- Nov 5, 2018
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For months now I have been complaining to TorGuard about their stupid GUI options screen is too big for some laptops. It's just stupid because (1) you can't resize it smaller, bigger yes but that does no good and (2) there is so much dead space in the options panel they could get rid of. Check out the attached screen shot, the "accept" button is located at the extreme bottom which is off the screen
It's a pain in the ass and just the result of some poor programming, most likely done by some noob who doesn't really know what they are doing. I am not saying under the hood is a problem, it's all open source and not authored by TorGuard, for that matter none of the VPNs write any code past server locations and account validation.
So after months and months of attempting to get this fixed, it's time to move TorGuard to the BLACKLIST.
I don't think they ever recovered from the court ruling against them in the US, after all they are just a player in a field of seemingly hundreds of providers. After all none of the VPNs own or maintain the POPs (point of presence) servers. All that remote server space bandwidth is leased by all the VPN providers from a third parties. So it really boils down to a VPN provides software that wraps open source software designed to securely connect to a remote server that then becomes a virtual proxy.
Big deal, no big feat of magic. Some VPNs will pay a premium (and pass that along to you) for priority on a server or even optional portals that provide higher available bandwidth.
So there's the mystery of VPNs uncovered. The no-log issue is this. Of course while the connection is alive, the VPN is going to keep an active record of the connection. Once you log off that log is useless to the VPN, some will erase that from their local server's hard drive but theoretically could be recovered. Others use SSD which the purge entirely in specified intervals. The one thing to keep in mind is this: If law enforcement obtains a warrant, they can monitor VPN traffic waiting for you, once that happens they can follow your every move. VPNs merely shield you from after the fact inquiries, which for an average torrent user shouldn't be a problem. Those extreme moves are saved for major criminal activity or child pornography for good reason.
It's a pain in the ass and just the result of some poor programming, most likely done by some noob who doesn't really know what they are doing. I am not saying under the hood is a problem, it's all open source and not authored by TorGuard, for that matter none of the VPNs write any code past server locations and account validation.
So after months and months of attempting to get this fixed, it's time to move TorGuard to the BLACKLIST.
I don't think they ever recovered from the court ruling against them in the US, after all they are just a player in a field of seemingly hundreds of providers. After all none of the VPNs own or maintain the POPs (point of presence) servers. All that remote server space bandwidth is leased by all the VPN providers from a third parties. So it really boils down to a VPN provides software that wraps open source software designed to securely connect to a remote server that then becomes a virtual proxy.
Big deal, no big feat of magic. Some VPNs will pay a premium (and pass that along to you) for priority on a server or even optional portals that provide higher available bandwidth.
So there's the mystery of VPNs uncovered. The no-log issue is this. Of course while the connection is alive, the VPN is going to keep an active record of the connection. Once you log off that log is useless to the VPN, some will erase that from their local server's hard drive but theoretically could be recovered. Others use SSD which the purge entirely in specified intervals. The one thing to keep in mind is this: If law enforcement obtains a warrant, they can monitor VPN traffic waiting for you, once that happens they can follow your every move. VPNs merely shield you from after the fact inquiries, which for an average torrent user shouldn't be a problem. Those extreme moves are saved for major criminal activity or child pornography for good reason.
