• noodlejetski@lemm.ee
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    2 years ago

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

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      2 years ago

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

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        2 years 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).