3qn6dgsgzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6ye4xtxc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgck4n052luzx6aw7k25sfppdauxamm5sp0s0w50dj3xedjludzqjnvyep'>nevent1q…vyep</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fixed. 2026-01-15T19:48:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyu72fcpyf6z7t3aax0cjuk2r7vtgs5ll2wsdwmh8zvzpqvyqpnyczypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6y9kxwnk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgck4n052luzx6aw7k25sfppdauxamm5sp0s0w50dj3xedjludzqjnvyep'>nevent1q…vyep</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for the ping - working on it, back up soon. 2026-01-15T19:36:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspeczvjvzplt7e22lcw9phg68lz3py9wmkzlq8333qv0zqvmsfleszypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6ykgg79c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2pn0xeh45gtcsj9xg0awrq0svcx9e0myyuzyhhxqscsf4da9y6tsxcjqwt'>nevent1q…jqwt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for the ping, we are looking into it. 2026-01-15T17:08:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2fpddrrj95dsusw6p3jyuhr7pe225v0sxdgk9m40eu4c4md95fhqzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yqjspwt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2zh72jx8rjt04h98u9ynxxaqd8rudgqexj4e0mkju08uyejztaesy79x3l'>nevent1q…9x3l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s back online. 2025-12-08T09:17:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2zh72jx8rjt04h98u9ynxxaqd8rudgqexj4e0mkju08uyejztaeszypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yh76hdd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswd2qwtqlm7gjpufvk7efmmkzqhlzh98pwsp7xsgsk7mm3zst7fnqvjqd2a'>nevent1q…qd2a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, working on it. 2025-12-08T08:53:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvt5cgz3pulp5lqq536urrsupln273vma5wctygtwgzl3fvzdhmgszypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yq8eeza In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsycqtvu43w2rlmkpg8efz8kspgkd7sflmq8254jpnk4kcu8t9ds4spz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsfxd4ky'>nevent1q…d4ky</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Scheduled maintenance is complete, Bitcoin &amp; Lightning payments are available again. 2025-11-20T10:50:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsycqtvu43w2rlmkpg8efz8kspgkd7sflmq8254jpnk4kcu8t9ds4szypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yd3ql72 Bitcoin &amp; Lightning payments will be unavailable for IVPN signups and renewals due to planned maintenance tomorrow (20 Nov) from 09:00 UTC (~3 hours). 2025-11-19T16:22:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstklyr2v9c2xdnfv4j3hksmmnqhx3j52smr60nnlnuxxwa0ramvyqzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6ynvdghu IVPN for Android v2.11.0 is out with V2Ray obfuscation options for WireGuard, including VMESS/QUIC and VMESS/TCP. Available via our website, Accrescent and the Play store.<br/><br/>V2Ray VMESS/QUIC and VMESS/TCP is now supported in the IVPN app on all platforms. As a next step we are working on improving our iOS implementation for better stability of V2Ray connections.<br/><br/>Download: <a href="https://www.ivpn.net/en/apps-android/">https://www.ivpn.net/en/apps-android/</a><br/><br/>Changelog: <a href="https://github.com/ivpn/android-app/releases">https://github.com/ivpn/android-app/releases</a> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/36557312c7d790fd2b7e2964ecc1501dd3dfd006ad55275a8f62f516c1a049e2.png"> 2025-10-02T13:14:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrg2mcraaqmal4agsjwxwesfcudf4634pn7rr8t5f4dv0kauu687gzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yfdzraz This post confirms a change to the signature and pubkey for our Warrant Canary due to the renewal of expired subkey. We have published our new canary for September today, and will release new versions on the first Tuesday of every month going forward.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.ivpn.net/resources/canary.txt">https://www.ivpn.net/resources/canary.txt</a> 2025-09-02T08:44:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9l0jgrlqrg54a5py65fzwr2euhhgjr09prcf2x2emqpd9l2y06wszypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yjlf9ca We have deployed new gateways to expand capacity in two popular IVPN locations:<br/><br/>be2 - Brussels / Belgium - 1 Gbps<br/>dk2 - Copenhagen / Denmark - 1 Gbps<br/>Provider: Datapacket<br/><br/>WireGuard Public key, OBFS4 and SOCKS5 details available on our server status page:<br/><a href="https://www.ivpn.net/en/status/">https://www.ivpn.net/en/status/</a> 2025-08-13T09:23:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0tr7ka80vuzwuc7xp2rve52x3rdqev6nkjykm80ajhp8jk76f6rczypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6y9404tt Mailx beta launch - Audited, open-source email aliasing service<br/><a href="https://www.ivpn.net/blog/mailx-beta-audited-open-source-email-aliasing/">https://www.ivpn.net/blog/mailx-beta-audited-open-source-email-aliasing/</a><br/><br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqa7d2upjgy9qzatz3df407n9tv06e6454ljhguemhhxwmyudaydzqy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qgewaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8xmn0wf6zuum0vd5kzmp0qqspv45ltqj2aguwmvs0rp7c6vaxx9f3cfwuqamfunh024ghgpqs88qgymwvh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…mwvh</a></span> </div> We are launching an email aliasing/forwarding service - mailx is now available for beta testing. First invites are out for IVPN Pro users with 1+ year time on their account. Log in on ivpn.net and navigate to Mailx beta tab to get started. <br/><br/>We have 5 IVPN vouchers to give away to privacy-minded folks here on Nostr. If you are not eligible or don't have an IVPN account but want to test mailx, message us via DM here or email us -> trial at ivpn.net. <br/><br/>Opsec warnings before you reach out: <br/>1. Nostr DMs can reveal the fact you messaged us through unencrypted metadata (depends on client used)<br/>2. We will send you an individual voucher code, which in theory could be used to tie your IVPN account ID with your email or nostr npub. In practice, we don't do this - we store the redeemed voucher code for 30 days for account recovery purposes (default process for vouchers). </blockquote> 2025-07-15T11:45:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp4nyx8qrl4evj7u9xfz8r72l2ml2qdc7xfu3pxwl49zk5hls5enczypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yt0lwwm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf65xq7udzpx2lgckaydf09me7xnn05ahms605ncmt7duvqauec9sppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0dfhrtx'>nevent1q…hrtx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Feature wise it is matching the basics of competing services (alias creation, catch-all aliases, PGP). Two clear advantages we can see vs. others is on the trust side -&gt; 1. fully open source: <a href="https://github.com/ivpn/mailx">https://github.com/ivpn/mailx</a> 2. audited - results will be published on Monday. 2025-07-12T19:36:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsffrlj9je7c6nnwpc5l5ehmq243n5jn4rvyedqd7a52e38xatmv3gzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yhge907 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw0uj74fszt5geldsjcv02cm608y56yysv46vtcuvd30umt258fqgppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp05fqqju'>nevent1q…qqju</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You need a Pro account with at least 1 year of paid time remaining - if you have less, DM us! 2025-07-12T19:34:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspv45ltqj2aguwmvs0rp7c6vaxx9f3cfwuqamfunh024ghgpqs88qzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6y9tzqfx We are launching an email aliasing/forwarding service - mailx is now available for beta testing. First invites are out for IVPN Pro users with 1+ year time on their account. Log in on ivpn.net and navigate to Mailx beta tab to get started. <br/><br/>We have 5 IVPN vouchers to give away to privacy-minded folks here on Nostr. If you are not eligible or don&#39;t have an IVPN account but want to test mailx, message us via DM here or email us -&gt; trial at ivpn.net. <br/><br/>Opsec warnings before you reach out: <br/>1. Nostr DMs can reveal the fact you messaged us through unencrypted metadata (depends on client used)<br/>2. We will send you an individual voucher code, which in theory could be used to tie your IVPN account ID with your email or nostr npub. In practice, we don&#39;t do this - we store the redeemed voucher code for 30 days for account recovery purposes (default process for vouchers). 2025-07-12T18:20:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9u5pf7jp6rnc7p0jxlaxpuz7fn7u7f7pmxszgqc6euhrvzfyrl9gzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yu2h38p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqq5dcnmm9rpgjr0qrp3tt65s7ah0ek8tpj84g2na7fn7xefjjf8chsn5fl'>nevent1q…n5fl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>On our roadmap, but not been prioritised yet - later this year most likely. Can you share why you consider this important &amp; are you OK with reduced speed which is a likely side effect? Thanks. 2025-05-23T12:07:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf2upemjnzqzgswkklm4jsxkf6wp88c9dhwvq4r29uc37lt0492pgzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6ywfnvs7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2yrfv0rcced4kqge8v47krch470mslqqmf6fn2p25s2dt8p4xrcsvz2yqg'>nevent1q…2yqg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Should have mentioned - we can pay you in BTC 2025-05-23T09:36:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsps4aul2hhtrvl7pj9r3uq5rzemddpw83uxvh7pteg5jpaz5pqe4qzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yavusg6 We are looking for a System and Network Administrator to maintain and scale our network of VPN servers and related infrastructure. The position is fully remote, open to applicants based in time zones UTC−1 to UTC+3. Details and application form: <a href="https://www.careers-page.com/ivpn/job/L67WWWY5">https://www.careers-page.com/ivpn/job/L67WWWY5</a> 2025-05-23T09:32:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgww7rcvtt0nzndxydnh0dneyfxmssh0z46pytspla5x0nym3putqzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yly46sf Annual security audit scheduled for 2025 <a href="https://www.ivpn.net/blog/annual-security-audit-scheduled-2025/">https://www.ivpn.net/blog/annual-security-audit-scheduled-2025/</a> 2025-05-08T17:28:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstfzejzexmgvwn6wutn6mzt8m4nxmyla5w6j26ewzt2c52d9df8jgzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yp6v554 IVPN infrastructure has been expanded with a new gateway in Buenos Aires, Argentina - ISP: Datapacket. <br/>Visit our Server Status page for more information: <a href="https://ivpn.net/status/">https://ivpn.net/status/</a> 2025-04-08T20:32:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp7xxqq46lj5g0thx2y5h2fufte9rv0qmm0ltr8xnxkz6e7ar6k8gzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6ydv7y8x This process is now complete—on-chain and LN payments are fully available again.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqa7d2upjgy9qzatz3df407n9tv06e6454ljhguemhhxwmyudaydzqy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qgewaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8xmn0wf6zuum0vd5kzmp0qqsp44vxmdtqcj7287faf2cxpslgdswry7valf8pqwk74dulcn45kcg3l3dz7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…3dz7</a></span> </div> Due to planned maintenance Bitcoin payments will be temporarily unavailable on ivpn.net for a brief period from 6am UTC tomorrow (25 Feb). Once completed, both on-chain and LN payments will be reinstated as payment options. </blockquote> 2025-02-25T12:57:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp44vxmdtqcj7287faf2cxpslgdswry7valf8pqwk74dulcn45kcgzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yxsady7 Due to planned maintenance Bitcoin payments will be temporarily unavailable on ivpn.net for a brief period from 6am UTC tomorrow (25 Feb). Once completed, both on-chain and LN payments will be reinstated as payment options. 2025-02-24T14:19:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs87j8yf0juac57y5u5gj7l09r5hatk72hrqtwkwkk80yz29zlpslczypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yg2c66l please recommend a reliable way to do LN testnet payments<br/>our previous method for this fails now, looking for solutions 2025-02-20T08:58:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx7pw256k7a3lsmxtjsfrsn0gxmj6xg8tyd57wee5hwdp6kqh72eszypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6y9j5d8s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqka52s8l0j8ardl490wad3x7e2h69c6t6n5s9nrqn3m6crhu8z0qhxt4h7'>nevent1q…t4h7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If that is the case telling another user on a censorship resistant protocol that they cannot utilise it because their technical choices don’t align with your expected outcome might not be a good next action. 2025-02-19T14:11:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrpkcxk33gmasvjyzg4h4e9c44n7x94lezvys2q46j3tq2wrkr7lczypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6y0s0cwk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswyksd8rxfzq6xqhhuwv2w2x8xunmsjtywy9wachzcgwah4g2cckggupnl3'>nevent1q…pnl3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why are you here? 2025-02-19T14:04:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsphrspgprqgelwc054lnuaxzhxn59n46acm6rv4ctrq392q53hclczypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yagn6mt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd3504xf58pq8yf82d6a72htehadlmpvtkyk08ccu2q6trw2dew0ss6fs8w'>nevent1q…fs8w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://www.ivpn.net/blog/gradual-removal-of-port-forwarding">https://www.ivpn.net/blog/gradual-removal-of-port-forwarding</a><br/>unlikely that we bring it back 2025-02-19T14:00:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs24q4xndr55u85rc5uzsmujgr20d79ngdk3y8xl99yersnp3g48fczypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6ypqtrzm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8x8nst4wmc0el9txmyds9uujn48sfpt7vl9dnqcec8n7ruddhjecpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtc0z6pyv'>nevent1q…6pyv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ExpressVPN collects more personal info and generally have less restrictive privacy related choices (ads, trackers, information collection in app etc). We are more comparable to Mullvad, similar policies, similar philosophy. Pros - Some of our customers like our apps better. We sponsor Bitcoin projects like BTCPay and attend Bitcoin conferences throughout the year. We accept Lightning payments directly. Mullvad has more servers in more locations and offer stuff we don&#39;t like DAITA. IVPN is more expensive if you need more than 2 devices. 2025-02-19T13:59:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy3mj2qy5xjcur7reycy8dexxdp66ph0jkxzlvhyf69zfgx9al9vszypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6y8plwrq We have identified a potential leak issue affecting our iOS app in brief intervals during WireGuard key regeneration. We advise IVPN customers using the IVPN iOS app to update to the latest version (v2.12.5) as soon as possible. Details: <a href="https://www.ivpn.net/blog/key-rotation-issue-fix-in-ivpn-ios-app/">https://www.ivpn.net/blog/key-rotation-issue-fix-in-ivpn-ios-app/</a> 2025-02-19T12:14:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyt9vuhlydlttucveld4tvjp08g7u462eatkhm2t238f2qa4nfu6qzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6ycmuqq0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs03q6mvkwy9e70lwp9ld9zcjl9ffmfw6vvpeweppm792wtg82pjkcpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wchsumdl86'>nevent1q…dl86</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🤝 2025-01-08T18:15:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgwx6ja0pxdmhjdynr9360en5y6ur7p3akfsynz737mlqs8k54fggzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6y0feces Last year, we laid down the groundwork for new projects to help people better resist online surveillance.<br/><br/>In addition to major infrastructure upgrades and planned app improvements, we are preparing to launch new services this year. <br/><br/>Details on our blog: <a href="https://www.ivpn.net/blog/ivpn-year-in-review-plans-for-2025/">https://www.ivpn.net/blog/ivpn-year-in-review-plans-for-2025/</a> 2025-01-08T15:12:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrhcan546jtljzevvr485m9hefmemklq0xj75fgj8h880f6yyh5ygzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yw7g8c2 IVPN acquires Safing, operator of Portmaster and the SPN network - details on our blog: <a href="https://www.ivpn.net/blog/ivpn-acquires-safing-portmaster-spn-network/">https://www.ivpn.net/blog/ivpn-acquires-safing-portmaster-spn-network/</a> 2024-12-03T15:08:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdtz7c27q40ex0nn6ckqpm6s2wdepdxk2me09s77pyg8flfuh0zsczypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6y9hyaem Over the past five weeks we have upgraded 11 previously WireGuard-only gateways to support other protocols.<br/>List of locations where additional servers are now accepting OpenVPN and IKEv2 connections: <br/><br/>Amsterdam - nl2.gw.ivpn.net<br/>Atlanta - us-ga3.gw.ivpn.net<br/>Chicago - us-il3.gw.ivpn.net<br/>Dallas - us-tx3.wg.ivpn.net<br/>Frankfurt - de4.gw.ivpn.net<br/>London - gb3.gw.ivpn.net<br/>Los Angeles - us-ca5.gw.ivpn.net<br/>Montreal - ca-qc1.gw.ivpn.net<br/>New York - us-ny4.gw.ivpn.net<br/>Singapore - sg2.gw.ivpn.net<br/>Stockholm - se2.gw.ivpn.net<br/><br/>Complete list of gateways available here: <a href="https://www.ivpn.net/en/status/">https://www.ivpn.net/en/status/</a> 2024-11-13T16:33:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsznwrq3y587cujz3adw6yc8m48us0gp9adgur4ut3r2x5phlj9jyqzypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6y652ram In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdfw2rkf3z83ne5sgpc7gyn7p0q2d0g648mnh32pgzjtpk4cfg4mcg3k5g8'>nevent1q…k5g8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We looked into this previously and made steps towards running a fedimint federation. Operational risks + second order effects (eg. accounting) are tricky. We&#39;d like to make it happen, but can&#39;t say when. 2024-10-31T11:13:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxfg7uf47m26uyhm2g9430pkunnyfg0una4qkw7fz4vhj6x3kxtgczypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yaurx3f Why you shouldn&#39;t pay with credit card or PayPal for a VPN service<br/><br/>Payment methods that support anonymity can help keep your service account (e.g., your randomly generated IVPN Account ID) separate from your personal information tied to CC/Paypal. When paying with cash, Lightning, or XMR a trustworthy VPN provider only sees your IP address, with no ability to link it to revealing payment details. If the provider has no identifying data, they can&#39;t misuse it, leak it or share it with third parties.<br/><br/>Paying with a credit card or PayPal exposes personally identifiable information to the service provider. Further, the payment gateway and each participants in the payment processing chain can learn you are using that specific provider. In the event of a leak, official request, or compromise, your use of the VPN service could be tied to you personally, and in the worst case your activities could be directly correlated to you as well.<br/><br/>The above also highlights why you should use providers that don&#39;t require an email or other personal information to sign up and accept anonymity-friendly payment methods without an third-party. <br/><br/>Should all of this matter to you? <br/>As we often remark, it all comes down to your personal threat model. What information you want to protect? Who are the adversaries? <br/>If you occasionally use a VPN to watch BBC iPlayer and you trust your provider, the risks are minimal. If you are concerned about potential compromise, or you might be at threat if your personal information is correlated to your activities, it&#39;s better to minimize the amount of information you (are required to) share. 2024-10-24T14:48:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq0lzt9a6euwlvxhj89fuzvwvzpg7j3rtetz8wppfmfs950uj4qlszypmu64crysg2q96k9z6n2lax2kcl4n4tftl9w3enh0wvakfcm6g6yjryreg IVPN is now on Nostr. <br/><br/>Following a conversation at Baltic Honeybadger with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Derek Ross</span> (<span class="italic">npub18am…p424</span>)</a></span> regarding the pros and cons of &#39;company operated accounts on Nostr&#39; + hearing talks on the future of free speech online, we are convinced that this is the right place (or rather, protocol) to be for us.<br/><br/>We&#39;ve maintained a reserved, low-key presence on other social channels for many years. We as a team and as individuals prefer not to shout louder in a cacophony. While some companies thrive on oversharing for engagement and treating social communities as marketing funnels, such tactics don&#39;t align with our straightforward, no-bullshit approach.<br/><br/>For Nostr we are trying something different, without any compromise on these values. Expect more posts with direct opinions, in-depth analysis, privacy/VPN consultation and anything else that contributes to the community. <br/><br/>To anyone we&#39;ve met at Bitcoin and other conferences over the years - hello! Nice to see you here. We are ready to continue the hundreds of conversations we had around trust, transparency, sovereignty, open-source ideals, LN merchant adoption, circular economy for Bitcoin and new radical ideas.<br/><br/>Reach out in public or private if you have any questions, ideas or suggestions. Let&#39;s do this!<br/> 2024-09-17T15:32:48Z