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Offline kemikelx

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VPN gave up user information to authority
« on: October 07, 2011, 04:25:23 PM »
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Users would be "naive" to believe that paying a firm called Hidemyass to hide their ass would actually involve some ass-covering, according to the blog post.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2112002/hidemyass-hide-ass
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Re: VPN gave up user information to authority
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2011, 10:26:53 PM »
Just curious, does BolehVPN keeps log of user information?
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Re: VPN gave up user information to authority
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2011, 09:52:56 AM »
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Re: VPN gave up user information to authority
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2011, 10:46:47 AM »
We keep no log files on our VPN servers, nor do we tie in user details with connection info. As for the torrentfreak article, we've sent them a reply recently, not sure how we missed their email.
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Re: VPN gave up user information to authority
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2011, 11:32:21 AM »
Well, it is bad PR. Hope they update their article. Might bring more business in.
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Re: VPN gave up user information to authority
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2011, 10:33:49 PM »
Yeah they confirmed it in the comments but we'll see if they update the posts. I don't want to push. It is partly our fault for not replying sooner but good to know that they acknowledged our response and have some ppl commenting favourably on us.
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Re: VPN gave up user information to authority
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2011, 01:38:02 AM »
So do you lease other servers that do keep logs?
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Re: VPN gave up user information to authority
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2011, 02:48:41 PM »
I believe our game servers might keep logs for catching hackers. Other than that, nope.
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Re: VPN gave up user information to authority
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2011, 03:44:02 PM »
How about the seedboxes? Are logs kept on those?
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Re: VPN gave up user information to authority
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2011, 07:42:15 PM »
If they did, I'd be in worse trouble than any other member, TRUST :P
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Re: VPN gave up user information to authority
« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2011, 01:19:40 AM »
Seedbox logs are not kept but due to the files being stored on the server itself, it's much harder to justify esp if it's sitting there for a long while.

But we don't actively monitor it and we haven't been receiving abuse reports.

VPNs are safer in that sense on a legal stand point.

shadowdrifter: our VPN servers do not keep logs. Game servers yes but that's not about privacy anyway :D
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Re: VPN gave up user information to authority
« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2011, 02:23:37 PM »
Quote from: Reuben on October 10, 2011, 01:19:40 AM
Seedbox logs are not kept but due to the files being stored on the server itself, it's much harder to justify esp if it's sitting there for a long while.

But we don't actively monitor it and we haven't been receiving abuse reports.

VPNs are safer in that sense on a legal stand point.

shadowdrifter: our VPN servers do not keep logs. Game servers yes but that's not about privacy anyway :D

Well it is great to hear this. Keep up the good work.
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Re: VPN gave up user information to authority
« Reply #12 on: December 05, 2011, 11:11:54 AM »
Quote from: Reuben on October 08, 2011, 10:33:49 PM
Yeah they confirmed it in the comments but we'll see if they update the posts. I don't want to push. It is partly our fault for not replying sooner but good to know that they acknowledged our response and have some ppl commenting favourably on us.

They did update their article. :)
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