Whilst a VPN is an important and arguably now necessary way to protect yourself on the internet, it's use in practice is very far from a sliver bullet. Ignoring

Whilst a VPN is an important and arguably now necessary way to protect yourself on the internet, it's use in practice is very far from a sliver bullet. Ignoring the somewhat inevitable problems of latency and bandwidth - much of the internet appears hostile to VPNs. A significant number or sites either don't work at all, or are a pain to use. For example * On NordVPN through US servers you can't access Amazon (!) Although through Canadian servers you are ok. * Costco, Apple store, Business Insider, YouTube, google, netflex, dell, consumer reports, ebay - either don't work, or are a pain to make work * On PureVPN you can't send email - until you have your domain whitelisted * On PureVPN it's a crap shoot if you get a connection More detail on experiences with PureVPN and NordVPN are here.. https://www.toytheory.com/?p=295 https://www.toytheory.com/?p=295 https://www.toytheory.com/?p=273 https://www.toytheory.com/?p=273 https://www.toytheory.com/?p=321 https://www.toytheory.com/?p=321 (edit: formatting)