4 ms·
Security by consolidation to single point of failure, I might add.
by hypertele-Xii 4y ago
Security by consolidation to single point of failure, I might add.
- hot_gril 4y agoI agree, and it's hard for me to trust the VPN more than my own ISP. Like yeah, someone else on this public coffee shop wifi network can waste a whole day finding a couple of random victims. Does that actually happen, idk. Have huge, reputable VPNs been hacked before, yes, and there's much greater incentive there. Either way I won't know, so it feels like they're selling snake oil. "Microsoft" and "security" also don't go together in my head.
- soulofmischief 4y agocoffee shop hacking is usually done in an automated, at-scale fashion, often with a remote device that doesn't require an operator to be present or paying attention. It uses lowest common denominator tactics. This VPN strategy is precisely for the lowest common denominator. I don't understand how something can feel like snake oil when you haven't researched your own questions. I can sow doubt on anything; is it always justified?
- dredmorbius 4y agoThe question is whether your basket is made of chains (one bad link), cables (many bundled wires), how many baskets there are, how many eggs in each, and how effective and trustworthy the guards are. Simply shrieking "SPOF!!! SPOF!!!" lacks naunce after a while. I've concerns with proposals such as this similar to what others are voicing on this thread. But if one considers the proposal in light of the present status quo for the typical person, then it's probably a net improvement.