[spinax]

> Trusted by whom?

Calyx VPN uses the same tech stack as Riseup VPN, which are branded versions of the Bitmask client - CalyxOS is a part of the Calyx Institute family. You can instead use the Bitmask client from the F-Droid repo and choose to connect to either service with the same app (rather than using branded apps for each service).

[grey_earthling]

So the organizations that provide the VPN service are Calyx VPN and Calyx Institute (have I understood correctly?)

The site says these organizations are “trusted”, but I'm still not sure who are they saying is doing the trusting.

It's very easy to label something “trusted”, but trusted by whom?

[steelbrain]

Curious, does anyone know what's their business model to monetizing the "free" VPN service? How do they make their money back or is it a donation kind of thing?

[cdesai]

It is all based on donations, see https://calyxinstitute.org/projects/digital-services/vpn

[flylikeabanana]

I gave them some money at DEFCON 2019 for an unlimited personal hotspot

https://boingboing.net/2016/09/22/i-have-found-a-secret-tunn...

[_jal]

The tech stack matters far less than the trustworthiness and competence of the operators running it. And the hard part with VPN services is that it is very difficult to prove those things to others.

[edoceo]

Well, I don't trust them either. Does it run Wireguard?