VPN shuts down to protect consumers from snooping authorities

[ETRJ]

http://vr-zone.com/articles/vpn-shuts-protect-consumers-snooping-authorities/61332.html

I don't personally use a VPN so this doesn't really bother me that much but it might do to some people 

[rhyseyness]

I didn't read the article, as I'm at work, but just from your title: OH THE IRONY OF IT ALL!

[SteepGnomeKing]

I personally use a VPN.

For 3 reasons.

1. I am a person who like to be secure, A VPN offers that, it allows me to be on public WIFI and access things wihtout be harmed.

A year ago I found out about a program that can VERY easily intercept traffic and allow you to acces other peoples Facebook or twitter, Tested it and yes it's true. Simple download and anyone can do it. That made me concerned. This helps me out.

 

2. I like to get the full experience. I pay for a premium membership or Pandora and Netflix. Pandora doesn't work in Canada and Netflix sucks hairy sweaty balls in Canada. SO I use a VPN to get what I (think) paid for get access programs that I am actually giving money to.

 

3. I own a VERY large Blu-ray collection and 160+ games on steam. Let's just say I like to try some out before I spend my money on them. 2k+ worth in video games just on pc. Never mind what I own on Xbox/PS/Nintendo. Basically if I like it I buy it. If I don't I don't even finish the game.

 

This is only bad for one of my reasons. I do not like this at all. I do not agree with this at all.

I might just use a proxy if it's easy enough to watch Netflix and Pandora. But a VPN is very simple to use.

[JAKEBAB]

I personally use a VPN.

For 3 reasons.

1. I am a person who like to be secure, A VPN offers that, it allows me to be on public WIFI and access things wihtout be harmed.

A year ago I found out about a program that can VERY easily intercept traffic and allow you to acces other peoples Facebook or twitter, Tested it and yes it's true. Simple download and anyone can do it. That made me concerned. This helps me out.

2. I like to get the full experience. I pay for a premium membership or Pandora and Netflix. Pandora doesn't work in Canada and Netflix sucks hairy sweaty balls in Canada. SO I use a VPN to get what I (think) paid for get access programs that I am actually giving money to.

3. I own a VERY large Blu-ray collection and 160+ games on steam. Let's just say I like to try some out before I spend my money on them. 2k+ worth in video games just on pc. Never mind what I own on Xbox/PS/Nintendo. Basically if I like it I buy it. If I don't I don't even finish the game.

This is only bad for one of my reasons. I do not like this at all. I do not agree with this at all.

I might just use a proxy if it's easy enough to watch Netflix and Pandora. But a VPN is very simple to use.

I understand the whole netflix thing but I don't understand why u use it for security as they are still vulnerable also vpns suck because they make your Internet slow

[SteepGnomeKing]

I understand the whole netflix thing but I don't understand why u use it for security as they are still vulnerable also vpns suck because they make your Internet slow

 

Because there are programs that search unsecured wifi for facebook and twitter accounts that the person can access. With a VPN everything is secure and can not be accessed because it's not on an open network.

My vpn doesn't slow my internet down at all, and I can game perfectly fine with it on. No 100+ ping or slow DL/UL speeds. 

[wpirobotbuilder]

Because there are programs that search unsecured wifi for facebook and twitter accounts that the person can access

Facebook and Twitter are https sites.

[WanderingFool]

Facebook and Twitter are https sites.

 

They are fully https sites now.  Before (a year or two back) facebook and twitter only used https for logins and after that used http.  So what happened was someone came along and made a simple program which looked at wifi data, then used the cookie being passed through http to access the account...or something along those lines (you had the permissions to post to the persons wall, and change things that didn't require a password to be reentered)