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Ask HN: Is it possible to make a decentralized version of a VPN? Blockchain?

2 pointsby jmarinezalmost 7 years ago
Perhaps even federated? What would be the pros and cons of such approach?<p>At the moment, most VPN servers are hosted in high bandwidth locations. However, the servers are still &quot;centralized&quot; in many level the least which is ownership. Of course, a decentralized VPN service crosses lines with mesh networks and peer-to-peer architectures that potentially make the need for VPNs useless. The thought, nevertheless, might still be worth exploring. Let me know how you think about it. Thanks

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LinuxBenderalmost 7 years ago
This has been tried a few times. People mesh their tinc VPN meshes together, but they face the same issues that commercial VPN providers have. You get a few bad apples in the mesh and the entire thing gets ripped offline after a few scary letters from law enforcement or lawyers.<p>Or did you mean something else?
billconanalmost 7 years ago
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