Hello! Unfortunately, currently I live in Russia and constantly encounter some limitations. Recently Discord got blocked (this madness should eventually stop). So, IOW, I can’t chat about Krita for instance there without some VPN installed on Android. Now I use this one. It’s there and completely free alternative without duration limit for Android and Linux for desktop? I don’t really care if VPN service sends my data, I just wanna stay in contact with Krita developers and other people where I want. Thanks for the responses in advance.
For Linux Desktop, you can use the browser Opera with inbuilt VPN or alternatively use Firefox as browser and install the free plugins
Urban VPN proxy
Browsec VPN - Free VPN for Firefox
So far these free solutions worked for me, but since they are free there are limitations.
Michelist
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I use Proton VPN, but I don’t know if it’s free for everyone, I have my email with them and got one VPN account for free with that.
Proton has free and paid options. If you have a paid email account with them, then you’ll have, depending on the chosen “level” of account, more and more options for the VPN. But if you need a really secure VPN, whether proton nor the free options I named above will provide it, and are vulnerable. But all of them more than enough for most use-cases, like surfing, chatting and forum use.
@EmilyGraceSeville7cf:
By the way, instead of VPN, at least for your Linux device, you can go the route of TOR or the even more secure I2P networks, then your traffic can not easily be blocked. But their use is, like VPNs, detectable!
It may be needed to access TOR and I2P the first time via VPN so you can get the software and things needed, but at least it can be a way. On the other hand, since you are using Linux, you should find TOR and I2P packages in the repository of your distro.
But be aware, TOR, I2P and VPNs are banned by the Russian government, and you put yourself in danger of using any of these cover-up networks, because, as mentioned above, the traffic itself is detectable, and I wouldn’t be astonished if the government hosts own onion-routers to get more information about the existing traffic.
If it is possible for you, then go via snowflake-tunnels, these are the hardest to detect, the information on them is on the net.
I wish you good luck with this endeavor!
Michelist
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Like Michelist wrote, VPN doesn’t really add any security in use cases like this. You still have to go through your local ISP (Internet service provider, the company you buy your Internet from) and if they’re ordered to block a VPN service, then they can do it, since these services usually have well known IPs and ports. If it’s just to circumvent an IP or DNS block, it’s good enough but don’t expect any added privacy. If you log into an account you own and they know it belongs to you, it doesn’t matter that they can’t detect your traffic to that site, when they can see you posting there, it’s easy to connect the dots.
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