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by mirimir 2623 days ago
The Aristocrats? Lost me there, and I refuse to search.

It's really very simple. The VM host that I'm using connects to a mainstream VPN service, which is quite popular for torrenting and such, using a server in the EU. Through that VPN tunnel, I connect with a different VPN service, which operates in someplace like Russia.

Then, through that tunnel, I connect with a third VPN service, which operates in some ~neutral country. And so on, until I'm satisfied, or the latency blows up. I'm happy with 0.5-1 second, for whatever that's worth.

After the third VPN or so, I typically connect with the Tor network. And if I'm really feeling paranoid, I add some hidden service VPS proxies, just for fun.[0] Or a homage to Kevin Mitnick,if you like.

0) https://www.ivpn.net/privacy-guides/onion-ssh-hosts-for-logi...

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Why do you go through this amount of work for preserving your privacy? Honest question out of curiosity.