Commercial Virtual Private Networks are a way of extending the end of your network to exit somewhere else in the world. This can have substantial privacy benefits, but not all VPNs are created equa...
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Thanks I always regretted getting surfshark for streaming since they scammed me with their 99.00 plan and their YouTube channel is basically an even worse version of Linus Tech Tips
I was using a vpn for everything. It was slow, it took forever to connect, I was having issues with websites I have to use for my business blocking them.
It was great if I wanted to look at a geo locked website, or video. It worked when I sailed the high seas (theoretically, as no one has ever said otherwise to me).
For every day use it ended up being such a pain I stopped connecting to mine unless I needed it.
I literally have two machines running on always on VPNs, one my personal PC and another a home server were a torrent service is running, and have no such problems.
I think maybe the mistake you made was spending most of the time with it OFF and then turning it ON once in a while, whilst mine just goes ON as soon as I boot my machine and stays on.
Granted, I’m not using it for getting around geo-locked websites, I’m using it for having a bit more privacy and for safety when sailing the high seas so once in a while I have the opposite problem (that I’m blocked from accessing sites in my own country because the connections appear to be coming from a different country).
Not quite… The video covers this, as does our overview:
Using a VPN in cases where you’re using your real-life or well-known identity online is unlikely to be useful. Doing so may trigger spam and fraud detection systems, such as if you were to log into your bank’s website.
Most people don’t have a choice in their ISP. Or the government which provide provides oversight… But if you are privileged enough to have a ISP, you can trust, you’re certainly amongst the minority.
At least VPNs take transparent steps to protect you. At least there’s evidence supporting that.
I think this is a bit more like it. I once had a very nice and transparent ISP for some time, due to circumstances. They didn’t keep any logs at all. That’s better than most VPN providers. So any VPN would have been a major downgrade for me. Now I’m with one if the major Geman ISPs. I’m pretty sure they don’t steal my data, because that’s not in the contract we signed. And not like common knowledge that they’d do anything like that. I think I trust them more than a random NordVPN or shady super cheap VPN provider. Sure they’ll do lawful intercept. And there are use-cases for VPNs. But I rather do my online banking without any VPN and the data travelling through 3 other countries, since I have a good alternative. Also makes gaming, videoconferencing etc faster/better.
And a VPN just doesn’t do much in a lot of scenarios. For example if my cellphone provider uses or sells my location data from the cell towers… That’ll happen with or without a VPN. You’d be better off changing providers.
Nah homie, I am from LATAM, no good reason, no eyes care for what I do online here.
The only reason (and the most popular among the people I know) is to get better content (AKA USA) on streaming sites such as Netflix lol… And I have been using ProtonVPN free as of recently because it is an easy way to get rid of my IPv6 connection in my Android phone (why is this so unnecessarily hard to achieve BTW!?) because I think my ISP is shit and can’t handle IPv6+IPv4 sites properly or IDK… I get huge delays browsing sites like Trakt and Plex from my Android phone… And I am afraid I use both servcies daily… YouTube and Spotify also take its time loading, all these issues go away once I switch to an IPv4 network only.
Oh, and some Lemmy images take longer to load here too!
To protect against those pesky “hackers” that want to steal your information at public wifi?
Nah. Enable HTTPS-Only mode and VOILA! (Make sure to x out of browsers the moment you see a warning screen)
To post “I HATE [Insert Name of Country Leader] and I hope he/she dies and go to hell!” on a forum?
Hell fucking yes. Especially if you are in an authoritarian country. Use both VPN and Tor, don’t use real names. Even in democratic countries, still use VPN, since power is always shifting. What’s legal today might not be legal tomorrow.
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Thanks I always regretted getting surfshark for streaming since they scammed me with their 99.00 plan and their YouTube channel is basically an even worse version of Linus Tech Tips
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Sorry to ask: can you include a summary?
I don’t often get time to watch videos, even short ones.
A VPN transfers trust from the ISP to a VPN provider
Encrypted DNS does not stop ISPs from seeing the ip addresses of the websites you visit
For anonymity use TOR
Does Icloud private relay work good enough for non-illegal activities?
I use something different for torrenting obvs.
I was using a vpn for everything. It was slow, it took forever to connect, I was having issues with websites I have to use for my business blocking them.
It was great if I wanted to look at a geo locked website, or video. It worked when I sailed the high seas (theoretically, as no one has ever said otherwise to me).
For every day use it ended up being such a pain I stopped connecting to mine unless I needed it.
I literally have two machines running on always on VPNs, one my personal PC and another a home server were a torrent service is running, and have no such problems.
I think maybe the mistake you made was spending most of the time with it OFF and then turning it ON once in a while, whilst mine just goes ON as soon as I boot my machine and stays on.
Granted, I’m not using it for getting around geo-locked websites, I’m using it for having a bit more privacy and for safety when sailing the high seas so once in a while I have the opposite problem (that I’m blocked from accessing sites in my own country because the connections appear to be coming from a different country).
Everyone should use a VPN always.
Not quite… The video covers this, as does our overview:
I think this is dumb, what if I’m traveling and I want to check my bank. SMDH, I hate the geoblocking bullshit the internet is full of nowadays
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That is idiotic.
VPNs absolutely have their places.
But if you don’t trust your ISP, why would you trust your VPN service with all your internet data?
Because I trust my VPN more then my ISP. This is a pretty obvious and common answer.
That is a fair answer.
Though I would hesitate to use your trust in your own ISP and VPN as a blanket statement for trust with regards to other’s setup
Sure. Everyone needs to evaluate who or what they trust based on their own threat model.
Most people don’t have a choice in their ISP. Or the government which provide provides oversight… But if you are privileged enough to have a ISP, you can trust, you’re certainly amongst the minority.
At least VPNs take transparent steps to protect you. At least there’s evidence supporting that.
I think this is a bit more like it. I once had a very nice and transparent ISP for some time, due to circumstances. They didn’t keep any logs at all. That’s better than most VPN providers. So any VPN would have been a major downgrade for me. Now I’m with one if the major Geman ISPs. I’m pretty sure they don’t steal my data, because that’s not in the contract we signed. And not like common knowledge that they’d do anything like that. I think I trust them more than a random NordVPN or shady super cheap VPN provider. Sure they’ll do lawful intercept. And there are use-cases for VPNs. But I rather do my online banking without any VPN and the data travelling through 3 other countries, since I have a good alternative. Also makes gaming, videoconferencing etc faster/better.
And a VPN just doesn’t do much in a lot of scenarios. For example if my cellphone provider uses or sells my location data from the cell towers… That’ll happen with or without a VPN. You’d be better off changing providers.
Sense to me like you don’t know what a VPN is for or what it does.
And what would that be?
Most people outside of the US does absolutely have a choice of their ISP.
That’s what the VPN providers like you to believe in.
With good reason
Nah homie, I am from LATAM, no good reason, no eyes care for what I do online here.
The only reason (and the most popular among the people I know) is to get better content (AKA USA) on streaming sites such as Netflix lol… And I have been using ProtonVPN free as of recently because it is an easy way to get rid of my IPv6 connection in my Android phone (why is this so unnecessarily hard to achieve BTW!?) because I think my ISP is shit and can’t handle IPv6+IPv4 sites properly or IDK… I get huge delays browsing sites like Trakt and Plex from my Android phone… And I am afraid I use both servcies daily… YouTube and Spotify also take its time loading, all these issues go away once I switch to an IPv4 network only.
Oh, and some Lemmy images take longer to load here too!
To protect against those pesky “hackers” that want to steal your information at public wifi?
Nah. Enable HTTPS-Only mode and VOILA! (Make sure to x out of browsers the moment you see a warning screen)
To post “I HATE [Insert Name of Country Leader] and I hope he/she dies and go to hell!” on a forum?
Hell fucking yes. Especially if you are in an authoritarian country. Use both VPN and Tor, don’t use real names. Even in democratic countries, still use VPN, since power is always shifting. What’s legal today might not be legal tomorrow.
Do you need VPN ? Yes/No.
They also try to monitor everyone else in the world
I mean, the US is a third world country ruled by someone who is dumb about technology.
No, its not and parroting this statement only makes you look silly.
You’ve never lived in an actual third world country if you think the US is one, even at its current state.
Technically, Earth is a third-world planet. Have you ever looked at a map of the solar system?
I’m in the no category.
Wait for some lemming hopping here telling you “for now” even when they probably can’t understand 3rd world countries 🤣