In this episode, we explore why I no longer use a VPN (most of the time) and nor should you.==============================SUGGESTED==========================...
My ISP, who I pay $100/mo for internet, tells me straight up that it monetizes my browsing data. I pay $5 a month to a VPN that ‘promises’ it doesn’t do that. Safer bet is the VPN. Even if they (VPN) sell my data, I prefer to spite the ISP anyway.
I see. Sure. There’s a risk of course.
But VPN companies are not legally obligated to collect and save your Internet usage data like your ISP is.
So select a provider that doesn’t, like Mullvad.
Have all the sites you visit rolled out ech so far? 'Cause otherwise it’s enough for your ISP to notice you visiting fcriiff* to draw certain conclusions.
* a reference to Cory Doctorow’s “Radicalized”. Mb anything your government doesn’t want you to do, be it torrents, LGBT stuff, abortion clinics, etc.
Your Internet traffic being encrypted is totally up to the site receiving your traffic or to the app on your phone sending it. And you still leave your metadata at your ISP, along with DNS.
Sure you can always set up your own DNSSEC but the effort compared to just clicking “connect” in that VPN app is not even compareable.
I can be private and anonymous without VPN - but a normal user? Just use VPN dude.
What was the reason?
VPNs are centralized entities that can monitor traffic in bulk
My ISP, who I pay $100/mo for internet, tells me straight up that it monetizes my browsing data. I pay $5 a month to a VPN that ‘promises’ it doesn’t do that. Safer bet is the VPN. Even if they (VPN) sell my data, I prefer to spite the ISP anyway.
$100/mo?!
Yup. Small town USA. 1Gig down 25Megs up.
I see. Sure. There’s a risk of course.
But VPN companies are not legally obligated to collect and save your Internet usage data like your ISP is.
So select a provider that doesn’t, like Mullvad.
Your Internet traffic is encrypted. As for DNS it is a little harder but you can setup encrypted DNS as well.
Have all the sites you visit rolled out ech so far? 'Cause otherwise it’s enough for your ISP to notice you visiting fcriiff* to draw certain conclusions.
* a reference to Cory Doctorow’s “Radicalized”. Mb anything your government doesn’t want you to do, be it torrents, LGBT stuff, abortion clinics, etc.
Your Internet traffic being encrypted is totally up to the site receiving your traffic or to the app on your phone sending it. And you still leave your metadata at your ISP, along with DNS.
Sure you can always set up your own DNSSEC but the effort compared to just clicking “connect” in that VPN app is not even compareable.
I can be private and anonymous without VPN - but a normal user? Just use VPN dude.
A VPN is not a replacement for https and encrypted DNS.
As far as your data goes it is encrypted via https.
Yeah… ok. Have a good day buddy