Brad Fonseca via talk wrote:
Hello,
I was hoping someone on this list might be able to help me out with some advice and/or point me to a previous thread or to a good current resource.
I have decided (belatedly) that it would be good to start using a VPN service to connect to the Internet. There are a large number of choices out there and I was wondering if anyone on GTALUG uses and recommends any.
Also, if someone could point me to a good tutorial for PGP on email that would also be helpful. I assume the only way to use PGP with Gmail is through a client like Thunderbird (which is what I use for my consulting email address).
For VPN I use [Private Internet Access][0] it has access points in ~20 countries (include multiple in Canada). They also provided amazing documentation on how to setup in virtual every environment. There is also TunnelBear[1] which is a Toronto based company and has limited Linux support though OpenVPN[2]. As for PGP Email tutorials I would suggest the EFF's [Email Self Defense][3] guide. It's the best. Also if you are becoming a "tin foil hat" type you should checkout Tails[4]. It's a Live Linux OS that aims to "preserving your privacy and anonymity" on the Internet. [0]: <https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/> [1]: <https://www.tunnelbear.com/> [2]: <https://www.tunnelbear.com/blog/linux_support/> [3]: <https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/> [4]: <https://tails.boum.org/> -- Have an awesome day, and happy open-sourcing :-).