I use one at work so to get round the poorly implemented content blocker.
And I use one on my phone because my ISP doesn't allow access to certain filesharing sites.
Anybody who signs up to a VPN to alleviate any concerns regarding privacy/anonymity is a plonker.
(, Wed 20 Apr 2022, 22:43, Reply)
I *shudder* agree.
Using a VPN is like sending GCHQ/NSA/CCP an invitation to snoop on you, while you pay extra money to make your internet connection slower.
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brb man-child cuck corporate supplicant fuck, Wed 20 Apr 2022, 23:05,
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there are essentially two reasons why vpns may fail to provide the anonymity you hope you're paying for
(both of which are indicated in this and other videos on the topic).
1. the vpn company is untrustworthy.
the better vpn companies have active communities that test and report on the performance and security of their services and - as the video also points out - trust is created where the company is positively responsive to these communities. do your research etc.
2. your activity behind a vpn allows 'big data' consortia to aggregate and correlate key data points to identify you.
don't use your vpn for day-to-day stuff - just that one site you never connect to off the vpn.
claiming that vpns are pointless - that if you use one you're an idiot - is just as damaging and ignorant as the claim that a vpn will protect you from hackers.
i didn't like this video, personally. i felt its messaging was suspiciously heavy-handed, even if most of its points were sound.
(, Sat 23 Apr 2022, 1:31, Reply)
You said 'nope' to me, then went on to make 2 points that don't attempt to contradict what I said,
while saying you don't like the tone of the video, even while supporting the factual claims it makes.
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brb man-child cuck corporate supplicant fuck, Sat 23 Apr 2022, 14:46,
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I kept waiting for an advert to come up, possibly a certain Norwegian VPN.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Sat 23 Apr 2022, 21:15,
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They have their uses
There are some geoblocked content like the bbc iplayer you can get around with ‘em, though counterintuitively the best most popular ones are the ones most likely to have their servers blacklisted. Airlines, being fuckers, offer different countries different prices for the same flight, so you can sort out discounts if you know the score. Of course, there’s plenty of free ones to spoof a single country, if spoofing is your thing, but if you were buying drugs on the dork web or blogging in moscow about the war you’d want something a lot heavier than vpn alone
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 21 Apr 2022, 12:11,
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