Post AW5OUGGnIFMhJAtE6C by standev@mastodon.online
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 (DIR) Post #AW4969RzIs7sjnD93Q by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
       2023-05-27T02:10:29Z
       
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       No, you probably *don't* need a VPN.
       
 (DIR) Post #AW49VQ1wnRNdOo4yWG by not2b@sfba.social
       2023-05-27T02:14:58Z
       
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       @lauren The only reason I can think of to have one is to get around region blocking, to see media that is only available in a different country. It certainly isn't an effective security measure.
       
 (DIR) Post #AW49pyGBF1knLsXKa0 by renwillis@mstdn.social
       2023-05-27T02:18:41Z
       
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       @lauren @Adam_Cadmon1 Well if you want to watch (and root) for the Canadian stream of the Olympics on CBC from another country, yeah, ya gonna wanna vpn!
       
 (DIR) Post #AW49zX7V0C9y4g2GsS by NickFromMT@fosstodon.org
       2023-05-27T02:20:27Z
       
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       @lauren but but The Bads will snoop on my internets!
       
 (DIR) Post #AW4DXLVoxv8NmYE7pQ by dan@toot.d.sb
       2023-05-27T03:00:12Z
       
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       @lauren I use one to view my security cameras when away from home. I don't trust anything security-related that's directly exposed to the internet. The cameras are on their own separate VLAN that's isolated from everything except my Blue Iris server.
       
 (DIR) Post #AW4GOxUqffUgqQSqA4 by Grath@brontosin.space
       2023-05-27T03:32:12Z
       
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       @lauren I love to refer to Tom Scott's video on why you probably don't need a VPN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVDQEoe6ZWY
       
 (DIR) Post #AW4QtdHasHOyfgWtNI by cloudedjudge@toot.bike
       2023-05-27T05:29:48Z
       
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       @lauren Did you just ordered your 3rd pair of sneakers? Do you replace your phone every 2-3 years? do you own 100s of items you don't really need? Why not add a VPN to the list. You can now get *TUUUT* VPN 2 months for free when you buy a 2 year subscription when you use offer code YADIYADIYADI. Terms and conditions apply.
       
 (DIR) Post #AW53V3QyP6pmkcBhy4 by standev@mastodon.online
       2023-05-27T12:41:45Z
       
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       @lauren my perception is that VPNs are useful in cases where you want to protect privacy and you trust the VPN provider more than your ISP. Is that a fair assessment?
       
 (DIR) Post #AW5CcqgSalYB6wDtnE by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
       2023-05-27T14:24:34Z
       
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       @standev Well, the foundational issue is what degree of additional "privacy" any given VPN actually provides, if any. In some cases, they can actually make things worse.
       
 (DIR) Post #AW5Llpe6ifxw5MTt5M by standev@mastodon.online
       2023-05-27T16:07:13Z
       
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       @lauren I’m thinking in terms of HTTPS external metadata. If I trust my VPN provider more than my ISP (because I’m in a country that monitors traffic, my ISP is monitoring traffic for selling on, etc), a VPN prevents the ISP from doing those things. However as you mentioned, VPN providers could also be untrustworthy and routing traffic through them could make things worse.Am I on the right track?
       
 (DIR) Post #AW5MPbGHcSA93aIgJk by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
       2023-05-27T16:14:22Z
       
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       @standev Pretty much.
       
 (DIR) Post #AW5OUGGnIFMhJAtE6C by standev@mastodon.online
       2023-05-27T16:37:37Z
       
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       @lauren thank you for taking time to answer.