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Re: Mac VPN Recommendations

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On 3 Mar 2025 at 16:13:04 GMT, "RJH" <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:

> On 27 Feb 2025 at 09:48:18 GMT, Theo wrote:
> 
>> RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
>>> On 26 Feb 2025 at 10:00:36 GMT, Theo wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> What do you need a VPN *for*?
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hide my identity and/or location.
>> 
>> VPNs don't really hide your identity.  Everything is encrypted via TLS these
>> days - all your hotel/etc can see is your DNS.  They can see you connect to
>> google.com, facebook.com, youtube.com which doesn't tell them very much.
>> Maybe there's a tiny bit of profiling they can do if they see you are
>> connecting to bank.com, but not very much.
> 
> It's not so much my identity, as what I'm accessing/downloading.

Accessing/downloading will still be trackable at the server side.

>  I'm assuming
> a VPN conceals that from everyone except (potentially) the VPN.

Not really. Various tracker things (like all those fb/twitter/etc
clickables you see everywhere, let alone all sites with advertising)
will attempt to ID you at the client, not caring at all that your route
from client to server is disguised.

If you're resolutely blocking all that as well, then you're probably
doing okay.

> Yes, mimicking a location has been useful from time to time.

The real use of VPNs.

As an alternative I tend to bypass such region limitations by just
torrenting media. If they chose to make it unavailable they clearly
don't want my money anyway.

    Cheers - Jaimie

-- 
Communicating badly and then acting smug when
you're misunderstood is not cleverness.
        -- http://xkcd.com/169

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Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-02-26 06:44 +0000
  Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-02-26 10:00 +0000
    Re: Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-02-27 00:06 +0000
      Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-02-27 09:48 +0000
        Re: Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-03-03 16:13 +0000
          Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2025-03-04 17:13 +0000
            Re: Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-03-05 08:35 +0000
              Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2025-03-05 16:14 +0000
                Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-03-05 16:54 +0000
                Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-03-05 21:28 +0000
                Re: Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-03-06 09:02 +0000
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    Re: Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-08-28 07:38 +0000
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