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Privacy researcher debunks Microsoft Edge’s free VPN marketing, says it's "NOT a VPN"
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“I need a vpn”
Why?
“Privacy”
You trust SuperNeatVPN headquartered in $unregulatedCountry more than your own ISP? It’s all TLS now anyways.
“I run a VPN because Joe Rogan says I need to in order to be secure”
Man, do you know how much of a pain in the ass it is when people run VPNs on their BYOD or work device (hey I don’t manage it, I’m just the MSP), have an established history of popping up all around the world, and then eagerly click the phishing links?
And why would you trust your own ISP more than reputable VPNs?
Sure, this statement is very valid for (free) VPNs which are not reputable, and act as data mines instead of providing true privacy; but your statement reads very much like we do not need VPNs at all.
ISPs know what sites you are visiting and when, and they are ready to comply with the government. Also, we have acts like Online Safety Act (UK), which incentivizes more data collection. Combine that with age verification on every site, and you are basically giving away your browsing history.
I agree that a VPN alone is not going to protect you, and you need to authenticate less into websites, and clear your cookies after every browser session (basically good OpSec). However, I also think that reputable providers like Mullvad and Proton are a must.
and your name. address, credit card number. You're 100% right, just wanted to make sure this isn't skipped over.
Librewolf is my goto browser + vpn + ublock. If they get through that it's my fault imo
https://gist.github.com/joepie91/5a9909939e6ce7d09e29
EDIT: If you do absolutely need privacy, then use Tor.