VPN provider evaluation

3 articles in the Atlas on vpn provider evaluation - What Makes a VPN Resistant to Censorship?; Commercial VPN vs Independent VPN. Censorship resistance is a property of…

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Censorship & DPI 12 min read updated

What Makes a VPN Resistant to Censorship?

Censorship resistance is a property of six layers, from the bytes on the wire to the cloud provider, the CDN, and the response to a probe. Protocol is one of them.

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Privacy 5 min read

Commercial VPN vs Independent VPN

A VPN brand tells you little about who runs it. Three real ownership structures, what each can and cannot do, and why the name on the app is the least informative part.

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Privacy 5 min read

What Should You Look for in a VPN?

Choosing a VPN means choosing which party you trust, and how much. A decision procedure: which properties matter for your threat model, and which only sound reassuring.