On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 at 16:04 Myles Braithwaite <me@mylesbraithwaite.com> wrote:
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 :-).
Myles, Thanks for the links and advice! I'll look into Private Internet Access. You're not the first one to recommend this VPN provider (and another poster on this thread [David Collier-Brown] linked me to an article that recommended it also). If they have good documentation then that will help immensely. I do connect my laptop to my work VPN regularly so I'm hoping it won't be too much of stretch to do this for myself too. Another question: is there any hit to the speed of the network if I'm using a VPN? I've seen a drop in download and upload speed when I'm on my work's VPN versus when I'm not. As far as becoming a "tin foil hat" type, I guess we'll see... :) Brad -- Brad Fonseca Mobile: 416-876-2191