Proton VPN results in the tremendous reduction on the speed and make my old 2018 Mac air dead with no Gas
#privacytechpro privacy tool recommendations:
if you want to share a link a yt video on desktop in a way that isn't tracked by #google / #youtube, use #invidious (a youtube frontend) to share
*note
*isn't tracked by google
*always use a vpn.
from invidious faq:
"Q: What data is shared with YouTube?
A: By default, the video stream is fetched directly from Google's servers (googlevideo.com) in order to reduce the bandwidth required by invidious, meaning that Google will be able to see your IP address and some other data commonly sent by web browsers, like your user-agent string.
If you don't want that to happen, you can go to the preferences page and check the Proxy videos option. When this option is enabled, the Invidious instance will be used as a relay (also known as a "proxy") between you and Google's servers, which will hide your IP address and the other information sent by your browser."
go to https://invidious.io/ -> tap 'use invidious' -> choose a server -> paste the yt link in the search box -> tap share
on desktop you can use the ff extension called #LibRedirect to make this process much faster (there is a library of other front-ends included)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/libredirect/
on #android i recommend #UntrackMe for easy front-end privacy respecting link sharing
https://framagit.org/tom79/nitterizeme
it's only available on f-droid.
*note: if you have to use f-droid, i recommend f-droid basic (it has unattended updates)
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fdroid.basic/
also...
#LibreTube (more private) or #NewPipe are both great front-end apps for watching and sharing yt videos on android
#NewPipe
or #LibreTube (more private...it proxies all requests via piped and prevents google servers from accessing your ip address) are both awesome youtube front-end apps for watching and sharing
read about the differences here:
https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube#differences-to-newpipe
pro tip: use an always-on vpn like #mullvad
or #protonvpn
https://github.com/protonvpn/android-app
...and take advantage of their splittunneling function to keep the vpn always-on but still exclude specific apps (proton also allows web addresses) from the vpn for apps/sites that don't play nicely with vpns (and many payment processors)
and as always, i recommend using #GrapheneOS for the best privacy and security on android ( factory unlocked recent-ish #pixel required )
#cybersecgirl #privacy #tools #opensource #android #grapheneos
Discussion
i haven't experienced this at all. what speed is your internet? have you tried switching servers? what is the side by side speed comparison (with vpn, and without)?
Well the speed is of 5G and Aussie internet is rubbish. About 400mbps. Haven’t tried switching any servers. Will check what throughput comes with proton.
i hear ya. just try to make sure there aren't any background (or foreground) processes running to get the best data. looking forward to your results.
I had the same experience a few months ago on all my devices at home including firestick 4k! I ran all sorts of Network tests you can imagine, and all were unsuccessful. I even emailed Proton at the time and they basically said unplug/replug 😂.
Street a while, I fixed it by disabling VPN accelerator and got my usual speeds.. I suspect that may have fixed the issue then or it could have been my ISP to blame.
The only reason I'm not using it all the time on my GOS now is because of my node config.