Get a VPN, while you still can

[DaveInTexas]

When Biden takes over as President, he will control both the House and Senate, which puts us (and this web page) in jeopardy. We must protect ourselves from Biden and the army of internet police who will do his bidding.

I can honestly see Biden attacking the 1st Amendment and going after not only this web page, but other sights too, as well as trying to make even BEING on this web page a crime.

If you value your privacy against over-reaching and self-serving government, you seriously need to make sure you are on a VPN

A VPN is a 'must' for those who value privacy from the preying and snooping eves of Washington and their thought-police minions.

[tweakstick]

They took the P out of VPN years ago. List are made and list are accessible with a judge's stroke of a pen or an NSA click of a mouse.

I'm not even sure if I can trust a TOR browser since some of the TOR relays have been compromised. Good luck finding a browser that you know they haven't gained control of either. I heard Firefox, even on a stick was a no-go now.

Maybe one of our esteemed admins with more knowledge would care to chime in on this one.

[Jim Crow]

Liberal cocksuckers are waging a a war against your 1st amments rights,so you won’t can’t anything when they destroy your 2nd amendment rights.

[Goodman Grey]

I think we might as well just accept the possibility that at some point in the future, some people might drag us out of our beds in the middle of the night and possibly toss us into a jail for thoughtcrimes.

If we're lucky.

If not, then we'll probably just be executed.

Historical documents suggest that similar things have happened in the past.

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[IseDaDiva]

I think we might as well just accept the possibility that at some point in the future, some people might drag us out of our beds in the middle of the night and possibly toss us into a jail for thoughtcrimes.

If we're lucky.

If not, then we'll probably just be executed.

Historical documents suggest that similar things have happened in the past.



Agree. The right to free speech is virtually gone, unless you want to risk paying a heavy toll for it. Persecution for "wrong-think" is just around the corner.

[Midder Peenud Hayed]

They took the P out of VPN years ago. List are made and list are accessible with a judge's stroke of a pen or an NSA click of a mouse.

I'm not even sure if I can trust a TOR browser since some of the TOR relays have been compromised. Good luck finding a browser that you know they haven't gained control of either. I heard Firefox, even on a stick was a no-go now.

Maybe one of our esteemed admins with more knowledge would care to chime in on this one.

Yep, Firefox has shit the bed for sure...

https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/mozilla-threatens-to-go-beyond-deplatforming-in-creepy-statement/

[Ray Cizzums]

Back in the pre-internet days, I mailed my hate with a stamp, signed it, included my return address, telling them I'd be happy to show up and say it in person.
Dear Stupid Cunt letters to Jane Fonda, Hillary, Randi Weingarten, Dear Nigger letters to Spike Lee, P. Diddy, .... and Obama. Those, I still send.
If they want to make a list, I want to be at the top of it. Come and see me, then watch what happens.
I may get a VPN, just so I can troll. I've been banned from everything at this point.

[Sandy]

Yep, Firefox has shit the bed for sure...

https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/mozilla-threatens-to-go-beyond-deplatforming-in-creepy-statement/

Did they, or were they like Facebook and Twitter, getting big government help to grow into monopolies, by which time it's too late?

I hear VPNs advertised on conservative radio, but I don't know if I trust those either.

[Goodman Grey]

About 20 or so years ago, it was somewhat common for folks to chat via IRC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat

It was an almost entirely text based chat program, and nowadays I imagine it would be relatively simple to set up your own server and password protect it so you can talk to whoever you want, and possibly ban questionable folks.

By modern standards, it should have relatively low CPU usage requirements.

[CoonsЯus]

You're pretty much wasting your time trying to protect yourself from the Government with a VPN. I don't bother for most sites even though I have a VPN paid for every month. Everything done online is traceable. To try and be anonymous at home or in the same continuous place is impossible.

[Goodman Grey]

You're pretty much wasting your time trying to protect yourself from the Government with a VPN. I don't bother for most sites even though I have a VPN paid for every month. Everything done online is traceable. To try and be anonymous at home or in the same continuous place is impossible.

This is true.

The real secret to avoiding being surveilled in any serious manner is to actually post a ton of shit, but in a way that could be construed as boring by any sane observer.

For example, on this site, posting a bunch of anti-nigger stuff might get some folks riled up, but if you aren't actually breaking any laws or committing any crimes, eventually they are going to go looking for someone else. They have computer AI algorithms that seek out troublemakers, but even those things can suffer from what I jokingly refer to as "The God Problem."

And by that I mean the literal problem of trying to listen to billions of people simultaneously, which would cause most entities (human, AI, or an actual god) to treat most of what they see and hear as useless noise, and only focus on things they consider to be important at that very moment. Which means that for the most part, we're going to be getting ignored by a lot of folks doing surveillance unless we start chirping about committing serious crimes.

In other words, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

For the moment, certain politicians are probably very paranoid about their personal safety. Comments that could be perceived as threatening will get their attention. Posts analyzing the situation may get a cursory glance, but not much heat.

There are plenty of people out there doing much worse than what we are doing, so they are going to be getting most of the attention. Political incorrectness is probably not a huge concern for them at the moment. I mean, it is, and it isn't... thoughtcrimes are currently playing second fiddle to threats of insurrection.

edit: LOL https://theweek.com/articles/441930/ferguson-riots-terrible--but-racist-reaction-worse

[AFN_Weasel]

I hear VPNs advertised on conservative radio, but I don't know if I trust those either.

Try Proton, they are in Switzerland. They have strict privacy laws, unlike what's going on in the US. Don't use a US based VPN. Unfortunately, Proton VPN is a bit expensive compared to others.

https://protonvpn.com/

[Kip Mabuse]

Try Proton, they are in Switzerland. They have strict privacy laws, unlike what's going on in the US. Don't use a US based VPN. Unfortunately, Proton VPN is a bit expensive compared to others.

https://protonvpn.com/

I tried Proton, but it doesn't work worth a fuck where I live--you can log on, and use it for about 15 minutes, then it chokes, and you have to reboot and try again. I've been using Astrill for the last two years. IRONY ALERT--I just found out Astrill is based in Africa. Still, I haven't had any problems with it here in the good old PRC.

[NigShitPigShit]

I've been using Astrill for the last two years.

Never heard of that before and, being at heart an ignorant, shit-joke-loving twelve-year-old boy, my kneejerk reaction was, "A new sound! Nostril + Asshole?".


IRONY ALERT--I just found out Astrill is based in Africa.

:rofl


Could it be . in . Liberia?!

Run by a guy named Kurtz, famous in highbrow circles for his "expressive" home decor and "uniquely-flavored" meat stews:

:africa

[Tar Remover]

Got it!!!!:lol

[DaveInTexas]

Try Proton, they are in Switzerland. They have strict privacy laws, unlike what's going on in the US. Don't use a US based VPN. Unfortunately, Proton VPN is a bit expensive compared to others.

https://protonvpn.com/

I know I'm bumping an old post, but I go with NordVPN. They're based in Panama and have military-grade encryption. That and as a backup, I'm on Tor

[CoonsЯus]

I have to say, I do get serious value for money from my $1 a week Nord subscription.

[DaveInTexas]

I have to say, I do get serious value for money from my $1 a week Nord subscription.

I got a 2 year deal for around $75