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- Whether you don't trust VPN companies with your data or you're just too cheap to pay for a subscription, here are some excellent alternatives to VPNs that are often safe and, in most cases, free. You can also make your own VPN: • How to Roll Your Own V...
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0:00 - Introduction to VPN Alternatives
0:30 - Why You STILL May need a VPN
1:30 - Mobile Hotspot as a VPN Alternative
2:36 - Use TOR or a TOR-like service
4:35 - Use a Decentralized VPN (dVPN)
5:27 - Build Your Own VPN Server
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If you no longer trust VPN companies - and I completely understand why you wouldn't - there are some VPN alternatives that are worth trying. They may not be as fast and some of them are slightly more difficult to set up, but thankfully almost all of these options are free. So basically, it's like a free VPN, only better!
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You forgot to mention the Deeper Network as a Decentralized VPN option!
You're right! The reason is that I haven't used them as much, but I've heard a lot about them.
Tor is fine, but it terribly slows down my connection a lot during peak times. Never heard about this Deeper, what is it?
@@bsjndbjsnx2581 it's a hardware device has functions like vpn, mining, etc. and yes, it is decentralized
@@AllThingsSecured good or bad things?
The deeper stuff is flakey, I have the mini and pico and there are issues with these devices. The smart tunnel mode that deeper has built in doesnt work and full tunnel mode drops your speeds drastically. The pico simply doesnt work as a wifi relay and good luck getting support.... Do yourself a favour stay away from deeper.
Check the description of this video for links to all the resources mentioned in this video. Also, the "how to make your own VPN" video is now live for you to watch here: czcams.com/video/QYq_pR1yrNM/video.html
Honestly I get pumped when you post. Do you have a like a begginers guide or like general safety guide video?
I was already using Brave by the time that I happened upon your video. And my perception of it after a couple of weeks of usage is that it's not intrusive. I love it !!!
So glad to hear that, Bayley! I like that idea and it's very similar to a topic I have planned for the beginning of 2022.
Thanks for all you do for this sector of IOT!
Keep up the good work!
Thank you for your kind words!
Thank you I really love your channel information. I can't wait for next week's video just on every step of setting up your own private VPN. I've been wanting to do this for years with my standalone raid Nas box data storage hub.
Sounds good. Thanks! 🙏
I've been using Brave ever since I found your channel and raised my awareness about my how important online privacy and personal data are more than ever, thanks again Mr.Summers you've helped me a lot once again!
Awesome! So glad you’re enjoying the videos and increasing your privacy.
Me too. I love this channel
I used it after I saw the ad
brave the browser with free cryptomalware XD
Is Brave better than Safari for online privacy?
I recently found you and I am amazed, how detailed and with love these videos are. Subbed.
Really appreciate that! I hope you continue to enjoy the videos 🙏
Fantastic! Gotta watch your vid on Decentralized VPN. Don’t know anything about that! But I cannot WAIT to see your next vid on setting up your own VPN. 🤯🔥❣️
Awesome! I hope you enjoy it, Nicole.
Stingrays (often deployed at large venues) makes hotspot/tethering substantionally less safe than if you could be certain you were connecte directly to a genuine cell tower, but the phones do not know. Stingrays greatly reduce security to all connected devices, perhaps as badly as general public wifi spots. Even if you are not connected through a stingray, I trust the cellular companies no more than any other of the large isps (very little).
Great content Josh! I’m looking forward to learning more about setting up a personalised VPN in your next video. Have you came across or reviewed the Firewalla Gold, it has a built in VPN too. Thank you
Thanks, John! I haven’t yet.
I have been hoping for a great video on these subjects for years !!!!!
Glad I was able to provide, Chuck!
How do you determine as a consumer whether a VPN is actually no-logs or not? Before they have been caught handing off customers' data
so what happened to Sentinel? App on my phone went down to only 2 nodes available worldwide.... I had nodes but moved over to myst long ago
One privacy step that could be mentioned here is using a custom DNS instead of using your ISP. It’s a free and easy step that makes a difference for privacy.
Your comment is the one I wanted to see from in videos and other people talking about it. DNS is probably the most easy way to track you, direct almost all advertises to you and block you from access online content, I pay for the Adguard DNS after testing a lot of others including NextDNS, use my own lists and I have no false positives at all, yet I keep a 24hours-only track to see my overall blocks and turns out it blocks almost 50% of the requests from my phone, most of it are Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook requests. And what I found out after testing more than 10 paid VPNs is that almost all of them don't have a DNS that blocks that much stuff. I'd really like to see more people concerned about DNS instead of only VPN services.
I use hotspot and I also connected my console all online games work apart from one and it loads then pop up say error report disconnected from server and it's the only game that don't load online how do I fix this.
Subscribed for your relevant and amazing content in regards to online privacy. Thank you kind sir.
My pleasure, James!
When you use Mysterium VPN you have to save a file on a usb inorder to get your account back if you decide to factory reset your computer but nobody will tell you that, your just left to think that the seed phrase is what can get the account back but it isn't.
I'm curious - That Northern continent on the map at 3:15, does that have any Tor nodes? 🙂
Loved your content. Keep them coming.
Thank you! Will do!
Thanks, great video
You got new sub for this and you deserve it
Not only a thumbs up, but a subsribe as well, thank you for sharing your knowledge on how to secure your privacy
My pleasure!
Really like that you mentioned mobile hotspots as I personally almost never have a need to use public ones. XD Trying to connect to public wifi was just so frustrating and limiting when I was younger that the instant I got my own data and data became so cheap to use, I basically opted out of the whole public wifi thing. I did briefly use public wifi while studying some point later but then I'd forget I was on it while doing non-study stuff and the whole thing just made me super uncomfortable knowing the uni would have access to Everything so I just started turning it off. I struggled to even write stories in Word sometimes because it was through the uni. It became one of those Things that as I got older and had more options and understood that anything connected to the uni wasn't private, I just wanted out of when it came to my personal life, so it was just easier to just not.
I agree about mobile hotspots but it is not available with all phone packages. I have to pay extra for that feature to be enabled.
@@kevink1214 Wut ?
As I far as I know, it IS actually on ALL mobile phones since at least 2013..
@@mephisto-- what I meant was IF the mobile hotspot is not part of your monthly plan, then it says to call to activate it, for a price. We have unlimited data, text and calling, and the mobile hot spot is not part of our package, it is an add on feature.
I liked your presentation which I found was balanced. You called out cheapskates. Being proactive is wise; being paranoid is not.
I like the idea of a personal VPN, not for safe browsing, but for being able to grab files off my NAS etc, as if I was home, without copying heaps of stuff onto dropbox etc, just in case I needed access.
That's great, Paul!
what if you want to hide your phone using a faraday bag ? rather than using your hotspot
If my phone is running Orbot and I use it as a hotspot for my laptop; are my laptop actions protected by Orbot?
What about dvpn vs tor? They both sound very similar how they work. What's the difference? Maybe a video on this topic would be helpful as I can't find anyone else explaining the difference.
Thank you for sharing. Very reenforcing
Hi Josh!
I was wondering about the part when you say protecting my online gaming. What can you tell more about this? What are the risks that I may face if I don’t use certain VPN servers that you suggested when I do a lot of online gaming?
Also, thank you so much for this video! It has already answered my other questions that I had a while ago regarding my privacy and data protection. I travel fairly often and didn’t always felt comfortable connecting to public wifi networks even if this is no longer a huge safety risk, but also didn’t know what else to do to better protect myself when connecting to the internet while being away. I now know what to do thanks to your knowledge that you shared with us. Really appreciate for that!
Awesome! I'm glad the video was useful. For gaming, there is a small but growing problem of gamers getting hit with DDOS attacks and other issues related to their IP address. By using a VPN, they mask their IP address and limit these risks. If it's not a problem for you, there's no need to start using a VPN for your gaming.
@@AllThingsSecured I see. I suppose for now I don’t need to worry much about DDOS attacks and other issues regarding my IP Address, since I never had that kind of problem. Thanks again for your insight!
None. Don't use a VPN in games.
What do you think about hide me VPM? Thank´s for your advises!
I'll be waiting on your video about making your own VPN server!
Sounds good! I hope it doesn’t disappoint 😬
I have a vpn and a tor network setup….And it still shows my isp ip…why? How do u fix that? I’m using kodachi linux
Thank you!!
Hey. I read how tor works. So someone can do illegal things trough me with the tor network?
Thank you for this very helpful information
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for your videos!
No problem!
Love your content ❤️
Thank you, Gaurav!
Should I use a VPN and TOR at the same time? I have a 1400 Mbs connection?
I'm learning a lot from you, Thanks a lot
So glad to hear that!
thanks for the video you gave me good ideas thanks.
Glad to hear it, Nicholas.
So ISP cannot track my activities when I'm using Brave ?
3:40 What do you think of this combination: PureVPN + Brave + Private Window with Tor connectivity ? Is it okay? Might replace the PureVPN with Mysterium one day, what say you?
Really depends on your threat model, honestly. What are you trying to accomplish?
Connecting via your phone requires trusting your phone data provider - this is the same level of risk as trusting a VPN provider or a home ISP. Networks in cafes/airports etc. are notoriously filled with adverts. The technologies that support advert delivery and advert content themselves present a risk - for example in fingerprinting devices by tracking across sites. There are also security limitations in the technologies themselves sometimes.
My vpn has not got my tracker off my phone yet ,when I try to get a whole I f them ,they do not call back I don't know what they are doing ,they do not answer me when I sent a message ,my sister and my niece are going to get one ,but I think they change their mind because they will not call back iguess I will check out another onr
But how about protection of phone & tablet apps like banking & investing. Your videos only deal withbusing a web browser.
Some great alternatives Josh. Personally, I would rather pay the extra for a decent VPN service provider. Keep up the great work my friend😊👍.
I won’t lie - I’m the same! I still find VPNs useful for my streaming and censorship evasion, but for truly sensitive data, I tend to avoid the commercial VPNs.
Tor and brave are made from US. are those really safe? or under US data collection ?
No. Its not.
I'm trying Brave for the first time but it's really slow for me
express VPN attempted to overcharge my account. not sure how trustworthy these services are since your giving your credit and personal info to someone overseas you dont know
wish I new what data I needed to protect besides my credit card number and my passwords.
Connect my mobile hotspot to my wifi?
Tip : Android phone can share internet over the charging cable by connect your phone to computer USB port and turn on "USB tethering" on Android. This way your don't have to worries about your hotspot password or visible to anyone on same area. It's also charge your phone too. 😁😁
Good point. I believe that iOS can do the same.
@@AllThingsSecured I guess it's probably can the same.. idk I never use iOS as my primary device.
Hello,
Thank you for your usefull video... I have a small question pls.
If I'm setting in an Internnet cafe and I don't have a VPN... Is it safe to use Brave browser with Tor private window (Alone) to complete my finance transactions?
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Can't wait for the next video🌝 Please try to upload videos regularly.
I do, and have been pretty consistent this past year.
How did you know I was watching in the future? :0
Man I need better security! xD
🤣
interesting you never mention proxies. numerous proxies can be found online including "elite proxies" which don't track you. And evening chaining proxies. Just a thought
Yea, I’m trying my best here to provide services and ideas that exclude a middle man. I don’t use proxies that much.
Great list, and very helpful. I just want to stress that Brave used as a normal browser, (without Tor) is not slow.
You’re right. I’ve been using it full time now for a couple years.
Thanks for such a thorough explanation. My question is, is tethering/phone hotspot truly that secure? I have not tried it but I thought it was simply just turning on the settings on the phone. If it needs more than that for true security will you please do a tutorial? My phones are android. Thank you.
No, that’s all you need to do, just make sure that you’ve added a good password to your hotspot so that nobody else jumps on. The thought process here is that instead of joining an open, public network, you’re just continuing to use the mobile data that you use on your phone on a daily basis.
Now, if you don’t trust your mobile provider, then you have other things to worry about… 🤣
@@AllThingsSecured :) true. Thanks again.
You could use a VPN on your phone whilst tethering with a physical cable. But obviously the video was about not VPNing.
Great Information as Always have a great Day
Thanks! You too.
Hi Josh! I live in the US. I don’t do gaming or anything like that. I was wondering if I need anything (I watch your videos and I’m overwhelmed by all the different options!) to just have safety from hackers?
Hey there Heidi! Thanks for watching and commenting 👍 The reality is that nowadays, your general internet browsing is pretty secure (as long as you're visiting https-encrypted website). I don't use a VPN or alternative unless I'm particularly worried for some reason - and that's pretty rare.
The *more important thing* to consider when it comes to hackers is how you secure your online accounts. Do you have strong passwords? Do you use 2FA? These are the things I would work on first before worrying about adding additional encryption to your general internet activity. I hope that makes sense!
@@AllThingsSecured ahh ok thanks!! That makes perfect sense!! I set up 2FA for the company that hosts my business website. A developer did my website and someone deleted all the files. So the company helped me to get my files back and then I changed the password and set up 2FA. They had that option. But how do I set it up for other sites???
@All Things Secured .. An english speaking person in say USA or Canada - might want a VPN to watch tv programming in say the UK, but why would they want a non-english server in say Japan, Belgium, or Norway? I know Canadians like a VPN so they can watch USA programming and I can understand that, but don't understand how non-english servers are of benefit to english language people? Is having the benefit of visiting 100 foreign Countries servers really a benefit? I don't understand.
When I use a VPN outside the USA, Netflix blocks me. So does the BBC when outside the UK., even tho I choose a VPN server “in country”. I guess providers are getting smarter about blocking VPN users.
Maybe, but that hasn’t been my experience. Just change your connection protocol and try different server locations.
If you stream netflix with VPN on, then Netflix will call that VPN company with policing service asking about your IP. They will finally get you. So what is the point here?
What? Where have you heard that? I can guarantee you, after using a VPN to stream Netflix for years and years, that they do not have the time nor the desire to call a VPN company and ask about your IP. You are a PAYING customer.
seen two of your videos on you tube Great information Would you say the best vpn & price at the moment with a 30 day trial would be Express VPN in your opinion ! as it can protect other devices too
How do I no vpns aren't fed based.
Stings provoking criminal activity trust to get would be criminals to act by promoting secure connections. What was the process before 2015 and the vpn popularity.
If you go with a VPN, make sure it is not based in a "Five Eyes", "Nine Eyes", or "Fourteen Eyes" country, or it could by law be required to save info for the government.
The five best countries for your privacy VPN base would be Switzerland: Federal Data Protection Act, Panama: Law 81 of March 26th, 2019, Malaysia: Personal Data Protection Act, Romania: General Data Protection Regulation, British Virgin Islands: Strict Judicial Codes.
(Express VPN is based in the British Virgin Islands. NORD VPN is based in Panama. Both great.)
No vpn company will fight for your rights if usa government reaches out to them and demand intel about your pc.
Don’t be naïve.
@@sunshadow9704 Wrong…a few will. Because they must follow the privacy laws of the country they are based in. Companies and countries say “No” to the U.S. and other countries all the time for various things. If you go with Express VPN or Nord VPN…(or a couple others). you’re pretty damn safe.
Just don’t go with a VPN company that is based in a “Five Eyes”, “Nine Eyes”, or “Fourteen Eyes” country.
And make sure that the country they are based in have very very tight privacy laws. The best VPN’s don’t want to go giving private customer information away and end up losing customers and business and getting a bad reputation.
The best VPN’s are the best,..precisely because they DO protect their customer’s privacy.
@@robertwilliamson6121 sadly but you are mistaken. No company will risk their future to protect you. None.
Usa government asks, they will give away anything they have in profile on you.
@@sunshadow9704 If you’re correct, then VPN companies will not last. They’ll go out of business pretty soon. The first time a whistle blower proves they are releasing information to governments, one will trust them anymore, and people won’t give them another dime for their service.
So a year or so from now, they’ll all be out of business. Gone.
@@robertwilliamson6121 it isn’t that. Its just such inquiries aren’t advertised.
I NEVER UNSUBBED U.. i start hating youtube... glad you made that video so the algorithm brought me back ;)
Glad to hear it!
Is it safe to turn off Web Protection in NordVPN if I also have Bitdefender Antivirus Plus on my pc?
It's generally safe to turn off Web Protection in NordVPN if you have Bitdefender Antivirus Plus installed, as Bitdefender offers robust web protection features.
thanks
I have installed a couple of raspberry pies in various locations with Anydesk remote access installed.
Doing so I al using a computer entirely in a remote location that I “own”
Sounds good.
or setup your Own vpn on a Pi and use open vpn to connect to it when u are not at home . to be secure .
Yes, I mentioned that toward the end.
Android's tethering is wired network unless Im having a big mistake. It is different from hotspot which is wireless network.
About the decentralized vpn, it is peer to peer vpn, isnt it?
Tethering can be done both wired and wireless. As for the dVPN, it is essentially a peer to peer VPN, although there are differences.
@@AllThingsSecured ok thanks good to know :D
Why does my browsing history on Tor also show up in my Chrome history?
It shouldn’t.
Some mobile phone providers don't allow tethering but it is a good option
That’s true, so in that case it wouldn’t be an option for you.
I want to stop FB from going in and collect data from my PC and other devices connected through WiFi
Then you need to adjust your Facebook account, not a VPN or alternative.
@@AllThingsSecured again he responds, lol, that's worth a sub for sure ;)
ok thank you, I remember in the beginning of the year they announced their new policies and wasn't impressed with them have the legal right that law enforcement, makes no sense
Why is i2p or freenet project not on this list?
Because I’m not familiar with them.
true privacy is impossible anyway so I just use Brave which block trackers that slow down things.
There are more pretty alternatives, like softether, OpenVPN, and Wireguard.
Are there any online poker players here in the USA that know how to get around geolocation issues with regulated companies?
Now that's an interesting use-case I haven't seen before. So you're trying to play poker outside the US with non-regulated companies? Is that what I understand? What's the benefit there? Taxes?
@@AllThingsSecured , No. I live in a state that does not have legalized regulated online poker yet. You have to be located within the borders of a state that has it available. Currently the only online poker available to me are off shore unregulated sites where anything nefarious could be happening internally so I don’t use them.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing! So have you tried using a VPN and connecting to a server in a different state?
@@AllThingsSecured , the poker software companies have the ability to detect if someone is using a VPN and will not allow it. It’s also in their terms of service that they can seize your funds if they determine you played outside the approved jurisdiction (state).
Oh wow. Yea, that makes sense.
2:10 or even better. Get a laptop with LTE rather than using your phone as a hotspot. Like a Microsoft Surface device or other Window devices 🙂. I am not aware of any Mac devices that can do LTE. I am only aware of the iPad and iPhone.
That’s another way to do it!
i found seetting up a vpn server on a raspberry pi is surprisingly easy :D
Yea, I’ve done that in the past and I might do a video on it next year.
I don't mind paying for something, but I don't trust putting my financial information online. I need a VPN, simple because some site, charge for their product, or service, depending on what country you're from. Also, some free apps are blocked in the United States. I want a simple radio app. for my phone, but the ones you can acess in the United States are Bloated, and still use data time.
I completely understand where you're coming from.
Wait, there are people ion 2023 that still are not aware of mobile hotspot?
Could I use a vpn to work a job from the USA from Mexico ?
Possibly.
Lamo you published this video and less then a day later private relay is offline.
Ha! I didn’t even see that until you mentioned it. I’d like to take full credit for the outage, though. Apparently too many viewers decided to give it a try after watching 😎😎
Can you tell something for Indians now that the government has now introduced a policy in which vpn companies have to user data for like 5 years...? Thus destroying the purpose of vpns.
Brave browser was hacked a few months back
What about connecting Tor using a VPN?
That’s an extra step you could do.
What is the best for people with tyrannical governments with heavily censored internet? Is TOR worth it for this description or brave?
For censorship, I'm happy using a VPN. If you're worried about getting caught, I would do both a VPN and TOR together.
Never seen such an honest factual analysis
When you are making videos, please check which camera is switched on and filming. You appear to be looking at a camera that is switched off during sections of the video, so all we see is the side of your face and you talking to the wall !
It helps if you watch the videos before uploading and errors like this can be fixed.
It's like the old TV Newsreader and Presenter Bloopers that showed various people looking the wrong way and looking very silly.
There are lots of tutorial videos if you are new to this.
first time I hear someone explain something with ' It's kinda like Bitcoin' ..🙂
😂😂
Utopia Ecosystem is what you need to know about safety and anonymity!
Thanks for the suggestion, Aaron!
Very good
Thanks! 🙏
What is the advantage of using a VPN during gaming?
Most gamers I know who use VPNs do so in order to avoid leaking their IP address. This protects them from DDOS attacks and other harmful techniques that make us of this IP address.
@@AllThingsSecured Thanks!
I just found this channel just now,so i am kinda clueless in this kind of topic,so expressvpn is safe? as he said the vid? phew i was scared when i read the title
I use it for streaming, but “safe” is a judgement call. I don’t know much about the company, definitely not enough to hand over extremely sensitive data.
Except that CZcams will not allow these built in ad blocking browsers to be used on their platform.
What about DuckDuckGo? I use it instead of brave.
It's definitely a preference thing.
"You're simply a cheapskate, who doesn't want to pay a monthly subscription for a VPN."
Damn, he's right.
Did you hear about ZeroTier ?
No