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Windscribbles
Company blog · blog.windscribe.comsecuritysystems
Windscribbles is the company blog at blog.windscribe.com, writing about security and systems. Since 2021, 13 different Hacker News readers have linked it 21 times, most often “Consolidation of the VPN industry spells trouble for the consumer”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-21, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (10) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Windscribe's blog for coverage of VPN industry ownership and consolidation, the Ukrainian VPN server seizure, and explainers on VPN security, free VPN models and tracker blocking.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 10 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Service updates, opinion pieces, technical writeups and random ramblings.
Most-linked posts?
- Consolidation of the VPN industry spells trouble for the consumer3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2021-09-16
- Windscribe VPN Acquired by Gape Technologies. Renamed as Brilliantly Secure VPN2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-04-01
- /the-vpn-relationship-map-2023/2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-08-30
What Hacker News says?
> Yes of course, but that probably represents less than 10% of the customers. Lol how did you come up with 10%? Did you just make it up? > VPNs don't stop trackers. Windscribe (and other VPN's) can block trackers. https://blog.windscribe.com/how-r-o-b-e-r-t-works-76d6274460...
Comment linking /how-r-o-b-e-r-t-works-76d627446083/
on “Proxy Chrome extensions are not going to be usable in MV3”Submitted Consolidation of the VPN industry spells trouble for the consumer as a story · 195 points
HN discussionI have my own self hosted VPN, but I am a fan of Windscribe too, they offer a free VPN which I'd personally trust. I do pay for it, but wouldn't have any concerns recommending it. They actually wrote an article explaining how/why it's free: https://blog.windscribe.com/free-vpn-myths-debunked-70a0aa46... Obviously do your own research.
Comment linking /free-vpn-myths-debunked-70a0aa46849f/
on “Ask HN: Is Public WiFi Dangerous?”Submitted WindCon2024: A Joke Too Far for Many as a story · 22 points
HN discussionRecommend reading the whole story: https://blog.windscribe.com/ukrainian-server-seizure-a-comme...
Comment linking /ukrainian-server-seizure-a-commentary-and-state-of-the-industry-e71e8d205b26
on “Consolidation of the VPN industry spells trouble for the consumer”Submitted We’re Not Paying for #1 as a story · 6 points
HN discussionShameless self promotion: https://blog.windscribe.com/consolidation-of-the-vpn-industr...
Comment linking /consolidation-of-the-vpn-industry-spells-trouble-for-the-consumer-57e638634cf0
on “Kape Technologies buys ExpressVPN for $936M”Submitted NodeOS: We Stopped Worrying about Disks and Started Booting from RAM as a story · 3 points
HN discussionhttps://blog.windscribe.com/top-r-russia-mod-admits-to-ownin... Yup. It's crazy how many of these are out in the wild. I mostly notice Chinese ones from my time there or ones highlighted by friends. But the Russian disinfo coming out in the lead up was insane. I'm all for freedom of press but state sanctioned media is such a fucking blight.
Comment linking /top-r-russia-mod-admits-to-owning-a-marketing-agency-in-east-russia/
on “China Is Not Russia. Taiwan Is Not Ukraine”Submitted Windscribe VPN has been acquired for 700m as a story · 3 points
HN discussionThis list isn't about "dirt" but rather connections between companies and organizations. Windscribe is independent, and 100% privately owned. Source: Me, as a co-founder. If you want dirt on us, you can find it on our blog, written by me. https://blog.windscribe.com/ukrainian-server-seizure-a-comme...
Comment linking /ukrainian-server-seizure-a-commentary-and-state-of-the-industry-e71e8d205b26/
on “2023 Paid VPN Relationship and Corporate VPN Ownership Map”Submitted The Evolution of Ransomware as a story · 2 points
HN discussion"OVPN acquired by Pango, parent company of Hotspot Shield: what does it mean for users?" https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/5/ovpn-acquired-by-pango... Article updated 2023 https://blog.windscribe.com/the-vpn-relationship-map-2023/
Comment linking /the-vpn-relationship-map-2023/
on “2023 Paid VPN Relationship and Corporate VPN Ownership Map”Submitted Windscribe Has Been Acquired Hello Bsvpn as a story · 2 points
HN discussionAn update to the 2022 VPN affiliate relationship map. A handy reference for who is owned by who - including their status or whether they're actually part of a bigger corporation. The reference article for the map itself with key updates & findings: https://blog.windscribe.com/the-vpn-relationship-map-2023/
Comment linking /the-vpn-relationship-map-2023/
on “2023 Paid VPN Relationship and Corporate VPN Ownership Map”Submitted Windscribe VPN Acquired by Gape Technologies. Renamed as Brilliantly Secure VPN as a story · 2 points
HN discussionInfo here: https://blog.windscribe.com/openvpn-security-improvements-an...
Comment linking /openvpn-security-improvements-and-changes-7b04ea49222
on “VPN servers seized by Ukrainian authorities weren’t encrypted”Submitted Consolidation of the VPN industry spells trouble for the consumer as a story · 2 points
HN discussionWindscribe co-founder here. Consumer VPN industry is a shit show, especially in the last 3-5 years. The parasitic "VPN review" industry is making all the money, as the "big VPNs" are paying ridiculously high CPA rates (think gambling CPA rates of $50-$100). Most "review" sites rank VPNs based on a single metric - who pays the most. This is why vpnmentor (a review site) was acquired for more money than PrivateInterne…
Comment linking /consolidation-of-the-vpn-industry-spells-trouble-for-the-consumer-57e638634cf0/
on “WeVPN Is Shutting Down”Submitted Should you use a VPN when Gaming? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Who owns your data? A VPN Relationship Map as a story · 1 points
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