I mean, I’m using Mullvad. I don’t have the hardware to host my own VPN in a van, so this is my best approach. Could I host Wireguard locally? Sure. With access to alternating-current power.
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pcouy@lemmy.pierre-couy.fr 6 days ago
There’s absolutely no reason my ISP needs my browsing history.
Don’t know what ISP you have or what VPN you’re using, but it’s just a transfer of trust. Whoever your VPN provider is, they now see everything your ISP previously saw. I host my own VPN servers when I need one, and even then I still have to trust the datacenter operators to not snoop on my DNS requests (almost everything else tends to be encrypted with SSL/TLS by default nowadays)
Also, the “Private” in VPN is about it being for private use, not about privacy
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 6 days ago
pcouy@lemmy.pierre-couy.fr 6 days ago
When I said I host my own, I mean on cheap VPS that cost me way less than 6$/month.
But yeah, mullvad is pretty much the only commercial VPN provider I’d trust more than my ISP
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 6 days ago
I would counter that I’m saving $1,500 a month by living in a van. As a cost, the VPN is a rounding error.
pcouy@lemmy.pierre-couy.fr 6 days ago
My point was never about the cost anyway. It was about VPNs (commercial or hosted on a cheap VPS) still needing you to trust a third party, and also that the P in VPN does not mean “privacy”
TehPers@beehaw.org 6 days ago
FYI DNS supports DNS-over-HTTPS. You still need to trust the DNS server, but you can run one yourself at least if you’re worried about it.
unitedwithme@lemmy.today 6 days ago
Do people not know about Quad9? DoH & Quic
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