---
id: 2167
title: "Meet Algo, the VPN that works"
source_domain: blog.trailofbits.com
source_url: "https://blog.trailofbits.com/2016/12/12/meet-algo-the-vpn-that-works/"
published_at: "2016-12-12T12:50:41Z"
tags: ["cloud", "open-source", "privacy", "vpn", "encryption", "trail-of-bits", "algo", "self-hosted"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2167"
lang: en
---

# Meet Algo, the VPN that works

## Summary

Trail of Bits launches Algo, a free self-hosted VPN that auto-deploys to the cloud with modern protocols and ciphers only, arguing commercial VPNs are insecure honeypots and OpenVPN adds complexity.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** blog.trailofbits.com
- **Published:** 2016-12-12T12:50:41Z
- **Original:** https://blog.trailofbits.com/2016/12/12/meet-algo-the-vpn-that-works/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2167