Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs, are popular services for (supposedly) increasing your security and privacy on the internet. They are often marketed as all-encompassing security tools, and something that you absolutely need to keep hackers at bay. However, many of the selling points for VPNs are exaggerated or just outright
  • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Spends most of article telling you why they probably aren’t necessary.

    Ends with 4 examples why they’re useful, which are the main reasons they’re used to begin with.

  • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
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    9 months ago

    The title should be “You should understand what a VPN is for, before using one.”

  • Greenpepper@beehaw.org
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    8 months ago

    Another good use for VPN is to counter dynamic pricing. My wife visited a website some time ago to request the price for a ticket. When she visited the website a second time the price had increased considerably. However when visiting the price with VPN it was the original price again. It saved her a lot of money.