The last post about Facebook including users' IP addresses in notification emails got a lot of traffic. We also sent quite a bit of traffic to myiptest.com through the link provided in the story. Adrian from myiptest.com contacted me about VPN access as he also helps run hideipvpn.com.
The benefits of using a VPN or proxy service is clear. Your personal IP address won't be seen by the sites you visit and it can help protect your privacy. If you were using a VPN/proxy service, you wouldn't have been affected by the Facebook notification email problem. If you need more info on VPNs, visit the Wikipedia articles for VPN and Proxy servers.
I have not used the services of hideipvpn.com yet and hadn't heard of them before, but I did check out their privacy policy and terms of service. Both seem to be standard and I didn't see anything concerning, but I always suggest checking them out for yourself. As with anything else, use at your own risk. You can also see some reviews of their service here and here.
Adrian was kind enough to set aside 25 free accounts for readers of this blog. For full disclosure, he also promised me use of a premium/paid account.
Since there is no reason to turn down a free account, go grab one from here. If you don't make it in time to get one of these accounts, check out the hideipvpn.com blog for future chances. You can also follow them on Twitter. Please let me know how things go and leave me a comment about what you think of their service.
Update: Be aware that during the sign-up process your passwords will be emailed to you in plain text. They also seem to be stored on the hideipvpn.com's servers in plain text. Use a unique password for this site and make sure you don't use it anywhere else.
It also looks like they never validate your Google Checkout or Paypal account since it will never be charged.
4 comments:
What a peculiar situation!
Hi,
I'm Adrian from hideipvpn.com
Just want to clarify that we do not store your password in plain text, our system is sending it in plain text on signup.
There are 5 more free accounts :)
Adrian -
If you don't store the passwords in cleartext, how are they being displayed in the the user control panel? Your explanation makes little sense.
Thank You.
Bea
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