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Why I no longer use a VPN (most of the time) and nor should you - YouTube (youtu.be)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (12 children)

If possible, I don't want my ISP to know, trade, and sell as little data about me as possible.

FTC Staff Report Finds Many Internet Service Providers Collect Troves of Personal Data, Users Have Few Options to Restrict Us

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I know VPNs often exaggerate or outright lie, but they still benefit me in ways I consider valuable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (11 children)

If it’s all encrypted & they don’t have the DNS requests, all they can see is that you sent X bytes to some IP which isn’t very helpful. Who’s to say these VPNs aren’t selling their data back to the ISPs anyhow?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (7 children)

Encryption doesn't mean perfectly hidden. Metadata isn't encrypted for HTTPS iirc. And the ISP knows who your sending traffic to since they are routing you there and are usually your DNS. When connected to a good and trusted VPN, all that is hidden, your DNS can't give away your location, and the only server you contact is the VPN

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