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Do you use VPN?
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I VPN to my home network, which besides the privacy aspects means that my pi-hole works on the go too.
I use one for work and to access my home network remotely, but I'm assuming you're asking about the VPN services that are advertised for on YouTube all the time, the quasi-scams that promise all kinds of benefits even though (a) most, if not all, of those benefits are already realised by using SSL, which is ubiquitous nowadays, and (b) a lot of the promises are rubbish because a VPN doesn't do anything like protecting your privacy from a website you visit, it mostly replaces one party, your ISP, from knowing which sites you access with a different party, the VPN provider.
I use a vpn fairly regularly, as I like to watch tv shows around the world, and I travel often, and the simple feature of changing my 'perceived' location is important. Plus here in the UK, EZTV and PirateBay are blocked, so I use Tor to grab the magnet link.
Not too often. Usually only on VPN if on a wifi network I don't trust like airport, hotel, or university wifi.
I use SwizzVPN (check it out - a thread here on Macrumors) and NordVPN.
Recently I spent time learning how to set up my own VPN just to do it and it was fun but expensive ($6-$10/mo). Also, running VPN all the time is a noticeable hit on battery life. Was a fun little experiment.
Definitely a tool you want in your toolset for those times when you need it.
I use SwizzVPN (check it out - a thread here on Macrumors) and NordVPN.
Recently I spent time learning how to set up my own VPN just to do it and it was fun but expensive ($6-$10/mo). Also, running VPN all the time is a noticeable hit on battery life. Was a fun little experiment.
Definitely a tool you want in your toolset for those times when you need it.
Been using ExpressVPN for 5 years and nothing but good things to say about it.
I used ExpressVPN for many years. Product was good, the companies rigidity when it came to renewal caused me to look elsewhere. Customer of 5 years offered a lesser deal to renew than a new customer. I cancelled, they didn’t even ask why!! Voted with my feet this time.
I run PiVPN (WireGuard variant) on my home Raspberry Pi; can access it anywhere for free!
Other good option is CloudFlare 1.1.1.1 VPN - get the app, install the profile, and flip it on. Easy peasy (and free) for anyone.
And finally I use our work vpn if I work from home - they use Pulse.
Other good option is CloudFlare 1.1.1.1 VPN - get the app, install the profile, and flip it on. Easy peasy (and free) for anyone.
And finally I use our work vpn if I work from home - they use Pulse.
Surfshark VPN for every wifi (home ISP doesn't have to know everything / away-from-home for security)
I'd run VPN all the time if it didn't have such a big impact on speed. When I have 500/500 FIOS there's a noticeable decrease with most VPNs I use. Some can keep 150-200mbps but sometimes it gets really slow. Also there's a noticeable battery impact when using VPN on iOS for me.
Nope, in the context of a paid VPN service. VPN services are generally speaking wastes of money besides getting around licensing, which I'm all for but there's cheaper ways of doing that. There's not really a whole lot that they actually do for privacy, and if I've ever seen an ad on YouTube for any particular VPN company, I instantly blacklist that particular company from ever crossing my mind because there's a 104% chance they're a black box.
I am currently using the VPN provided by the lockdown app, though I can't really comment on how good it is. It's also not cheap either.
In the very least, it doesn't work on Netflix (which is fine, because that's not what I paid to use it for). I am using it to get around my university's wifi restrictions which block telegram and iCloud from working. Performance seems to be pretty good as I can still reliably stream stuff with it active (previous VPNs I have tried seemed to throttle after only a short while).
In the very least, it doesn't work on Netflix (which is fine, because that's not what I paid to use it for). I am using it to get around my university's wifi restrictions which block telegram and iCloud from working. Performance seems to be pretty good as I can still reliably stream stuff with it active (previous VPNs I have tried seemed to throttle after only a short while).
I can depend on your use case - if you travel a lot and are on foreign networks it could make sense. A lot of countries restrict access to websites & track a lot more compared to the US/UK.