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Re:ProtonVPN by throwanem on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @11:11AM (#14595198)
The only real distinction from other VPNs I see is this:

> ProtonVPN's Secure Core architecture gives our secure VPN service the unique ability to defend against network based attacks. Secure Core protects your connection by routing your traffic through multiple servers before leaving our network.

Sounds a bit like a private-label Tor.

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Re:ProtonVPN by otalp on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @11:17AM (#14595234)
> Sounds a bit like a private-label Tor.

Aka: insecure Tor

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Re:ProtonVPN by gnode on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @12:09PM (#14595773)
>Aka: insecure Tor

Aka: Tor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network)#Weakne...

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Re:ProtonVPN by Uberphallus on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @11:33AM (#14595383)
AKA: Tor without websites blocking you for accessing through Tor.
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Re:ProtonVPN by throwanem on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @04:29PM (#14607615)
For a minute.
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