[Trainer-Talk] Accessible VPN

Tue Jan 19 14:16:58 UTC 2021

Hello. A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, can hide your device when
browsing the web or doing other online activities. Since most are now
working remotely, I have to use a VPN for work to hide my computer and
keep my work information secure and confidential. One use for a VPN on
a mobile device would be if you want to browse the web on a public
network, such as at a coffee shop or when traveling.

Hope this helps,
Wayne Merritt

On 1/19/21, Stancil Tootle via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Why would it be good to have a VPN?
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> On Jan 17, 2021, at 5:14 PM, David Goldfield via Trainer-Talk
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> Hello. About a month ago I purchased the VPN from MalwareBytes called
> Malwarebytes Privacy.<https://www.malwarebytes.com/vpn/> They were offering
> a special where you could purchase both the VPN as well as the commercial
> version of MalwareBytes for a discounted price. The VPN is accessible and it
> does have an auto-connect option.
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Don Barrett via Trainer-Talk
> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2021 7:58 PM
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> Cc: Don Barrett <donbarrett1234 at gmail.com<mailto:donbarrett1234 at gmail.com>>
> Subject: [Trainer-Talk] Accessible VPN
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> Around a month ago, I asked if anyone had used an accessible VPN, and
> received some very helpful responses.
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> Just an FYI, I received a note from the Mozilla VPN team advertising their
> new VPN.
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> I signed up for a 30-day trial, and wanted to let you all know that the VPN
> app is fully accessible.
>
> Every control and setting I could find worked well with Jaws, and given my
> awful results with other VPN's, I was quite please and astounded.
>
> It costs $4.99 per month or essentially $60 per year.
>
> There is also a switch in the settings to allow printing from the local
> network which I have tested and works very well.
>
> The only issue is that when you reboot, you have to manually toggle on the
> VPN. I wrote support about this and received the following note.
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> "Unfortunately, the auto-start isn't an auto-connect feature. It will simply
> start the app up when you start the computer. You still have to manually
> toggle the VPN on. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. We have received a lot
> of feedback regarding a desire for auto-connect, and we are looking to add
> it very soon.
>
> I hope you may find this helpful, and please let me know if you need
> anything else.
>
> Mozilla VPN and FPN Support"
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> Anyway, I like it and plan to keep using it.
>
> Don
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