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@corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 1 year ago

You probably don't need a VPN

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You probably don't need a VPN

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@corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 1 year ago
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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
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    Audit.

    https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/vpn-services/mullvad-ivpn-mozilla-vpn-top-consumer-reports-vpn-testing-a9588707317/

    https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2023/8/9/infrastructure-audit-completed-by-radically-open-security https://www.techradar.com/news/mullvad-vpns-servers-have-undergone-an-independent-audit-and-the-results-are-in

    https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2022/6/22/vpn-server-audit-found-no-information-leakage-or-logging-of-customer-data

    • @naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Better than most but I couldn’t find mention of anything that prevents them from complying with secret requests to begin data monitoring.

      Potentially where they’re based that’s unconstitutional or something but I didn’t see evidence of such.

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