restingboredfacetoPrivacy@lemmy.mlEnglish·6 months agocross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgDuckDuckGo Is Taking Its Privacy Fight to Data Brokers(www.wired.com)external-linkarrow-up1213arrow-down12message-square18file-textfedilink
arrow-up1211arrow-down1external-linkDuckDuckGo Is Taking Its Privacy Fight to Data Brokers(www.wired.com)restingboredfacetoPrivacy@lemmy.mlEnglish·6 months agocross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgmessage-square18file-textfedilink
minus-squareRmDebArc_5Englisharrow-up5arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkWhat’s the problem with Nord? I have never used one of their products so I’m not informed
minus-squareMurdocarrow-up5arrow-down2·6 months agolinkfedilinkThe only thing I know about them is how well advertised they are, which is a turn off.
minus-squarebrbpostingarrow-up3arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkIn general, shudder at the thought of supporting the anti-broker industry. Data brokers can play both sides. Guest the only solution is legislation?
minus-squareResoluteCatnapEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkNot end to end encrypted afaict. The only way id ever consider a service like this is if it was e2e. Also incogni is owned by surfshark which i think is more important than their partnership with nordvpn
minus-squareAmerikan Pharaoharrow-up2arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkWhat’s the tea on surfshark?
minus-squareResoluteCatnapEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down0·6 months agoedit-26 months agolinkfedilinkFew years ago they killed their killswitch . I believe it was technically still an option but they reduced it’s capabilities so that it wasn’t functionally a reliable killswitch. They also got heat for installing root CA certs. https://www.techradar.com/news/new-research-reveals-surfshark-turbovpn-vyprvpn-are-installing-risky-root-certificates I believe both issues are “fixed”, but they were some questionable decisions
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Fucknord
What’s the problem with Nord? I have never used one of their products so I’m not informed
The only thing I know about them is how well advertised they are, which is a turn off.
In general, shudder at the thought of supporting the anti-broker industry. Data brokers can play both sides. Guest the only solution is legislation?
Not end to end encrypted afaict. The only way id ever consider a service like this is if it was e2e.
Also incogni is owned by surfshark which i think is more important than their partnership with nordvpn
What’s the tea on surfshark?
Few years ago they killed their killswitch . I believe it was technically still an option but they reduced it’s capabilities so that it wasn’t functionally a reliable killswitch.
They also got heat for installing root CA certs. https://www.techradar.com/news/new-research-reveals-surfshark-turbovpn-vyprvpn-are-installing-risky-root-certificates
I believe both issues are “fixed”, but they were some questionable decisions