Valentyn Boginskey

May 1, 2025

The web is unusable on a datacenter IP

I have a weird Internet setup: I use a Peplink mobile router to bond two cellular connections via its fantastic SpeedFusion VPN. This necessarily uses a remote bonding server that sits in a datacenter somewhere, which is where the websites that I visit see my traffic originate. Aside from this, I'm just a regular user with a Macbook an...
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October 31, 2024

How my email service failed me and why it matters for privacy

Update 11/27/24: Hey rolled back this change today. I can't send email anymore from my $100/yr email service, Hey. How did we get here? Well, I use SimpleLogin to avoid giving out my real email address and cut down on unwanted email. If you're not familiar with the service, here's how it works: senders email you at anything@your-domain...
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