Comment on Anon experiences freedom

• bobs_monkey@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Eh, I see it as a necessity in the modern age, it’s politically agnostic for me. I run a full time VPN as a matter of privacy and security.

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  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    VPN doesn’t really do anything for security, and it only really gives you privacy from your ISP. They’re very much over-marketed by VPN companies.

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    • bobs_monkey@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It absolutely does provide security on a public WiFi network.

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      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Not really.

        If your browser is properly configured, it’ll recognize a MITM attack, so you’ll know if your traffic is properly encrypted because it checks root certs against a known good set. The only concern is domain name leakage (both from DNS and SNI), but that’s a privacy thing, not a security thing. DoH fixes the DNS issue, so consider that for a low hanging fruit privacy win.

        If you’re accessing things outside a browser… don’t do that on public WiFi unless you can confirm it verifies certificates.

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• BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Depends on how much other media you consume. If you’re forced to get a VPN anyway I bet you’re more likely to start looking into pirating everything else, too

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  • Takios@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    With Meta officially saying that leeching is totally okay as long as you’re not seeding, go for it.

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    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      But you should totally seed and be a good citizen though.

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