#392: Resisting Online Surveillance with Viktor from IVPN
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast · Marty Bent
January 30, 20231h 27m
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Show Notes
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Viktor from IVPN to discuss online privacy and the surveillance traps set by online companies, including most VPNs. </p>
<p>Follow Viktor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vonthedock </p>
<p>Check out IVPN: https://www.ivpn.net/</p>
<p>6:10 - VPN convention<br />
10:42 - VPNs explained<br />
16:23 - VPN traps<br />
19:23 - TOR<br />
23:10 - Running your own VPN<br />
26:30 - Vetting VPN services<br />
35:23 - Wireguard<br />
39:28 - Paying for a VPN privately<br />
42:09 - LN privacy and Monero<br />
45:33 - Fedimint<br />
53:14 - Viktor's story, don't be a coomer<br />
1:05:55 - Attacks on IVPN<br />
1:07:59 - How the current internet makes VPNs necessary<br />
1:12:22 - Expanding IVPN<br />
1:17:34 - State attack vectors on VPNs<br />
1:22:50 - Final thoughts<br />
1:26:02 - Plugs </p>
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