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The title of this should be "Don't expect VPN to magically protect your privacy," not "Don't use VPN services." Here are some reasons I've used, and continue t
by iak8god 9y ago
The title of this should be "Don't expect VPN to magically protect your privacy," not "Don't use VPN services."
Here are some reasons I've used, and continue to use, VPN:
* When I am on a network that uses an idiotic blacklist to block certain types of content. The network might even be run by my employer and I might be accessing content that is necessary for my work, but there might be no way to appeal the idiotic blacklist.
* When I am on a network that INJECTS content into HTTP responses (a certain paid airline WIFI used to do this).
* When I am on a network that might allow other users on the network to snoop on / mess with my traffic.
* When I want to access services that I have paid to access but are only available to IP addresses in a specific geographic region, and I happen to be in another geographic region.
Etc.
- Pigo 9y agoI used to be employed at a place that was so restrictive I couldn't even access asp.net (the website). I think it was something to do with it being in the cloud and looking like it was being hosted in the middle east. Most people probably don't know what it's like to work in a company with the extremely power hungry network admin that want someone coming to them for everything.
- scott_karana 9y agoThree of your four points are explicitly addressed in there as reasons to use a vpn.