[dba-Tech] Mozilla VPN for everyone.

[Jim Lawrence]

I think it is more complex than that. 

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Colby" <jwcolby at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>, "rockysmolin" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 9:37:04 AM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Mozilla VPN for everyone.

The problem with a vpn in a browser is simply that it only protects a 
single endpoint.  There may be a dozen other apps on the same computer 
which are not protected.


On 10/30/2018 11:52 AM, Rocky Smolin wrote:
> So you would trust the Firefox VPN?
>
> r
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Colby
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 8:28 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues; John Bartow
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Mozilla VPN for everyone.
>
> I think if your reason to exist is to hide a user's identity, then
> collecting information about said identity is going to be discovered and
> no one will use your service.  Even the CIA and NSA can't keep their
> secrets.  A VPN has to keep no logs and allow auditing to clearly
> demonstrate that fact.
>
>

-- 
John W. Colby

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