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Thoughts on Lavabit VPN (play.google.com)

submitted 2 years ago by ProctorZeuss@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I know it's not recommended to use a free VPN provider and that they're based in the US. However based on Lavabit's history and that the VPN requires no signup or personal information I'm curious how this community interprets this utility.

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[–] RedditBot@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No reason to use it based on the ones you gave. ProtonVPN has a free tier but the other recommended VPNs (Mullvad, IVPN) are just $5/mo

[–] ProctorZeuss@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Currently the app doesn't have a lot of the functionality I require like split tunneling but I have great respect for Lavabit seeing as they were one of/if not the first encrypted email service to arrive, utilised by Edward Snowden, and they decided to close shop rather than divulge keys to the gov when requested. Plus they are currently working on a new encrypted email protocol which I would like to utilise when available.

I won't be using Proton as they seem to follow Apple's premium pricing philosophy and require account creation. Mullvad is more respecting of privacy via not needing an account but the only anonymous way I see of paying for their service is by sending cash to them via post which isn't very economical.

[–] kCNrnHcEkvqdtLCQoQbK@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's nothing on the Lavabit website (or elsewhere that I could reliably confirm) that say they (Lavabit) have a VPN. I could always be cautious when using a new VPN (including one that is free) or one that isn't listed on the company website.

[–] ProctorZeuss@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

If you click the link I provided it takes you to the app on the google play store which also links to their website and is registered under Lavabit LLC. Additionally if you search for the app it is open source and attached to their GitHub account.

[–] kCNrnHcEkvqdtLCQoQbK@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Anybody can create a Google Play Store account like that (and link to any website and say it's registered under a company), many Chinese companies do it.

Regarding searching for the app, I did search for lavabit vpn and duckduckgo didn't show a github account.

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