Chrome has become surveillance software. It’s time to switch browsers.

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Re: Chrome has become surveillance software. It’s time to switch browsers.

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dualstow wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 12:07 pm ~
Nord has a really good reputation and I believe that they don't log or pay attention to browsing, so no probelm there. And, in fact, I don't worry about an ISP knowing my surfing habits in the first place. The thrill of streaming Norwegian Netflix by faking an IP has dissipated.
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In fact, on a Mac desktop, you are instructed to supply NordVPN with your keychain password which is the login to the computer itself. Nord's great reputation notwithstanding, that feels like giving up a lot of privacy at home to gain a little extra safety at Starbucks. I'll stick to using it for mobile devices.
I wrote to Nord about the concern above and got the following reply.

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Regarding keychain, please uninstall/delete your current NordVPN application and install this one instead:
https://downloads.nordcdn.com/apps/macos/generic/NordVPN-OpenVPN/latest/NordVPN.pkg
Does it seem kosher? I hope it’s not from Paige Thompson :o O0
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Re: Chrome has become surveillance software. It’s time to switch browsers.

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dualstow wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2019 8:02 am
dualstow wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 12:07 pm ~
Nord has a really good reputation and I believe that they don't log or pay attention to browsing, so no probelm there. And, in fact, I don't worry about an ISP knowing my surfing habits in the first place. The thrill of streaming Norwegian Netflix by faking an IP has dissipated.
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In fact, on a Mac desktop, you are instructed to supply NordVPN with your keychain password which is the login to the computer itself. Nord's great reputation notwithstanding, that feels like giving up a lot of privacy at home to gain a little extra safety at Starbucks. I'll stick to using it for mobile devices.
I wrote to Nord about the concern above and got the following reply.

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Regarding keychain, please uninstall/delete your current NordVPN application and install this one instead:
https://downloads.nordcdn.com/apps/macos/generic/NordVPN-OpenVPN/latest/NordVPN.pkg
Does it seem kosher? I hope it’s not from Paige Thompson :o O0
Just a quick look it seems like you need a package to run on a router firmware.
https://nordvpn.com/tutorials/linux/openvpn/
edit to fix link: https://support.nordvpn.com/Connectivit ... ordVPN.htm

To run on a router, you will most likely need custom firmware.
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Thank you.
I wonder what nordCDN means anyway.
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Nord is great. I have been a user before I switched to purevpn. The streaming experience on Nord wasn't that good so I bought purevpn's 7 day trial which was available for only $0.99 and it worked out amazing. I mean spending $1 isn't that big of a deal and get such fast speed.
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benclaren wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:39 am Nord is great. I have been a user before I switched to purevpn. The streaming experience on Nord wasn't that good so I bought purevpn's 7 day trial which was available for only $0.99 and it worked out amazing. I mean spending $1 isn't that big of a deal and get such fast speed.
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