VPN

[codexploid]

No, tor is for anonymity, you cant choose any country.
To pretend that your in UK you can use proxy's,
that means you only change the browse settings to some proxy server.

Or you install some tool that is doing it for you.
Look for Proxy Switcher, its a great tool, you can manually choose any country you like from a list and it changes your browser settings.

[Krassegrand]

To pretend that your in UK you can use proxy's,

I have tried that without luck, maybe I did not find the right IP numbers.

This works every time. When I have used IP numbers I have always had the problem that it is hard to find a working IP when I need it.

Or maybe You can direct me to a place where I can find it?

J?rgen

[codexploid]

You right the free ip lists are not stable, you have al time to play with it.

On this site you can find a lot of good servers.

[smokin]

that list is nothing but proxy...( a cheap mask) which is not the same as actually changing your IP.
Change your IP with a decent vpn and you will NOT be detected, by your IP, since its been swapped by the service of a vpn. Many exist, don't be fooled, myself I use noirvpn, works fine and invisible..it's not just a mask.

[TheCoder]

that list is nothing but proxy...( a cheap mask) which is not the same as actually changing your IP.
Change your IP with a decent vpn and you will NOT be detected, by your IP, since its been swapped by the service of a vpn. Many exist, don't be fooled, myself I use noirvpn, works fine and invisible..it's not just a mask.

Although you may make it much harder for your ISP to view your data not even a vpn is fully secure. Certainly the technology exists (and is in use) by sovereign states to trace-through vpn connections using various means including packet-match timing of server inputs/output and I/O monitors.

To be relatively much more secure a multi-vpn service is the way to go. This bounces your encrypted packet between several clustered vpn's with the 'exit' server being randomised.

Also remember that the final data hop between the vpn server and the ultimate packet destination is NOT encrypted (unless you use a 2nd encryption protocol on top of the vpn) so any information you have embedded within that packet is clear to view. Its amazing what ordinarily gets embedded into standard packets including, very often, the source/return addresses.

[smokin]

Although you may make it much harder for your ISP to view your data not even a vpn is fully secure. Certainly the technology exists (and is in use) by sovereign states to trace-through vpn connections using various means including packet-match timing of server inputs/output and I/O monitors.

To be relatively much more secure a multi-vpn service is the way to go. This bounces your encrypted packet between several clustered vpn's with the 'exit' server being randomised.

Also remember that the final data hop between the vpn server and the ultimate packet destination is NOT encrypted (unless you use a 2nd encryption protocol on top of the vpn) so any information you have embedded within that packet is clear to view. Its amazing what ordinarily gets embedded into standard packets including, very often, the source/return addresses.

OK, no argument here...but if a super power wants you, then they will get you....( like bin laden eh) but at this level, it a bit far fetched. If you want real email protection and such, then you need something like PGP encryption, which has a private, specific key on both ends. However, I think we talk about ISP provider being a watcher and checking for down loads from your IP.
So if you use a vpn like I do, then they just see a server IP, with no name attached.
Heck they even have a hard time taking down the WikiLeaks guy or even Murrdoch...so for the most part a vpn is the safest thing you can do to protect yourself from the snooping government and peeps with network sniffters look for a IP to jump on..

Whatever your choice just use something...somebody is watching!!

[TheCoder]

[quoteWhatever your choice just use something...somebody is watching!!

Indeed they are, and the sad thing is that its not even that difficult with relatively modest equipment. The real problem is that it absolutely terrifies most governments (incl US/UK) to think that citizens could actually do something in an anonymous fashion. As a result, they've mostly made it very difficult indeed !

Still, generally a vpn is still a good idea. In the main it prevents your ISP from snooping (remember they now have to keep a record of all customer connections for 2 years by law) and, if your careful, it can prevent the destination from knowing your actual location (beware data seepage - its amazing what extra info gets sent by most browsers).

Of course, you also need to trust that the VPN service that your using. Providing such a service would be an excellent way to 'harvest' information like bank/credit card details etc, not to mention passwords.........

[hulldj]

I have been using VyprVpn as part of my giganews package.

Stops my isp shaping when using newsgroups to download. Works with p2p too if thats your thing. Think they have 4 or 5 locations too.

Tor is on my ubuntu box with vpn running.

[TheCoder]

Stops my isp shaping when using newsgroups to download. Works with p2p too if thats your thing. Think they have 4 or 5 locations too.

Problem is that a lot of ISP's are now moving to 'shape' anything they can't identify whilst allowing most of the protocols they can. They are effectively assuming that anything encrypted or through a vpn service doesn't need high priority transfer. A lot of this is actually at the insistance of UK/US broadcasters who dont like that they cant control the streaming of their services beyond national boundaries.