Does living in a rural area make it harder to be hacked/doxxed than living in an urban area? (sh.itjust.works)

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People on the internet always compare not using a VPN to not wearing protection when dating. But when I use Google, it always mistakes me as being in the next town over, and I'm told this is due to living in a rural area. Is this not the same thing as being protected?

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[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

2B. Use a hardware key like a Yubikey, and set it as your 2FA

[-] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

There’s also the German open-source Nitrokey if you want to avoid sending more money down south.

[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

Good to know, thanks

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