Your data still travels across the internet unencrypted. It only protects you on the LAN level.
Your data still travels across the internet unencrypted. It only protects you on the LAN level.
A VPN doesn’t do much to protect HTTP connections.
That, unlike your ISP, isn’t obligated by law to log the connections you make (‘data retention’). Depending on the jurisdictions.
HTTPS, sure. But your ISP can and will create a pretty comprehensive social graph about you using only metadata (server IPs or hostnames). Where I live, all home networks basically have a static IP. Also, besides a commercial incentive, ISPs are also mandated to log your connections. VPNs are not.
Except for charging AirPods
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Makes sense. Now they can focus more on their core business. Google recently sold it’s domain registry, I think it might be the same thing.
This man is incorporating the same tactic that Trump has during his presidency: launch a psychopathic publicity stunt nearly every day, to get as much media coverage as possible. Negative attention is attention too, they don’t care. They just want to be talked about as much as possible and they seem to be doing an excellent job at accomplishing that.
I don’t know how likely that is. But I was a bit too quick in my judgement, on public networks a VPN does ass significant protection to HTTP connections. Not really on home networks, mobile networks or well-secured public/office networks though.
I honestly don’t know how much risk your data is at after leaving the tunnel. Luckily most things are HTTPS now.