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RKP5637

(67,112 posts) Tue Dec 26, 2017, 12:17 PM Dec 2017

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What youre revealing to your ISP, why a VPN isnt enough, and ways to avoid leaking it [View all]

Good article IMO.

https://hackernoon.com/what-youre-revealing-to-your-isp-why-a-vpn-isn-t-enough-and-ways-to-avoid-leaking-it-503816542951

There’s a lot of chatter and concern about S.J. Res. 34, a pending resolution that will allow Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to record your activity and then sell that information. From what I have read, most people are focusing on your “web history.” This focus is harmful because there are many additional types of information that can reveal details about you, and you cannot solve this simply by using a VPN.

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What youre revealing to your ISP, why a VPN isnt enough, and ways to avoid leaking it [View all] RKP5637 Dec 2017 OP

Ok so how do I get a VPN to use? wasupaloopa Dec 2017 #1

No, you just set it up on your PC. Here are a couple of good ones to investigate. Whatever, do not RKP5637 Dec 2017 #2

I just turned OFF VPN in Win10 settings blindly, not knowing what VPN is, because I was searching UTUSN Dec 2017 #3

IMO one should always try to run VPN. I don't know too much about Windows, haven't used it RKP5637 Dec 2017 #4

Thanks. There are 3 options: UTUSN Dec 2017 #5

"Add a VPN" would be if you have a VPN service, like NordVPN or VyprVPN, for example. I RKP5637 Dec 2017 #6

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