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.
(, Wed 20 Apr 2022, 23:05, Reply)
(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)
while saying you don't like the tone of the video, even while supporting the factual claims it makes.
(, Sat 23 Apr 2022, 14:46, Reply)
(, Sat 23 Apr 2022, 21:15, Reply)