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I guess the IP addresses used by VPNs will get a lower trust factor for a number of reasons - the material accessed and actions performed will differ to the beh
by gtsteve 6y ago
I guess the IP addresses used by VPNs will get a lower trust factor for a number of reasons - the material accessed and actions performed will differ to the behaviour of someone not using a VPN, as most people choose to use VPNs only some of the time. Also, some people use a VPN for abusive purposes such as spamming or trolling and this can affect the trust level of the IP address and associated range.
I find the combination of a VPN and private browsing causes problems when browsing the internet, but using a VPN and my regular browser profile doesn't really differ, so I guess that means I can be tracked in that way.
My theory is that as more people start using VPNs for regular browsing this issue should start to diminish, as the good or neutral actors will begin to outweigh the bad actors and therefore improve how those IP addresses are seen in isolation.
The other way that could go of course is that VPN IP address space is permanently tainted for as long as it's used for that purpose in order to make browsing the web as unpleasant as possible for VPN users to force them into the happy path of letting their activity be spied upon by their governments.