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Recently my VPN provider asked me to upload my scanned ID, showing my picture, full name etc.

They claimed it is for "fraud" prevention, which makes sense from their perspective, but not from mine.

When I'm connected to my VPN I expect some privacy, isn't it (one of the things) a VPN is for?

Besides that, they already have my credit card number, full name and address on their records. Should I dare to misuse their service, my bank would identify me in a second and they could be in my door within minutes.

But they still feel it's Ok to ask their customers for even more data, I didn't like it at all.

What if they're (secretly) recording all websites and data transmitted via their VPN and now they'll be pinning it my ID on their systems. Not that I have anything that secret, but it shouldn't matter, I want to keep my private stuff private.

I have written back to them complaining about this policy, but haven't heard from them yet. I might be better off just leaving them.

So please if you know of VPN providers with more respect for it's customers privacy, please share them here!

Would be great to find one with:

- Fast speeds
- Written promise of not logging customer's traffic
- Private payment methods such as Bitcoin
- Servers in many countries

https://mullvad.net/

no registration required
keeps no logs
pay in btc per day /week/month/year
servers in netherland / sweden

free half day trial

I use https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/

They do not log
They have fast servers all over the world
Bitcoin Payments accepted

I can confirm that this service is running well, using for p2p and some other things.. high speed, easy use client..   ;) and of course payment via BTC

Bitronic Technologies now runs a Secure SSL VPN Service that you can buy with bitcoins (https://www.bitronictech.net/secure-ssl-vpn.php).

We provide access via:

SSL OpenVPN
L2TP/IPSec 256Bit
PPTP 128Bit

With unmetered bandwidth from ~.1BTC/mo at the time this is being written (BTC at 37USD) or $4.17/mo

AirVPN

they state they do not keep logs, was ranked to be one of the most anon friendly VPN.

Got my own, works perfect and not expensive

haha do compromised porn webservers or botnets count?  ;D


more seriously tho, would a VPN hosted out of japan enable me to get mt gox api data faster? I was thinking maybe VPN traffic has a higher QOS or ICMP type "rating" that gives it a slightly higher priority?

Have only heard good things about Cognitive Cryptography.

If you want the ultimate privacy, get a VPS and set up your own VPN, then you don't need to rely on a provider not to be logging etc.

Just remember to pay for the VPS using BitCoins (where possible) and use TOR or similar while doing so or else the usage of the VPS can be easily tied to you since it's clear that only one person is using that VPS. I still think TOR (despite its shortcomings), is still the best option we have for anonymity/privacy provided we're smart about its usage and we're not too concerned about speed. VPNs offer a nice 'in-between' though I know of some people combining both together...

In any case, just putting it out there that we're a VPN provider based in Malaysia that accepts BitCoins.

BolehVPN
http://www.bolehvpn.net

• No Logs
• Company is subject to Malaysian laws
• P2P supported
• Special traffic obfuscation options available for use in highly restrictive countries
• Servers in 9 countries around the world
• SOCKS 5 proxies secured behind VPN options available
• Full BitCoin integration

In relation to why we were left out of the 2013 TorrentFreak article despite being mentioned in last year's roundup, I have contacted TF and they have acknowledged their mistake and will include us in the next update shortly. :D Fingers crossed!

AirVPN + Tor is perfect.

1. They accept Bitcoins.
2. They use standard OpenVPN software instead of something proprietary or otherwise inferior.
3. They let you map incoming ports.
4. You can connect to them via Tor. This means two things:
 a) It's not possible for them to know where you're connecting from even if they are forced via court order to secretly start keeping logs.
 b) You can still use sites that block Tor exit nodes.

We do offer VPS with a VPN template based on ubuntu 12.04LTS if anybody wants that. We also have set up a VPN with L2TP/IPSec, OpenVPN and PPTP to achieve maximum device support.

Bitronic Technologies:

1. We accept Bitcoins.
2. We use standard OpenVPN as well as L2TP/IPSec and PPTP so you can use your android and/or iPhone with our VPN as well.
3. We will be adding custom port mapping once the service takes off.
4. You can connect us them via Tor. This means two things:
 a) It's not possible for them to know where you're connecting from even if they are forced via court order to secretly start keeping logs.
 b) You can still use sites that block Tor exit nodes.

So we match most of the features you spoke of, plus we support SSH tunneling.

The one feature that nobody is offering yet is hidden service access, so that you don't need to route through a (possibly congested) exit node in order to connect.

If you have any ideas on a good way to implement that field them and I'll see what can be done.

It's not hard at all to set up a Tor hidden service that forwards to an OpenVPN daemon.

How to do it and still get acceptable performance with high traffic volume? The best person to ask about that would probably be Dread Pirate Roberts (Silk Road).

Yeah the issue of running an exit node on any of my boxes is that it will eat up bandwidth

You don't need to run an exit node to operate a hidden service. In fact you don't even need to be a relay.

https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-hidden-service.html.en (https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-hidden-service.html.en)

Since the anonymity of the people connecting is the issue, not concealing the fact that you're operating the hidden service, you could set up a Tor in client mode to reduce the amount of bandwidth consumed.

I pay 15 a month for super vpn, I have never had any problems, been using for a year, and have something to fit any need. Its great!! No BTC accepted, but beside that super worth it!!

I suppose that is a possiblity, however that kind of defeats the point of a 100Mbps port. Running as a tor client I've never seen speeds over 2Mbps

The reason a customer would choose to connect over Tor is because they want additional anonymity at the expense of speed. You can't be ordered by a court to keep records of information you don't have and can't get.

oVPN.to

http://anonymouse.org/cgi-bin/anon-www.cgi/http://anonymouse.org/cgi-bin/anon-www.cgi/http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5923/bildschirmfoto20130311u.png (http://ovpn.to/)

I suppose that is true, I would probably set it up on a separate VM though.

I would +1 for AirVPN. I have been using them for a while and they are top notch. Their servers are fast and I have never had a problem. They are uber-privacy concious. After reading their faq (https://airvpn.org/faq/), and a number of reviews, I signed up and have never looked back.

torguard (http://torguard.net/aff.php?aff=069) really cheap and logless!



9.99 a month, 19.99 a quarter or 59.95 a YEAR!

Ordered from torguard few hours back, still waiting...

http://www.earthvpn.com/150x.png

What differentiates us?

Our users have access to all 32 countries and 54 locations
Our accounts are unbeatably priced at $3.99 monthly or $39.99 annually
EarthVPN supports all the major VPN protocols: PPTP, L2TP, SSTP and OpenVPN(Both TCP and UDP Mode)
EarthVPN neither logs VPN usage nor user activity
Our users enjoy unlimited network transfer speeds of up to 1Gbps
Our users enjoy unlimited ingress and egress bandwidth
EarthVPN encrypts your connection
EarthVPN has offshore servers on all continents specially optimized for P2P and Torrent
EarthVPN protects your anonymity
EarthVPN offers instant activation and quick to set up
EarthVPN supports multiple operating systems and devices
EarthVPN works with nearly all internet service providers
Watch Netflix, Hulu, BBC from anywhere in the world
Up to 3 simultaneous connections
24/7/365 email and ticket Support
One click software for windows
7 Days Money Back guarantee


http://www.earthvpn.com

Why not just get a VPS and run your own VPN ????

https://www.simple-vpn.com

Currently $5/month in BTC.

* Reliable & Stable (We use the service ourselves!)
* Fast
* Locations added weekly (or daily, depending on use)
* Open Source Clients (OpenVPN)
* Each VPN location has a DNS resolver
* Complete anonymity
* Fair ToS/AuP
* No hard bandwidth or speed limits (Fair use)

Privatoria.net (http://Privatoria.net) VPN
If you are looking who accepts Bitcoin, Privatoria is a good find for you due to a row of reasons:

·         24 hours of free test drive

·         Anonymous way of creating accounts

·         No log policy

·         High VPN speed, L2TP/IPSec protocols are supported

·         VPN for Windows, iOS, Android, Linux

·         Anonymous Proxy for easy use

·         Secure Chat based on WebRTC (anonymous alternative to Skype)

·         Pay in btc per month/6months/year

I have been using mullvad also, very good so far.

now we have VPN Coin from Bitnet

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=789961.0

Privatoria.net (http://Privatoria.net) accepts Bitcoins as an anonymous payment method. The service provides VPN, Proxy, Anonymous E-mail, Data transfer and secure chat solution.

How about servers? Where are your servers located? Also, how many countries do you have covered with your service?

Thank you for your question!

Currently Privatoria offers 12 server locations for VPN service (https://privatoria.net/anonymous-surf/?ref=bitcointalk). All servers provide you with high speed and quality of channel.

So, you can choose the following countries to surf anonymously:

    Germany
    USA
    UK
    Singapore
    France
    Brazil
    Egypt
    Japan
    Chile
    Hong-Kong
    Australia
    Malaysia


Start using Privatoria free trial (https://my.privatoria.net/reg/personal/?ref=bitcointalk) today

This list is growing nicely, will look into a few of these latest additions in the next few weeks... :)

I recommend nice vpn service:  https://cloudvpn.cc

There are quite some options for users that mind their privacy these days. Arivpn and Traceless.me were one of the better ones i've tested

I use purevpn @ https://www.purevpn.com
Very good service (I am a client here for over 1 year now).
The amount of countries is great but sometimes the software is buggy and just switch to an availabe IP.

Well it's cost more and remember you just have 1 IP.

I mostly use Tor, it's free and yes I know it's being monitored but I don't do shady things online.

A year ago i used chrome, these days Tor is my default browser. But when I need a VPN i would go for
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com

They seem to sponsor BCT which means they are helping the cause (BITCOIN)

I use PureVPN and TOR.

Both are nice if you like your anonimity. The combination of those 2 however are perfect

I can feel your emotions. Its really disappoint you when online site's ask you for ID card, Passport or Bills even if you are not involve in any bad activity  >:(. Anyways you are asking for VPN providers who accept bitcoins so I personally recommend you PureVpn its accept bitcoin also it's most reliable and inexpensive VPN. Read reviews here http://www.usavpn.com/purevpn-review/. I really appreciate their services that they are providing to customers whenever you have any problem support is 24 hours online to help you. The interesting thing is that it not effect my internet speed which i was not expecting before buying PureVpn.

I've been using TOR mostly and sometimes i use hidemyass for anonymous server. When I am browsing on normal sites my anonimity is not imporant to me.
So I navigate without a VPN, because VPN is a slower user experience.

Hidemyass is shit and will let you down as soon as they are possible to!  ::)

NordVPN accepts BTC, no personal data is required, it is fast and has a high grade of privacy because they work under the law of Panama and Equador.
Multiple IP's from around the world are avaliable.

https://nordvpn.com/

IVPN seems to be good also and accepts Bitcoin :)

https://www.ivpn.net

I will also never give my credit card or id card photo to any online service in this way. Although I can understand that it is their need to verify and in fact they should verify in cases when they think it is needed, if every business starts doing it our credit cards will be safe. But, banks should come up with a better way. As a user, I will never give such details to even the best VPN service (https://www.ivacy.com/).

a VPN providers that accepting bitcoin will not going to require you to upload your credit card details or everything else,they will only requesting you to pay the following bills so it will be fine,and that's why they're accepting bitcoin and why people rather selecting a vpn provider that accepting bitcoin,it's for a security reason so saying they will eventually require you to upload a document is really unreasonable