I 've started using an OpenVpn service for my home router, to secure all my traffic to the serve...

[G+_Giga Ping]

I've started using an OpenVpn service for my home router, to secure all my traffic to the server end point anyway.  My problem is however that I'm finding the exit IP's of the vpn are often blacklisted, an example would be the TWIT IRC. The vpn operates a shared exit IP to enhance anonymity so it doesn't even know who is using it, to my understanding. So these exit IP's must of been blacklisted at some point.

 

This brings the whole reason for doing this into question for me. My only reason to do this is to stop every web site I visit knowing my ISP personal identifier (which GRC.com pointed out to me).  Hence if my accounts are then being associated with blacklisted IP's its just not worth the hassle and cost.

 

Frankly its better to be identified with my personnel IP then my accounts be associated with blacklisted ones and being unable to use services.

 

Any thoughts from the community?

[G+_Jeff Stevens]

If someone walks into my store wearing a ski mask, I'm going to be suspicious.  That's roughly analogous to what you're doing.

 

While I'm more wary than I was after hearing this week's TWiT, I can also understand a service provider's concerns, too.

[G+_Adam Goddard]

I see where your coming from but the point of using a vpn to me is to protect us from total strangers knowing identifiable information when we don't want to pass it on.

 

Going along the analogy route I would compare it to needing a driving licence or other ID to enter a store and have to show it to all the other customers since so much info is passed on in the metadata.

 

Anyway I suppose in the grand scheme of things it's not important.