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What is the benefit of self-hosted VPN? No, security benefit I know of, unless you primarily consume HTTP or other unencrypted communication and even then it sa
by harshitaneja 6y ago
What is the benefit of self-hosted VPN? No, security benefit I know of, unless you primarily consume HTTP or other unencrypted communication and even then it saves you from MITM or other attacks between you and your VPN server and not till the content server. Anonymity is only a benefit in public VPNs.
- jolux 6y agoIf what you want is anonymity, VPNs are the wrong tool, as evinced by these leaks. My main use case is privacy on unsecured networks such as that of coffee shops.
- Semaphor 6y ago> VPNs are the wrong tool, as evinced by these leaks. Are they? So far every leak I’ve read of, has been by pretty shady companies. This seems more like evidence that if you buy a pacemaker from aliexpress (or in the case of NordVPN from Wirecard or Theranos), you might die from it failing.
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- yjftsjthsd-h 6y agoMy ISP has been quite open about selling my information. Therefore, I'm fond of encrypting everything they see, including destination IPs, DNS, and non-TLS traffic; a VPN is a simple solution. EDIT: To clarify, I know my ISP's spying on me. Therefore, in some models, trading that against a VPN service that might be spying on me in the same way could be a favorable trade. YMMV.