Lemmy@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoDoes ProtonVPN no longer offer the option to pay in crypto?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up150file-text
arrow-up144message-squareDoes ProtonVPN no longer offer the option to pay in crypto?Lemmy@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTCB13@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down60·2 years ago Bitcoin is not available as a payment method during account sign-up Typical Proton marketing privacy and whatnot and then proceeding to identify all users.
minus-squareCanary9341@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up37·2 years agoProton has free accounts, you don’t need to start with a paid one.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years agoYup, I checked this on my free account. No personal data needed.
minus-squareGutless2615@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down1·2 years agoRemoved by mod
minus-square𝚐𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚎@h4x0r.hostlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 years agoThis. In fact, it’s the opposite and designed for transparency.
minus-squareFisch@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years agoI wonder why they don’t just have Monero as an option
minus-squaremakeasnek@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·edit-22 years agoThere are ways to achieve significant privacy using Bitcoin, the protocol itself is pseudonymous, lightning in many ways enhances privacy. But you need to know what you are doing and there are many gotchas.
minus-squareLemmy@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 years agoBTC --> XMR --> BTC is the simplest method to achieve anonymity with Bitcoin, or you can just purchase Monero directly via cash by mail.
minus-squaresmcool@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoBetween basically nothing and way to much depending on the amount you transfer, the method you use and the country you live in
minus-squaredelirious_owl@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoJust make sure you dont use the same amount…
minus-squareorsetto@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 years agoYou can create a free account at first and then upgrade using bitcoin.
minus-squareNight Monkey@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·2 years agoNope. Let’s jump to conclusions and shit on Proton without doing simple research on the issue. Looking at the above comments
Typical Proton marketing privacy and whatnot and then proceeding to identify all users.
Proton has free accounts, you don’t need to start with a paid one.
Yup, I checked this on my free account. No personal data needed.
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This. In fact, it’s the opposite and designed for transparency.
I wonder why they don’t just have Monero as an option
There are ways to achieve significant privacy using Bitcoin, the protocol itself is pseudonymous, lightning in many ways enhances privacy. But you need to know what you are doing and there are many gotchas.
BTC --> XMR --> BTC is the simplest method to achieve anonymity with Bitcoin, or you can just purchase Monero directly via cash by mail.
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Between basically nothing and way to much depending on the amount you transfer, the method you use and the country you live in
Just make sure you dont use the same amount…
You can create a free account at first and then upgrade using bitcoin.
Nope. Let’s jump to conclusions and shit on Proton without doing simple research on the issue. Looking at the above comments