[Macworld]

Post your comments for Cloak secures your Internet traffic without the hassle here

[perdygood]

You may be "invisible" to users on the open wi-fi network, but Cloak gets to see what you're doing.

[imsparcus]

How does this compare to the ad-based service provided by Hotspot Shield?

[GalakFyarr]

1GB a month? is that a joke? 33MB (if we say 1GB = 1000MB) per day is NOTHING.

2 hours a month? IS THAT A JOKE? That's 4 minutes per day!?

This app is NOT free.

[Ch1llP1ll]

perdygood, on 20 March 2012 - 10:19 AM, said:

You may be "invisible" to users on the open wi-fi network, but Cloak gets to see what you're doing.

This isn't for _web_ privacy, but _local_ privacy. EVERYONE between you and the destination computer gets to read what you're sending across unencrypted connections. "Cloak" just stops those in your immediate, geographical vicinity from eavesdropping. The only web connection that currently protects all data between you and the destination is SSL (HTTPS).

[mwkingsandiego]

I recommend Witopia for this - uses SSL, gives you more control (e.g., you can pick your "exit city" globally), and almost as easy to set up. No free option but otherwise cost competitive, although Witopia only has yearly subscriptions.

[CatOne]

GalakFyarr, on 20 March 2012 - 11:00 AM, said:

1GB a month? is that a joke? 33MB (if we say 1GB = 1000MB) per day is NOTHING.

2 hours a month? IS THAT A JOKE? That's 4 minutes per day!?

This app is NOT free.

Right. That's why the article says this:

The Cloak utility is free, as is the company’s universal app for iPhone and iPad. The Cloak service—which provides the actual VPN—is free for up to 1GB of data or two hours of usage (whichever comes first) per month. The company also offers unlimited-time plans for 20GB ($8) and 50GB ($15) of data per month.

I suppose you expect they'd let you pump 14 TB of data through their data centers at no charge? Sheesh.

[GalakFyarr]

CatOne, on 20 March 2012 - 12:42 PM, said:

GalakFyarr, on 20 March 2012 - 11:00 AM, said:

1GB a month? is that a joke? 33MB (if we say 1GB = 1000MB) per day is NOTHING.

2 hours a month? IS THAT A JOKE? That's 4 minutes per day!?

This app is NOT free.

Right. That's why the article says this:

The Cloak utility is free, as is the company’s universal app for iPhone and iPad. The Cloak service—which provides the actual VPN—is free for up to 1GB of data or two hours of usage (whichever comes first) per month. The company also offers unlimited-time plans for 20GB ($8) and 50GB ($15) of data per month.

I suppose you expect they'd let you pump 14 TB of data through their data centers at no charge? Sheesh.

No I didn't, what I'd expect is at least 2 hours/day, with a realistic amount of data per month. 33MB is nothing. Stream one video on YouTube and you're done. Download 1 email with a powerpoint presentation, and bam you're over the limit. Tell me, is there any use for anyone out there for 4 minutes OR 33 MB of VPN per day? I don't think so.

I'm easily over 2 hours on a public WiFi in libraries, using the internet for email and sometimes even downloading PDF files of electronic versions of articles.

It'd be the same thing if dropbox's free option was 1GB maximum server space, and you can only upload files of maximum 25MB large. And you can only upload 1 file every month. Oh, but the app is free! Did we mention the 20$ upgrade?

This post has been edited by GalakFyarr: 20 March 2012 - 01:50 PM

[yomacdaddy]

GalakFyarr ,

I don't understand your issue. Is it that you think the cost is too high in general and would like to see a service like this charge a lower amount? Or, do you think this company is charging way more than other similar companies. I do not use the service. But, it does not appear that there have been any comments comparing costs of similar service. Is Cloak out of line?

This post has been edited by yomacdaddy: 20 March 2012 - 02:04 PM

[FrankCDN]

Would this allow me to view Hulu content, being outside the US?

[haitises]

FrankCDN, on 20 March 2012 - 04:16 PM, said:

Would this allow me to view Hulu content, being outside the US?

I use StrongVPN on a Mac for similar and works great overseas! Must set up but customer support is good and will walk you thru it.

[duvel]

Ch1llP1ll, on 20 March 2012 - 11:27 AM, said:

This isn't for _web_ privacy, but _local_ privacy. EVERYONE between you and the destination computer gets to read what you're sending across unencrypted connections. "Cloak" just stops those in your immediate, geographical vicinity from eavesdropping. The only web connection that currently protects all data between you and the destination is SSL (HTTPS).

Doesn't the article say Cloak uses SSL? Forgive my ignorance, but if so, why is the privacy only local?

[d00d]

duvel, on 20 March 2012 - 07:09 PM, said:

Ch1llP1ll, on 20 March 2012 - 11:27 AM, said:

This isn't for _web_ privacy, but _local_ privacy. EVERYONE between you and the destination computer gets to read what you're sending across unencrypted connections. "Cloak" just stops those in your immediate, geographical vicinity from eavesdropping. The only web connection that currently protects all data between you and the destination is SSL (HTTPS).

Doesn't the article say Cloak uses SSL? Forgive my ignorance, but if so, why is the privacy only local?

Because from their servers to the end server itself, your data is unencrypted. If the end server is using ssl anyway, it would be pointless to use this service.

[MacTechAspen]

FrankCDN, on 20 March 2012 - 04:16 PM, said:

Would this allow me to view Hulu content, being outside the US?

I use Hotspot Data Shield (free version) to access Hulu. It used to work with the US version of Netflix too, but doesn't seem to anymore. Fortunately Netflix has made it to Argentina.