13 ms·
Actually, with a VPN, you need to trust the VPN provider AND the site you're connecting to...
by Schnurpel 4y ago
Actually, with a VPN, you need to trust the VPN provider AND the site you're connecting to...
- bryanrasmussen 4y agowell you might have a reason to trust a VPN provider you pay for, but who is the customer for MS Edge.
- manholio 4y agoThe insane thing is that, because the VPN has a 1GB/month traffic limit, there is no way to enforce it unless they associate all traffic with a Microsoft controlled user identity. Cloudflare literally has to keep track of any sites you visit and associate them to your ID to make it work. Though, I do believe that for connections from public WiFi it's somewhat of an improvement. It establishes a minimal security baseline of: "ok, we'll sell your data and let FBI snoop on you, but we won't inject trojans in your downloads and then hijack your webcam to create ransom-porn (though the FBI/??? might)".
- rpgmaker 4y agoAnd not even then. Most VPN providers in the top 10 are actually very shady and their organizational structure is quite opaque.. to say the least. I wouldn't be surprised if at least half of the top providers are actually FBI fronts, like the ANOM chat app.