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Most people are not helped by them, but it depends on your [[threat model]]. | |||
If not, you might just buy into [[fear, uncertainty, and doubt]], and/or a sales pitch, and are not more secure. | |||
Which can even have net-negative effect, when nothing changed, | |||
when you only ''think'' you are safer, and act more careless. | |||
'''Do you want to be anonymous?''' | |||
Your ISP knows who you are. | |||
You specifically told them when you asked them to put hardware in your house. | |||
Instagram, facebook, and twitter know who you are. | |||
You specifically tell them every time you log in. VPN ''cannot'' do anything to change that. | |||
Sites that do not ask for login (and do not try to track you) already didn't know before, and still don't with VPNs. | |||
Sites that do [[browser fingerprinting]] tricks to try always worked, and still do with VPNs. | |||
So nothing changed. | |||
'''Do you want to be harder to place?''' | |||
Internet address based [[geolocation]] will generally do no better than place you in a city | |||
(See also [[Javascript_notes_-_browser_related,_APIs#Geolocation_API]]), | |||
but there are people, such as livestreamers, who do care about that. | |||
With VPNs, IP geolocation will locate the VPN servers instead. | |||
...assuming, of course, you don't tell that site it is allowed to geolocate you in other ways. | |||
'''Do you want to hide your browsing traffic from passive snooping (e.g. coffee shop)?''' | |||
For one, this is sort of illegal, so generally not done | |||
If you want to hide your browing traffic -- -- it 99% was already | |||
Latest revision as of 17:32, 27 June 2024
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