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VPN's : What do they do?

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What's good on VPN's fam? I had one about a year ago thinking it would camoflauge my web activity but when my subscription ran out, someone else said that unless you are trying to watch movies in other countries on certain streaming services, that its pointless to have it? I really don't watch much of anything outside of Youtube. Is it worth it to get another year of VPN?
 

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    What's good on VPN's fam? I had one about a year ago thinking it would camoflauge my web activity but when my subscription ran out, someone else said that unless you are trying to watch movies in other countries on certain streaming services, that its pointless to have it? I really don't watch much of anything outside of Youtube. Is it worth it to get another year of VPN?
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    From what I've experienced, a VPN keeps your web activities from being traced back to your IP Address. It can help with not getting hacked.. It might also show whether a site is secure before entering it. So, if you browse on the dark web, or maybe do business conferences online? And want that to be secure, there it is. I hope that helped.
     

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    What's good on VPN's fam? I had one about a year ago thinking it would camoflauge my web activity but when my subscription ran out, someone else said that unless you are trying to watch movies in other countries on certain streaming services, that its pointless to have it? I really don't watch much of anything outside of Youtube. Is it worth it to get another year of VPN?
    I think the important thing to remember is that you will be unable to disguise your activity from your Internet Service Provider. It’ll help you mask your activity to other websites but 9 times out of 10 unless you’re the cream of the crop your ISP will be able to see everything you are doing.
     
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    I think the important thing to remember is that you will be unable to disguise your activity from your Internet Service Provider. It’ll help you mask your activity to other websites but 9 times out of 10 unless you’re the cream of the crop your ISP will be able to see everything you are doing.
    thats my biggest issue. That and I also heard they sell your data
     

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    To everybody in this post and who will visit this post: I love you like a bro or sis, so I mean no harm. I really don't...😩


    It's too late in the game to not think about open source solutions. Traditional VPN is being phased out due to it being "over engineered" and code bloat kills your speed. It's bothersome to see my people blindfolded and groping on all fours looking for a solution when the bright light of open source has been shining brighter everyday. Anyhow, do what you want, it's your preference and your right.

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