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torguard.net
Company blog · torguard.net/blogsecurity
torguard.net is the company blog at torguard.net, writing about security. Since 2012, 16 different Hacker News readers have linked it 17 times. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (14) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link TorGuard's blog and FAQ pages, mostly for its posts on the NordVPN breach and lawsuit and its bug-bounty dispute, plus product pages and tools such as its IP-check page. No comment judges the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 14 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
What Hacker News says?
Torguard is contesting the extent of their breach: https://torguard.net/blog/why-torguards-network-is-secure-af...
Comment linking /blog/why-torguards-network-is-secure-after-an-isolated-2017-server-breach/
on “NordVPN confirms it was hacked”Submitted NordVPN sued by Torguard for blackmail [pdf] as a story · 168 points
HN discussionFor anyone that wants a less shady VPN, I've found Mullvad[1] to be very good. They take privacy to the next level, where you can literally mail them an envelope full of cash with your anonymous login key and they'll top up the credit on the account. I also like Mullvad because they seem to spend approximately $0 on marketing (at least compared to the other guys) and don't do any of those bullshitty perpetual "limit…
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on “I am resigning along with most other Freenode staff”Submitted TorGuard VPN 50% Off all plans. Use coupon 'tglifetime50' as a story · 9 points
HN discussionI'm sure European governments love all the press that the US gets for this kind of stuff because it draws attention away from them. A lot of Europeans seem to know more about wiretapping in the US than in their own country. A 5 minute search will bring up lots of examples. These are a bit old, but I can't imagine any powers have been removed since the laws have been passed. (I apologize for the tone of some of these…
Comment linking /blog/dutch-law-threatens-to-wiretap-family-and-friends/
on “Germany's data chief tells ministries WhatsApp is a no-go”Submitted Changing DNS Settings in Linux as a story · 1 points
HN discussionDid you ever get this working? I had a similar problem with nextdns and the amazon app but I was able to resolve via whitelisting a couple domains. https://torguard.net/blog/only-one-out-of-five-top-us-banks-... https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2238885-wells-fargo-w...
Comment linking /blog/only-one-out-of-five-top-us-banks-support-ip-whitelisting/
on “Ad block shouldn't break your checkout”We've known for years that HTTP (clear-text) traffic can be middled out of exit nodes. What FalseCONNECT showed was that HTTPS (encrypted) traffic via web proxies could be middled. We should all be very, very, very troubled by that. In terms of the EFF article, it's just one of many which recommend the use of proxies and was just an example providing that this has been guidance that's been provided for quite awhile.…
Comment linking /anonymousbittorrentproxy.php
on “Technology in Hostile States: Ten Principles for User Protection”https://torguard.net/faq.php Is TorGuard related in any way to the “tor” project? Answer: No, The reference to "tor" in TorGuard relates to "torrents" and guarding one’s privacy when using bitorrent. We are not related in any way to the “tor” project however the company does support through donations.
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on “NordVPN sued by Torguard for blackmail [pdf]”"confidential and trade secret information" appears to reference a stolen install script: https://torguard.net/blog/when-bug-bounties-border-on-blackm...
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on “NordVPN sued by Torguard for blackmail [pdf]”> What kind of 'trade secret information' could a vpn provider be blackmailed with though? According to TorGuard's blog post they stole information from an install script that was allegedly used at C7 hosting: https://torguard.net/blog/when-bug-bounties-border-on-blackm... An installer script could easily give an attacker insight into internal TorGuard IP addresses that would otherwise be hidden. My guess is these i…
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on “NordVPN sued by Torguard for blackmail [pdf]”A few VPN providers offer this, I.e torguard's stealth VPN option. https://torguard.net/stealth-vpn.php
Comment linking /stealth-vpn.php
on “China Tells Carriers to Block Access to Personal VPNs by February”The http://torguard.net/ SOCKS proxy service works quite well if all you care is bittorrent. They also offer a VPN product. They don't keep logs, which is something to look for in any decent VPN or SOCKS proxy.
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on “New Anti-Piracy System to Hit U.S. Internet Users on Monday”Use this [0] to find your Torrent Clients IP address. It downloads a torrent where the tracker description echoes back your IP. I've found VPNs to be too unreliable and only use a seedbox now. [0] https://torguard.net/checkmytorrentipaddress.php
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on “I Know What You Download on BitTorrent”There appear to be a number of VPN providers accepting bitcoin: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade#Connectivity edit : and the VPN service that the article talks about ( https://torguard.net/ ) already accepts bitcoin.
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on “PayPal Bans BitTorrent Friendly VPN Provider”https://torguard.net/ ^ VPN Payable in Bitcoin
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on “NordVPN has killed their warrant canary”Tor == "The Onion Router". TorGuard == something completely unrelated to Tor. Per the TorGuard website ( https://torguard.net/faq.php ): "Is TorGuard related in any way to the “tor” project? No, The reference to "tor" in TorGuard relates to "torrents" and guarding one’s privacy when using bitorrent. We are not related in any way to the “tor” project however the company does support through donations." Orbot, OTOH, i…
Comment linking /faq.php
on “Privacy and Security Risks of Android VPN Permission-enabled Apps”
