We'll be at Bitcoin Amsterdam on Wednesday and Thursday bearing gifts. If you are attending and spot someone in this jacket -> don't be a stranger.

Let's assume we have some product ideas for IVPN customers to test, invite-only. We start a chat community to get feedback and offer a place to discuss our service, privacy etc. Which platform would you prefer? - Needs to support multiple channels - Ideally self-hosted - Discord and Telegram are no-go due to privacy policies Options: - Matrix - IRC - Nostr based solution which we have not heard about - Something else

@hzrd149 we've been testing a lot of different desktop nostr clients in the past two weeks and nostrudel is top of the crop - fully featured yet clean UX + very reliable. thanks!

Do you really need a VPN? Basics recap for consumer VPNs: 1. Not everyone needs a VPN. It depends on your threat model / jurisdiction you live in / expectations around privacy. You need to understand the extent of protection they provide to assess that. 2. Despite what most VPN providers will tell you in their marketing speak, using a VPN alone will be ineffective or useless for: - Achieving anonymity or "perfect privacy" - Preventing tech corporations from profiling you - Protecting your passwords - Hiding your mobile phone location - Providing better security when working from home 3. Trustworthy VPNs can be effective at: - Encrypting your data and DNS requests so your ISP or mobile network operator cannot monitor or log your online activity - Masking your IP address from websites and servers you connect to - Circumventing censorship or geo blocks - Increasing your security on untrusted public networks by preventing MITM attacks (not common) If you see claims from a VPN provider contrary to any of the points above, they are either lying to you or are incompetent. 95% of them won't pass this test.

Working on a www redirect issue that prevents proper validation of NIP-05 and lnurlp information fetched from ivpn.net. Zaps are now accepted via Alby but we're aiming for ivpn@ivpn.net lightning address as a desired outcome.

We are evaluating running a Nostr relay on IVPN infra (compartmentalized). It would make sense as relay preference appear to be a function of sufficient trust and privacy guarantees. The risks are not clear yet, ie. how it would affect our company threat model and established/stess-tested legal guardrails. Any suggestions for deep-dive documentation on running a relay?

New IVPN PoP locations added: - Boston, US (us-ma1) - Dublin, Ireland (ie1) - Zagreb, Croatia (hr1) These servers bring us to presence in 40 countries and 56 locations.

https://www.ivpn.net/en/status/

IVPN for iOS v2.12.4 featuring several improvements and fixes is now available through the App Store. For improved privacy in public settings, your account ID is now hidden by default in the app. Changelog:

GitHub

ios-app/CHANGELOG.md at develop · ivpn/ios-app

Official IVPN iOS app. Contribute to ivpn/ios-app development by creating an account on GitHub.

IVPN is now on Nostr. Following a conversation at Baltic Honeybadger with @Derek Ross regarding the pros and cons of 'company operated accounts on Nostr' + hearing talks on the future of free speech online, we are convinced that this is the right place (or rather, protocol) to be for us. We've maintained a reserved, low-key presence on other social channels for many years. We as a team and as individuals prefer not to shout louder in a cacophony. While some companies thrive on oversharing for engagement and treating social communities as marketing funnels, such tactics don't align with our straightforward, no-bullshit approach. For Nostr we are trying something different, without any compromise on these values. Expect more posts with direct opinions, in-depth analysis, privacy/VPN consultation and anything else that contributes to the community. To anyone we've met at Bitcoin and other conferences over the years - hello! Nice to see you here. We are ready to continue the hundreds of conversations we had around trust, transparency, sovereignty, open-source ideals, LN merchant adoption, circular economy for Bitcoin and new radical ideas. Reach out in public or private if you have any questions, ideas or suggestions. Let's do this!