I contacted Nym Support on the Telegram platform so that the company could give me a direct answer based on the facts and in a way that is visible to everyone, not hidden.
Now, I want to clarify that I am a native Spanish speaker and use translators like Google Translate or DeepL. The problem with these technologies is that they can add words I never said, so I wrote to support directly in Spanish. Therefore, I will present two versions of this message:
English translation:
@butterbrbutterbr
Hi, in Spanish:
Greetings.
I have some fundamental questions about Nym’s VPN service, but before I ask them, I should mention that I tested it briefly in trial mode.
Based on the official information:
Two words appear: “guaranteed” privacy - how does Nym guarantee this privacy simultaneously against whom (adversaries, for example), how, and what is its actual method?
How does Nym defend itself against adversaries like the US NSA by adapting to or overcoming their VPN service methods?
How does Nym protect legitimate users of its services against apparent infiltrations from “legitimate” nodes? What are its methods, and how does it act in relation to this? For example: the mafia, veteran hackers, etc.
Which option would you recommend (2 nodes or 5 nodes) in a life-or-death situation involving stalking, when someone needs to send an encrypted, compressed, 8GB file to the person being stalked? Would it be a matter of “luck”?
If the answer to all the above questions is yes, do you have real-world, legitimate, public-facing evidence against real-life scenarios? I need to be convinced with concrete evidence, because someone claiming “guaranteed” is certain that what they’re saying is true.
Original Spanish version:
@butterbr
Hi, in Spanish:
Saludos.
Tengo preguntas fundamentales sobre el servicio VPN de Nym, pero antes de presentarlos, aviso que lo probé durante un poco de tiempo en modo de prueba.
Basado en la información oficial:
Aparecen dos palabras que dicen: privacidad “garantizada” - ¿cómo garantiza a la vez simultáneamente contra quién (adversarios por ejemplo), cómo y su método real?.
¿Cómo se defiende Nym contra adversarios como la NSA de los Estados Unidos al adaptarse o superar sus métodos del servicio VPN?.
¿Cómo protege Nym a las personas legítimas que utilizan sus servicios contra infiltraciones aparentes de nodos “legítimos”?, ¿cuáles son sus métodos y cómo actúan en relación a ésto?. Por ejemplo: La mafia, hackers veteranos, etc.
¿Qué opción aconsejaría (2 nodos o de 5 nodos) vosotros en una situación de vida o muerte basado en persecuciones cuando alguien necesita enviar un archivo cifrado, comprimido y de 8GB a la persona perseguida?, ¿será cuestión de “suerte”?.
Si todas las preguntas anteriores son positivas, ¿tienen pruebas reales contra escenarios reales legítimos para el público?.
Necesito que me convenzan con pruebas reales, porque el que afirma “garantizado” está seguro de lo que dice es verdadero.
If the company doesn’t respond within 5 days, their silence is a sign of something. If they do respond, I will reply according to their arguments, and you will witness what lies behind their words.
Observation: I saw that the CEO replied to another person’s message in the General category regarding unlimited bandwidth for the VPN service, which means it is active.