Corey,
It's possible to use a commercial vendor for VPN protection without
purchasing (and maintaining) a VPN server. I've been using a VPN
service for a while now. DuckDuckGo (a search company) did a blog
article about VPNs last fall, though there are many articles about VPN
service available on "the web." Among other things, by using a VPN
server located in the U.K., for example, media streams that would
normally be blocked to computers with IP addresses in the U.S. are
available to me.
See: "How to Choose a Good VPN"
https://spreadprivacy.com/how-to-choose-a-vpn/
--greg schmitz
On 9/13/18 14:11 PM, Corey Bailey wrote:
> Hi Gary,
>
> I too am a Californian and we'll have to see what happens in the
> Golden State. That said, once your data leaves the state, you are at
> the mercy of the carrier. ARSC, for example, is not based in
> California. AFIK, the only way to have some control over your data is
> to go total VPN. What I mean by "total VPN" is to have your data
> encrypted from your device all the way to your VPN host. That gets
> expensive because, besides the monthly cost of a VPN service, you will
> need the latest model VPN router that will run the encryption software
> from the host you use. Not all VPN hosts offer this level of service.
> Once your data has left the VPN servers, it can be mined (no longer
> encrypted). The only difference is that the data miners will not know
> where it came from.
>
> Meanwhile, for an example, several countries have satellites in outer
> space that can clearly read the license plate of your vehicle. This
> and many other scenarios are what I meant by "there is no longer any
> such thing as living off the grid."
>
> Data mining is a real sore spot with me and this is, most likely, not
> the forum for this kind of rant. So, if you would like to continue
> off-list, I'm interested!
>
> Cheers!
>
> Corey
>
> Corey Bailey Audio Engineering
> www.baileyzone.net
>
> On 9/13/2018 9:42 AM, Stewart Gooderman wrote:
>> I can, in turn decide *who* I want to mine my data, and whether or
>> not they are using it responsibly. Facebook, IMHO, has never used it
>> responsibly, so I will not be part of their platform.
>>
>> And if signed by the governor, here in California, net neutrally will
>> be alive and well.
>>
>> DrG
>>
>>
>>> On Sep 13, 2018, at 9:17 AM, Corey Bailey <[log in to unmask]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> If you use the internet, your data is being mined. As of this year,
>>> with the death of Net Neutrality, your ISP can mine your data and
>>> sell it to whomever they want. Social media (all of them) are only
>>> one of many, starting with your ISP, who perfected the idea of data
>>> mining.The NSA collects all data originating in the US including all
>>> traffic coming in or leaving the US. They sort through it in a
>>> billion dollar facility (your tax payer dollars at work) near Salt
>>> Lake City, Utah. The main difference is that the NSA doesn't sell
>>> your data, just checks it. There's no longer any such thing as
>>> "living off the grid."
>>>
>>> No cheers,
>>>
>>> Corey
>>>
>>> Corey Bailey Audio Engineering
>>> www.baileyzone.net
>>>
>>> On 9/12/2018 8:49 AM, Stewart Gooderman wrote:
>>>> I agree. Facebook mines everyone’s data and sells it without your
>>>> permission, including people you communicate with. Its security
>>>> profile, in a word, stinks. I’ve closed my account down. Won’t use it.
>>>>
>>>> DrG
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 12, 2018, at 8:27 AM, Steven Smolian <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> We all have email. That suffices.
>>>>>
>>>>> I consider anything on facebook unreliable and will not use it.
>>>>> Don't split the ARSC community so those of us deeply uncomfortable
>>>>> with Facebook are frozen out.
>>>>>
>>>>> Steven Smolian
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
>>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mason Vander Lugt
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 10:32 AM
>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>> Subject: [ARSCLIST] ARSC Facebook Group?
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi ARSC, the Online Media Committee is looking into the idea of
>>>>> creating a discussion group on Facebook, and would like your (ARSC
>>>>> member) input about the possibility. In short, a "Group", in
>>>>> Facebook terms, functions more like a web forum, and would not
>>>>> replace our existing Facebook "Page", which is designed more for
>>>>> ARSC to communicate with members and the public (but, to a lesser
>>>>> extent, supports user submissions).
>>>>>
>>>>> For examples, you can look at existing Facebook groups for similar
>>>>> organizations:
>>>>> AMIA (https://www.facebook.com/groups/76820094560)
>>>>> IASA (https://www.facebook.com/groups/179371048900314)
>>>>> AES (https://www.facebook.com/groups/AudioEngineeringSoc)
>>>>>
>>>>> We have created an anonymous 5-question survey on Google forms,
>>>>> link below. Please take a moment to complete it to let us know how
>>>>> you feel about the idea. The OMC will discuss the results at our
>>>>> meeting later this month and will update here after we've had a
>>>>> chance to process results and weigh options. If you would like
>>>>> more information about what such a group would entail, feel free
>>>>> to write me and/or Andrew Hansbrough ([log in to unmask]).
>>>>>
>>>>> https://goo.gl/forms/b78SSo8dKHGMvo9H2
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>> Mason Vander Lugt and the Online Media Committee
>>>>>
>>>>> P.S. if you are on Facebook but aren't yet following the official
>>>>> ARSC page, check it out! - https://www.facebook.com/arscaudio/
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