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> Also, we must be aware of the risks associated with using the built-in VPN services of Microsoft, Apple, and the like. The tools they so generously offer migh
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 4y ago
> Also, we must be aware of the risks associated with using the built-in VPN services of Microsoft, Apple, and the like. The tools they so generously offer might protect you from being tracked by your Internet Service Provider (ISP),
It seems using a VPN from your browser vendor does not increase your risk. I don’t think a VPN would have any information that your browser did not.
- oefrha 4y agoPeople generally don’t tolerate browsers that phone home with any and all accessible information. But if you claim to also run a built-in VPN service...
- vladvasiliu 4y agoWhat do you mean? I oftentimes see people using Chrome (not Chromium) while logged into a profile. Are you telling me that either those people are actually a minority, or that Chrome doesn't phone home?
- lxgr 4y agoNot really: Your browser vendor might push out a malicious update or enable dormant functionality that sends them telemetry on your browsing, or even your entire web traffic, but a VPN definitively does receive all of you traffic (including, at least, the host name of almost all sites you visit). I can observe who my browser/OS talk to (beyond the sites I already visit) – but what happens inside a VPN provider is impossible to tell.