PSA: Some of you use nostr without a VPN and that's very very very bad. You should use a VPN, at all times, on you're phone and on your computer, especially on nodtr. Treat it as a gift to yourself and get one now, I recommend Mullvad, don't get a random VPN that is likely to be infiltrated by the gov.
Discussion
Thoughts on free protonvpn?
Whatever I say I am willing to say on any platform. Even a physical one with a noose.
Bonus: You can also buy Mullvad with bitcoin and no email address is required. 🎉
Prefer to raw dog it
Wireguard is easily blocked, and it seems that Mullvad no longer works in Russia. For example, Proton only works in Russia with a modified version of Wireguard that they call Stealth.
very very very bad for whom exactly? I don't use nostr for anything personal (yet); so, protecting my privacy isn't really paramount. Other than that, is there some reason that I may not be considering why it's bad to use nostr without a VPN?
Yes, there are a million reasons why you should use a VPN at all times.
Yea I want to know too because my face, image, and business is public.
I'd love to have a better understanding of the risks I could face for using Nostr without a VPN.
Many thanks in advance!
Your nostr connects to a million different servers run by hopefully your friends and, most of the time, it's trivial to correlate your npub to your IP.
Done.. Been meaning to do it for years. Let's see.
ivpn?
I don't like using Tor. It has always sucked for me. I use Mullvad all the time.
I use agent switching / spoofing.
Thanks!
Amethyst + tor
I'm ignorant. Why is it very very very bad?
I hear you G. I use the built-in Brave VPN but am feeling it’s time to grow up. Will take a look at Mullvad
You can make an account and pay in on-chain bitcoin, or you can pay via lightning at https://vpn.sovereign.engineering/
Boom!
What do you or any other person use instead of Gmail accounts. Besides proton or is that what you guys use exclusively?
What do you think about ProtonVPN? Also, does Nostr log info?
What about Orbot?
Tor for Android as a VPN or on specific apps according to what you choose.
In my country, we have to use a VPN for everything. My VPN is on all the time! 😄
Fine, using Orbot now. I hope you're happy!
(Thanks :D)
But they accept BCH.
Nope, thanks. 😉
Can't be serious ppl IMHO.
btw: IVPN is government money (Cash and el.), Bitcoin, Monero, and government money, only
Do you consider them a random VPN or acceptable?
Personally, I prefer #tailscale & some VPS instances around the world. Tailscale is an actual literal "virtual private network" rather than a glorified proxy like mullvad. Also less honeypotty 😉
Could you set up a proxy relay that caches all the images you view and acts as a shield when using Nostr?
(Still figuring out how Nostr works on a protocol level)