I've been using Freedur VPN to access blocked websites from China, but recent developments have caused me to drop them after accountant Chris Mathews ran off with the domain and a database of customers. See this Shangahaiist story for more details.

Despite reassurances from their twitter feed I can't give them access to my data without thinking that a dishonest employee will run off with that information too. My previous post expressed some concern about AVG classifying Freedur's Windows software as a trojan horse.

I've dropped Freedur in favour of Strongvpn who are giving me quick access to UK streaming sites even as we speak. The website panel interface requires a degree in computer science to operate it so wait for the E-mail instructions after you sign up and pay them, but who's complaining when it works (thus far!). I'm not holding my breath. The Internet in China is far too flaky for that kind of optimism. StrongVPN offers monthly and annual payment plans starting at $7 a month.

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