Techlore Talks

VPNs, Tor, SPN, decentralized VPNs - so many tools! But how do they stack up against each other!? Tune in to this exclusive interview with Safing to answer my (and many of the community's) questions!

🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
SPN vs VPN: https://safing.io/blog/2022/09/06/spn-vs-vpns/
Our Portmaster Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8cTRhGtmcM

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
01:43 What is the SPN?
04:50 How does the SPN compare to a traditional VPN?
08:18 Is this all decentralized?
10:04 What phase of development is the SPN in?
11:42 How does the SPN compare to the speed of a VPN?
15:04 Summarizing SPN vs VPN
15:41 Covering SPN's multi-identity system for multiple IP addresses across connections
20:08 Geoblocking perks of the SPN
21:10 How does the SPN compare to Tor?
24:13 Issues with Tor & how Safing attempts to fix some of those issues
26:12 Speed of SPN vs Tor
28:08 Summarizing VPN vs SPN vs Tor
30:28 Integration & history of the Safing ecosystem
34:21 The golden question: Decentralized VPNs - are they legit?!
45:10 Wrapping things up
46:44 Fun announcement for sticking to the end

🎥 VIDEO
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Creators and Guests

Host
Henry Fisher
Runner, artist, musician and digital rights activist. Owner of Techlore
Guest
Daniel Hååvi
Safing
DG
Guest
David Gson
Safing

What is Techlore Talks?

Techlore Talks brings you in-depth conversations with the experts at the forefront of privacy, security, and digital rights. Hosted by Henry Fisher, founder of Techlore and long-time digital rights educator, each episode features meaningful discussions with the people building, researching, and advocating for digital freedom.

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