Top 5 Free VPNs That Don't Steal Your Data.

"If it's not free you're the product" can be true—but not always! Today I want to break down the nuance behind free VPNs, free & open source software, and how there can be perfectly free services that can still respect user privacy, security, and freedom! I also showcase my five favorite free VPNs.

We cannot provide our content without our Patrons, huge thanks to:
BRIGHTSIDE, Clark, Ente, Larry, Afonso, Boori, Brad, Casper, Cookie, Floyd, JohnnyO, kevin, love your content, NotSure, Poaclu, x

00:00 Intro to Free VPNs
00:32 Quick Thanks to Our Sponsor—Tutanota!
01:01 First Two Free VPNs—Riseup & Calyx
02:20 Freemium VPN 1—Windscribe
03:22 Freemium VPN 2—Proton VPN
04:34 Repurposing Tor as a 'VPN'
06:18 Many free & open source offerings!
#vpn #techlore #tor

[jackcheung]

Tons of thanks and support. We need more and more people caring about privacy and security just like you on this planet ❤

[arthurpizza]

For my needs Proton is the only VPN I need. They're fantastic.

[weathercontrol]

One thing I want to add is that "server side transparency* is impossible, you can't verify what code is running on server, they can publish their code but it takes literally 1 line of code to enable/disable logging and you have no means to verify when they change it

[DarkLink]

IMHO, the motto "if it's free you are the product" should be ditched for good. It's misleading, confusing, doesn't help people to make better decisions regarding privacy. Signal messenger, TOR browser, Tails and Whonix operating systems... these are some of the best tools for helping privacy and anonymity, free, nobody doubts how trustworthy are organizations and developers behind them . Even in VPN territory (as defended in this video), where normally free is a red flag, there are exceptions. Too many important exceptions make a rule pointless.

[RemotHuman]

This video being free does have gotchas, there are ads run from google and from sponsor slots, the phrase "you are the product" is to say we're the product and advertisers are the customers

[MysticMylesZ]

Proton and 1 or 2 other services are what made me change my mind on the "free you are the product"

I look at things like, how they make money, region, transparency, open source, history, etc etc.

[GasGiantMoon]

I currently use both the rise up vpn and the email service, in my western European region it isn't as slow, it's even quite decent for what it is.

[tramsgar]

For me to trust something, I need to be convinced by a good "why" argument: why is the provider providing something? Commercial or community, paid or "free", it doesn't matter. The base motive, as clear as we may see it of course, is the root of my (dis)trust.

[JRD]

Great Content.!
Thanks For The Upload.!

[akash_gupta]

Can you tell which one of these (if any) can be set up manually within the Android settings, without having to download any apps?

[seetheworldfrommyharley]

Another great, to the point vid. Thanks techlore!

[amankumargupta]

What about the private window with tor offered by brave browser.

[QuantumWalnut]

My main VPN is Proton VPN.

While I don't use it most of the time, I'm at least sure that they have a understandable business model (freemium suite) to support the operation. If I know how they make money, I feel more secure that I will not become product.

[bamboozled_again]

imagine making a video about free vpn and not putting a link for them in the description but everything else no one cares about...

[LuigiDOTexe]

Proton's recently updated the free plan where you can't pick servers anymore, and whenever you switch to the next "fastest" server, they make you wait about 2 minutes per switch. Personally can't recommend it anymore with how many times you may need to switch servers to access specific streaming libraries like on Netflix or bypass VPN blockers.

[glennmarquinio]

Sir, in your opinion which do you prefer to use the most on your phone? Proton VPN or Next DNS?

[IgnoreMyChan]

Is Veracrypt still safe? It seems so inactive, the stable release is from 1.5 years ago. And it's hosted on sourceforge. Who even uses that anymore?

[Kirmo]

I knew TOR was coming from the very start 😂

[KingdomUploader]

Great info dude - thank you.

Just now i was going to install the Proton VPN (free). Unless i'm nuts, it is only allowing me to install it on my C: drive - my OS drive. I'm fast running out of space on that drive and would rather not install anything else on it.
Do you happen to know if there's a way to install it to a different drive? If not, can you say how much space it takes up please?
I have a windows 10 PC.
Thanks

[mohammedissam]

Why thinking if it's free, then you are the product ...

Also, if it's paid, still the same code thus you are the product 😅

Software is not food 😊

You can examine the code if it's free and open source,
But if it's free but proprietary and not open sourced, then it's concerning