• @derpgon
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    19 months ago

    I always wonder why those VPN absolutists aren’t happy with your regular HTTPS. Sure, maybe HTTP is safer with the VPN, but it just hides your real IP from the target website.

    • @[email protected]
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      29 months ago

      it also hides the websites you visit from your ISP, who often likes to profile you based on your browsing habits.

        • @[email protected]
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          9 months ago

          in that case, it hides the websites you visit from:

          1. the ISP providing the network, and
          2. the business who offers the public WiFi,
            both of them probably being very eager to profile your browsing habits (as seen on the image in the post).
      • @fuzzzerd
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        19 months ago

        It shifts from the isp to the VPN provider, who isn’t doing that profiling yet.