Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 2 years ago

Questions about "don't use vpn services"

gist.github.com

cross-posted to:
privacy@lemmy.ml

Questions about "don't use vpn services"

gist.github.com

sandblast@lemmy.one to

Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 2 years ago

cross-posted to:
privacy@lemmy.ml

Don't use VPN services.

gist.github.com

Don't use VPN services. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

Came across this controversial link where someone says that a VPS would be more secure than a VPN provider. From my understanding:

-Wouldn’t the VPS provider just see everything instead of a VPN provider? -Wouldn’t fingerprinting be straightforward, even if you use a hardened browser, since you have a single IP traceable directly to only one user?

ytcombinator doesn’t seem to take it seriously but I’m curious to hear what you all think about it.

Chat

ᴅᴜᴋᴇᴛʜᴏʀɪᴏɴ@lemmy.world
link
fedilink
English
arrow-up
1·
2 years ago
A VPS might be more secure, if you know what you’re doing. I use a VPS as a VPN to keep my ISP out of my traffic. Privacy is out the window though, because I have a static IP.

Privacy Guides@lemmy.one

privacyguides@lemmy.one

Create a post

You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !privacyguides@lemmy.one

In the digital age, protecting your personal information might seem like an impossible task. We’re here to help.

This is a community for sharing news about privacy, posting information about cool privacy tools and services, and getting advice about your privacy journey.

You can subscribe to this community from any Kbin or Lemmy instance:

Learn more…

Check out our website at privacyguides.org before asking your questions here. We’ve tried answering the common questions and recommendations there!

Want to get involved? The website is open-source on GitHub, and your help would be appreciated!

This community is the “official” Privacy Guides community on Lemmy, which can be verified here. Other “Privacy Guides” communities on other Lemmy servers are not moderated by this team or associated with the website.

Moderation Rules:

We prefer posting about open-source software whenever possible.
This is not the place for self-promotion if you are not listed on privacyguides.org. If you want to be listed, make a suggestion on our forum first.
No soliciting engagement: Don’t ask for upvotes, follows, etc.
Surveys, Fundraising, and Petitions must be pre-approved by the mod team.
Be civil, no violence, hate speech. Assume people here are posting in good faith.
Don’t repost topics which have already been covered here.
News posts must be related to privacy and security, and your post title must match the article headline exactly. Do not editorialize titles, you can post your opinions in the post body or a comment.
Memes/images/video posts that could be summarized as text explanations should not be posted. Infographics and conference talks from reputable sources are acceptable.
No help vampires: This is not a tech support subreddit, don’t abuse our community’s willingness to help. Questions related to privacy, security or privacy/security related software and their configurations are acceptable.
No misinformation: Extraordinary claims must be matched with evidence.
Do not post about VPNs or cryptocurrencies which are not listed on privacyguides.org. See Rule 2 for info on adding new recommendations to the website.
General guides or software lists are not permitted. Original sources and research about specific topics are allowed as long as they are high quality and factual. We are not providing a platform for poorly-vetted, out-of-date or conflicting recommendations.

Additional Resources:

Visibility: Public

This community can be federated to other instances and be posted/commented in by their users.

25 users / day
452 users / week
517 users / month
2.95K users / 6 months
1 local subscriber
17K subscribers
659 Posts
12K Comments
Modlog