Posts by Viktor Vecsei

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IVPN acquires Safing, operator of Portmaster and the SPN network

By Nicholas Pestell | By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on December 3, 2024

The key points IVPN has acquired Safing ICS Technologies GmbH*, the company behind the consumer firewall application Portmaster and the SPN network Over the coming months, the IVPN team will take over the operation of the Portmaster and SPN services IVPN is committed to continuing the improvement of the VPN service, Portmaster, and the SPN network with a focus on better integration across our services The why and how We believe a trustworthy VPN service is just one part of the essential toolkit for resisting online surveillance.

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Introducing device management for better control of logged in devices

By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on February 13, 2024

We are introducing IVPN device management, an opt-in (disabled by default) feature that helps you review and log out from devices currently logged in to IVPN apps. This step is a direct response to frequent customer requests for better device controls.

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Launch of IVPN Light - short-term VPN access paid with BTC Lightning

By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on September 15, 2023

Equipped with a BTC Lightning wallet and some sats, you can now set up an IVPN WireGuard tunnel in minutes without creating an account or sharing any personal information. Benefits of using IVPN Light: Short duration access option, you can get a “throwaway” VPN tunnel for 3 hours or up to 30 days duration Priced in sats and affordable - you can purchase access for as little as 500 sats (3 hours) Access up to 5 locations or 1 entry-exit node MultiHop combination with one payment No account required - we only keep a record of your Lightning payment on our self-hosted BTCPayServer, no personal information is collected Differences versus a regular IVPN subscription:

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Your VPN provider won't go to jail for you for 5 dollars

By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on August 18, 2023

The phrase in the title is a common trope that comes up when VPN services are discussed. While this statement is technically correct, it can be misleading, as it implies that all providers handle law enforcement requests and prepare for worst case scenarios similarly, so their conduct cannot be a differentiating factor when you evaluate them.

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Introducing quantum resistant WireGuard connections in IVPN apps

By Alexandr Stelnykovych | By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on August 7, 2023

Quantum computing poses a threat to VPN security due to its potential to break traditional encryption algorithms much faster. In an attempt to mitigate this risk and provide quantum resistance, a PresharedKey (PSK) is now used in addition to existing encryption.

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Better tracker blocking controls with AntiTracker Plus

By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on August 7, 2023

IVPN AntiTracker is an optional feature of the VPN service that improves privacy protection by blocking requests from unwanted trackers and ads. Before today, AntiTracker operated with one blocklist option - OISD Big. With AntiTracker Plus we introduce ten different blocklist options to choose from:

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Removal of kill switch from our iOS app due to Apple IP leak issue

By Juraj Hilje | By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on August 1, 2023

When using Apple services on iOS 16+, a VPN connection does not fully protect your privacy against Apple. Even with an active VPN connection and kill switch enabled, traffic from your iOS 16+ device to Apple servers can leak outside the VPN tunnel and expose your local IP address to Apple.

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WireGuard Port Forwarding enabled

By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on February 16, 2022

July 2023 update: Port Forwarding is being phased out from the IVPN service and is no longer offered to new customers. You can find more information in a blog post about this change. After the recent addition of Multi-Hop for WireGuard, we are now introducing port forwarding support for Wireguard.