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The title is misleading because the article focuses on using VPN providers to obfuscate traffic when this is one use case of VPN technologies. The gestalt types
by p0cc 7y ago
The title is misleading because the article focuses on using VPN providers to obfuscate traffic when this is one use case of VPN technologies. The gestalt types of VPN usage are:
* Remote Access VPN: Connect to resources on your corporate network. An example of this is you're in a coffee shop on holiday and need to access a corporate resource.
* Site-to-Site VPN: Connect networks on two sites together. An example of this is you're in a branch office and need to connect to a resource in HQ.
Note that VPN providers give you a limited Remote Access VPN to their network, which they control. They can do whatever they want to your now-decrypted traffic before they send it out to the internet. If you want to obfuscate your traffic, Tor is a better candidate.
- ignaloidas 7y agoQuote: > Note: The content in this post does not apply to using VPN for their intended purpose; that is, as a virtual private (internal) network. It only applies to using it as a glorified proxy, which is what every third-party "VPN provider" does.
- p0cc 7y agoI agree with you - the gist does have a caveat. The title is still misleading as VPN Services is too broad for the gist's content.
- joepie91_ 7y ago"Service" here refers to a service in the "company" sense, not in the "system daemon" sense. Legitimate VPNs are typically run on one's own network, not outsourced to a third-party service.
- dang 7y agoOk, we put anonymity in the title above. If someone has a better suggestion we can change it again.
- agwa 7y agoThe original title ("Don't use VPN services") is appropriate. The article talks about more than just anonymity - it also explains why you shouldn't use VPN services for greater privacy or security. The article does say it's OK to use VPNs for accessing internal networks, but that wouldn't be a VPN "service".
- dang 7y agoOk, we took anonymity away. Happy to keep responding to suggestions, but if this is to stabilize you guys should agree on what's accurate and neutral.
- wlesieutre 7y agoAm I better off having my decrypted traffic in a VPN provider's network or in Comcast's network, given the amount of trust that I have for Comcast is not very impressive?