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Obscura VPN

The first VPN that CAN'T log your activity and outsmarts internet censorship.

Because an open and private internet is worth fighting for.

Now available: https://obscura.net
Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/xsP2Fp7s6r

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2025-03-31 15:21:40 GMT

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Just FYI: We don't implement any caps, though there's a bit of overhead with VPNs of course. Also speed always depends on what site you're hitting and their server capacity.

2025-03-21 21:24:14 GMT

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Thanks for testing us out! 😄
What issues were you seeing with our newsletter signup form?

2025-03-21 21:23:09 GMT

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Glad to hear that Yael! 🥰

2025-02-27 19:05:36 GMT

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Not to worry, you can also use your npub!
https://m.primal.net/PNiK.png

2025-02-26 19:49:48 GMT

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Yup, totally. Most of our engineers are on Android + Linux so that'll come!
We're actively working on a WireGuard config generator to tide people over until fully-fleshed-out Apps are released for other platforms.
I'd encourage folks to sign up for our platform-specific waitlist by clicking on the "Other Platforms" button on our homepage: obscura.net, you'll get an email once we have support!

2025-02-26 19:48:14 GMT

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Yeah probably, let us know if you see it again with us!

2025-02-24 21:56:11 GMT

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Not sure... Perhaps it's just a Lightning routing problem? Are you able to pay others on Lightning?

2025-02-20 19:26:21 GMT

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See this note for how to sign up to be notified when we have Router support!
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2025-02-17 16:37:58 GMT

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Hey there! Let me know if this doesn't answer your question:
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2025-02-17 16:37:46 GMT

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Hey elsat! Let me know if this doesn't answer your question:
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2025-02-17 00:02:45 GMT

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We hope we get there soon! 🫡

2025-02-17 00:02:25 GMT

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Yup, that's what we hope to solve with fine-grain split-tunneling when we enable it in the future!

2025-02-15 20:31:45 GMT

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Glad you found us!
iOS is our next major platform. For others, I'd encourage you to sign up for our platform-specific waitlist by clicking on the "Other Platforms" button on our homepage: http://obscura.net, you'll get an email once we have support!
> Will this always on VPN block me from accessing banking and federal websites?
That will depend on what the website does, but we'd love to hear from you if you experience issues!
One of the key features we're exploring is fine-grain split-tunneling, which may solve a lot of the problems people have with IP reputation. E.g. "I don't really care if I'm not on the VPN for Amazon Prime, but I do want to be on it for everything else"

2025-02-15 20:25:22 GMT

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Glad to hear it, let us know if you have any questions or need help!

2025-02-14 01:50:59 GMT

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Not to worry, most of our engineers are on Linux so that'll come!
We're also actively working on a WireGuard config generator to tide people over until fully-fleshed-out clients are released for other platforms.
I'd encourage you to sign up for our platform-specific waitlist by clicking on the "Other Platforms" button on our homepage: obscura.net, you'll get an email once we have support for platforms!

2025-02-14 00:26:44 GMT

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Let us know if you need help or have any observations!

2025-02-14 00:25:02 GMT

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For sure!
I'd encourage folks to sign up for our platform-specific waitlist by clicking on the "Other Platforms" button on our homepage: obscura.net, you'll get an email once we have support for platforms!
For routers, you can choose “Other” for now, we’re adding a “Router” option soon

2025-02-14 00:24:58 GMT

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2025-02-14 00:24:54 GMT

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2025-02-14 00:24:02 GMT

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Glad you found us!
I'd encourage you to sign up for our platform-specific waitlist by clicking on the "Other Platforms" button on our homepage: obscura.net, you'll get an email once we have support for platforms!

2025-02-14 00:23:42 GMT

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Not to worry, most of our engineers are on Linux so that'll come!
We're also actively working on a WireGuard config generator to tide people over until fully-fleshed-out clients are released for other platforms
I'd encourage you to sign up for our platform-specific waitlist by clicking on the "Other Platforms" button on our homepage: obscura.net, you'll get an email once we have support for platforms!

2025-02-14 00:22:10 GMT

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Not to worry, most of our engineers are Linux + Android so that'll come!
We're also actively working on a WireGuard config generator to tide people over until fully-fleshed-out clients are released for other platforms
I'd encourage you to sign up for our platform-specific waitlist by clicking on the "Other Platforms" button on our homepage: obscura.net, you'll get an email once we have support for platforms!

2025-02-14 00:19:41 GMT

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Let me know if this answers your question: https://obscura.net/#faq-payment

2025-02-14 00:19:04 GMT

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Glad to have you John! Let us know if you need help or have any observations!

2025-02-14 00:17:13 GMT

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We're actively working on a WireGuard config generator to tide people over until fully-fleshed-out clients are released for other platforms.
I'd encourage you to sign up for our platform-specific waitlist by clicking on the "Other Platforms" button on our homepage: obscura.net, you'll get an email once we have support for platforms!

2025-02-14 00:16:46 GMT

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Hey that's a great question. We _are_ working on a WireGuard config generator.
I'd encourage you to sign up for our platform-specific waitlist by clicking on the "Other Platforms" button on our homepage: obscura.net, you'll get an email once we have support for platforms! (You can choose “Other” for the platform for now, we’re adding a “Router” option soon)
> if you do enable WireGuard config on routers, would this be directly to the Mullvad servers, bypassing Obscura?
It would still be through us, though of course it wouldn't have the QUIC tunneling capabilities

2025-02-14 00:11:54 GMT

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Thanks! Glad you found us!

2025-02-14 00:11:14 GMT

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2025-02-14 00:10:24 GMT

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Welcome! 😄

2025-02-14 00:09:56 GMT

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Glad to hear that! Let us know if you need help or have any observations!

2025-02-14 00:04:47 GMT

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🫂 We're all fighting the same good fight!

2025-02-14 00:01:10 GMT

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Quite an interesting use of Privacy Pass!
Proves that Privacy Pass can be more than just a way to get past CAPTCHAs.
Here's to hoping more services integrate it for better privacy without sacrificing usability 😄
https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/privacypass/about/
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2025-02-12 01:01:48 GMT

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Perhaps you'd be interested in our technical FAQ: https://obscura.net/#faq-technical
Or our technical blog post! https://obscura.net/blog/bootstrapping-trust/

2025-02-12 01:00:35 GMT

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I elaborate on it in our blog post here! https://obscura.net/blog/bootstrapping-trust/

2025-02-11 23:56:56 GMT

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Hopefully this answers your question!
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2025-02-11 23:53:41 GMT

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Let me know if this FAQ answers your question! https://obscura.net/#faq-tor

2025-02-11 23:52:52 GMT

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The way we see it, we're all on the same side fighting the good fight for internet freedom.
Run whatever makes the most sense for you!

2025-02-11 23:51:32 GMT

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Not yet, but we're working on a WireGuard config generator, so you will be able to soon!
Feel free to sign up for our platform-specific waitlist on our website!
https://obscura.net/

2025-02-11 23:50:43 GMT

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We're big fans of Mullvad as you may be able to tell 😄
I'd say: run whatever makes the most sense for you! We're all on the same side fighting the good fight for internet freedom!

2025-02-11 22:34:09 GMT

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We're working on a WireGuard config generator as we speak!
Will let you know once we have it working 😄

2025-02-11 22:33:18 GMT

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Glad to hear it! See here: nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzq6629xaag0gapmh26wz02ykmkkgua9q86f7m5j9d2jcqm8fwr9etqyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcqyzfv4qd300jtz30805fakekja94cnm6ds33vztgrmqryke5hchxekrqa66e

2025-02-11 22:32:24 GMT

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Yes! That's the next platform we're targeting 😄
Feel free to sign up for the platform-specific waitlist on the website!

2025-02-11 22:30:57 GMT

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Thanks for your support! 😄

2025-02-11 21:59:55 GMT

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No firm ETA yet, but we're working on a WireGuard config generator that could be used with the WireGuard windows app for the interim!

2025-02-11 21:55:59 GMT

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Very soon! We're working on a WireGuard config generator as we speak!

2025-02-11 21:44:27 GMT

Today is the day: Obscura VPN is NOW AVAILABLE!
Obscura is the first VPN that:
- CAN'T log your activity by design
- Outsmarts network filters
We believe Obscura sets the standard for a new generation of VPNs, and hope you’ll check it out!
🔗 https://obscura.net/
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Contrary to popular belief, traditional VPNs (even “no-log” ones) can track you – they see both who you are and what you do, just like your ISP.
Your ISP is no better. Since 2017, they've been able to legally sell your sensitive data.
https://m.primal.net/ObaZ.png
Obscura is different – we never see your decrypted internet packets in the first place.
It’s simply impossible for us to log your internet activity, even if we were compelled to, or if our servers were compromised.
https://m.primal.net/ObZM.gif
We achieve this by using a fully-independent exit hop run by @mullvadvpn. Ensuring that our servers never see your traffic, and the exit hop never sees your identity.
In fact, you can check your connected server’s public key against those listed on Mullvad’s server page!
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But that’s not all…
You may have had the frustrating experience of trying to use your VPN on a restrictive WiFi: in an airport, a hotel, or certain jurisdictions.
Other VPNs will often fail to connect, as their off-the-shelf protocol is easily detected and blocked.
With Obscura, we built our own custom stealth protocol that is much harder to block.
Our protocol blends in with regular internet traffic using the same technology that powers HTTP/3 – QUIC – making it much harder for censors or network filters to detect or block.
https://m.primal.net/ObZW.gif
To celebrate our launch, Obscura is just $6/month.
Our team has put in the hours to make this all a seamless experience, and I hope you’ll take Obscura for a spin.
🔗 https://obscura.net/
Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you on the free and open internet. 🏄
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P.S. For those looking for an exploration of our technical choices, here's our blog post! https://obscura.net/blog/bootstrapping-trust/

2024-12-20 21:35:11 GMT

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Our code is on GitHub here: https://github.com/Sovereign-Engineering/obscuravpn-client
We're currently using Mullvad as our exit node – all of your traffic is encrypted to their pubkeys, so Obscura's servers can't see your traffic at all! https://mullvad.net/en/servers
We're actually working on a new version of the website that'll explain all of this in more detail. Stay tuned!

2024-06-26 23:44:09 GMT

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Glad you came down this rabbit hole too 😆
Strong obfuscation is key for IP privacy protocols. It also helps that QUIC is UDP, so we avoid the TCP-over-TCP problem: https://blog.carldong.me/2023/05/03/why-do-vpns.html

2024-04-24 17:05:56 GMT

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Not necessarily competing ☺️ We believe there’s a world where VPN companies work together and are each others’ blinded hops!

2024-03-11 23:33:43 GMT

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Np!

2024-03-11 23:11:46 GMT

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We have one on our website! Unless you mean something else?

2024-03-11 23:05:45 GMT

Hello nostriches! 😝

2024-03-11 23:03:24 GMT

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🥳 Thanks for the shoutout Jack! Exciting few months ahead for Obscura!