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Re:FreePN: Open-source peer-to-peer VPN service by ian-bateman on Friday October 16, 2020 @02:15AM (#24798034)
No catch! We're genuinely trying to build a product that will help protect user privacy online :)
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Re:FreePN: Open-source peer-to-peer VPN service by aliakhtar on Friday October 16, 2020 @02:54AM (#24798260)
Why not build your own VPN protocol similar to VyperVPN, but make it so ISPs in repressive regimes can’t tell the user is using a VPN?

What’s the advantage of a p2p model instead of a better / stealthy VPN protocol that can’t be blocked, which you can also commercialise?

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Re:FreePN: Open-source peer-to-peer VPN service by ian-bateman on Friday October 16, 2020 @03:00AM (#24798298)
The reasoning behind a p2p model is largely so that we don't have the massive overhead of traditional VPN companies & are able to offer the service entirely for free. Not having the overhead allows us to explore different potential methods of monetization that might not be feasible otherwise.
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