In a major win for open-source enthusiasts, Proton VPN has officially launched its proprietary Stealth protocol in beta for Linux.
Open-source enthusiasts and proprietary software? That does not sound like the happy union.
It’s the author conflating “Linux” and “open source”. In their statement, Proton states “Linux community” snd the author promptly writes “open source community”. Knowing the difference between the two seems like a requirement to write for a tech publication, but maybe that’s just my crazy opinion.
What is a proprietary protocol? Is that like mpeg where everyone knows how to implement it but you have to pay them to use it?
Well the stealth mode is only on protonvpn, so they haven’t allowed anybody else to use it either
But is the code open source or not?
The clients are but servers aren’t
I think the protocol was developed in-house and only the code is open source? I think the protocol itself is not public to make it harder to spot, since its whole purpose is to dodge deep packet inspection
Vless/Reality and AWG are both open source and they’re still dodging DPI just fine. Can someone pass the memo to the Security Exprets at Proton that security through obscurity is the worst stake to gamble on when each packet in your transmission is gonna be dissected and studied by a gaggle of state researchers working on DPI anyway
Essential tool to keep users spyfree.
opinion: title should be /on linux/for linux/
I’ll never trust Proton, not with all the “headlines” they can’t seem to stop making
I’ve not seen a single article about Proton that’s made me abandon them. Diversified away from, yes, but not abandon.
The privacy community will be under fire from very powerful interests, so I also take all criticism with a mountain of salt.
Whatever your comfort level, I hope that turns out OK for you.
I’m only using providers who have zero “nazi incidents”
Which Proton incident(s) do you consider “nazi”?
The ones that the Proton CEO knows about - he’s the one whose name keeps miraculously appearing next to “Trump” and “GOP.”
I use providers who are not “nazi-adjacent”
Would you mind pointing to a specific example? I know he praised a Trump appointee a while back, regarding approach to big tech. Was there another?
They’re so easy to find if you don’t mind, since every time I post a link I get pissed off chuds DM’ing me that I hurt their feelings because of email of all things. Email. My god.
What, the CEO making a comment about a trump appointee or them complying with court orders?