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Great article Nick. I was particularly interested in Cloudflare’s new app 1.1.1.1 even though its not a true VPN yet. I have Express VPN on all my devices including a MiBox Android TV tuner which I use for Australian free to air TV content here in Indonesia. I understand it is just a DNS Resolver at the moment but I put it on my non cellular iPad just to try out. At the moment due to rioting and post election unrest in Jakarta. FB and FB Messenger as well as WhatsApp have been abysmally slow this morning but I can say that since installing “One4” ( can’t think how else to write it) all of the above have sped up noticeably.


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Like Rod, I use Express VPN, although I also have a few months left on my subscription to PIA which I got from our Forums here about 2 years ago as a special offer at an incredibly good price.

In my personal usage, Express VPN is faster and has way more servers and great support. It is also based in the British Virgin Islands where there are no legal privacy barriers - as opposed to PIA which is US based and could, theoretically, be legally compelled to reveal users' data.

As a follower of Troy Hunt, I set up my DNS with Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 with 1.0.0.1 as my second choice some considerable time ago. Mainly for speed.

Anyhow, thanks for the link to that article, Nick. Very useful.

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Networking and Security...Popular VPNs Compared



If you are researching VPN's, these sites are invaluable:

How VPNs work
Encryption and Security Protocols in a VPN | HowStuffWorks

Ars Technica article about the value of VPNs, the perils of using a commercial VPN, and instructions on how to roll your own…
How to build your own VPN if you’re (rightfully) wary of commercial options | Ars Technica

For a comparison of more VPN services than you’d care to shake a stick at, see:
Email Comparison by That One Privacy Guy
VPN Comparison by That One Privacy Guy
Rates several aspects of each VPN service, including Privacy, Technology and Business.

Other interesting articles:

Best VPN for Mac 2019: Reviews and buying advice | Macworld
(This MIGHT be a really helpful article, but since Macworld stopped being a print publication I've found them to not always be unbiased.)

https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-vpn-service
 

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I have and still am using Google's public DNS 8.8.8.8 on my laptop but I have been reconsidering that of late. I do need a VPN though to keep up to date with news feeds and Australian media content but if Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1+Warp turns out to be a fully fledged VPN I'd definitely give it a go.
 

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A couple of years ago a VPN called Tiger VPN had an offer for a lifetime license for maybe $35. Pretty sure on the cost. I grabbed it. It so far has not ever let me down. Glad I got it while it was still lifetime as it's not now.
 
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I was looking for a business VPN and found some nice VPN comparissons in this medium article. if you are looking for something to do with business and freelance cooperate than you might want to check it out.
 
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I was looking for a business VPN and found some nice VPN comparissons in this medium article. if you are looking for something to do with business and freelance cooperate than you might want to check it out.

Folks have recommended some articles to be helpful. But one has to be careful of the motivations behind some of these articles. For example, I wouldn't touch anything from Norton. These are the same folks who sold a hard drive repair utility for the Macintosh that was often worse than having a virus.

NordVPN comes up in some of these articles. See:

Hackers steal secret crypto keys for NordVPN
Hackers steal secret crypto keys for NordVPN. Here’s what we know so far | Ars Technica

Here's another VPN suggestion page that may or may not be helpful:
7 Best VPN Services for 2019: Professional Test Results
 
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