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9. Paranoid?

Reply to ooky (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 03:13 PM

Feb 2019

Depending on one's level of paranoia, I'd be a little bit careful. Just realize that the VPN servers you are going through are a really nice place for the bad guys to sit and capture all of your traffic.

I have no evidence that this is happening, but if I were the NSA (or the FSB or China or N. Korea), I'd work to either setup a so-called "private" VPN service or compromise the existing ones.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] ooky Jan 2019 OP

I always use a vpn on public Wi-Fi. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #1

F-Secure Freedome: very good, 9/10. nt TwistOneUp Jan 2019 #2

I also use *private internet access* dixiegrrrrl Jan 2019 #3

Thanks all for the feedback. ooky Jan 2019 #4

Excellent site freepotter Jan 2019 #5

Thanks again. ooky Jan 2019 #6

Spam deleted by MIR Team StevenBrown Feb 2019 #7

Thanks, and welcome to DU. ooky Feb 2019 #8

Paranoid? CloudWatcher Feb 2019 #9

I use enough public wi-fi for a VPN to be attractive to me. I'm sure bad guys ooky Feb 2019 #10

true enough CloudWatcher Feb 2019 #11

Spam deleted by MIR Team heloworld Aug 2019 #12

Thanks, and welcome to DU! ooky Aug 2019 #13

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Which VPN do you recommend for pizza? marble falls May 2020 #15

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