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How often do y'all use a VPN? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by monovergent@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Bit of an uphill fight with captchas everywhere. Do people here conduct all online activity over VPN whenever possible? Only for the sensitive stuff? Or perhaps the inverse because the bank already knows you? Maybe when travelling or getting around region blocking? Something else?

The one provided by my work aside, I realized that I don't have any consistent rules around using VPN. Except sometimes, you know, when downloading ISO's for my favorite distos.

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[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Everything??? Sounds slow

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The internet is fast where I live, so there's no noticeable speed difference.

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Illive in a country with the world's fastest internet speeds and I notice performance differences

Maybe you're not using a bridge?

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

No, no need to use a bridge where I am.

Interesting. I didn't know a bridge made so much difference in performance. If only this could be improved.

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

I find TOR annoyingly slow most of the time, but I try to appreciate its vintage internet qualities

[–] hirihit640@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If you use Tor Browser in the "safest" security setting, websites will actually load pretty fast since javascript will be disabled. Well, at least for the websites that load at all

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

I don't use the browser, but I also don't use javascript, and you're right about that. 😂

[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Sounds like you've got a shit VPN if it's slow for you

[–] sushiatnight@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

AfricanExpansionist is saying that using Tor for everything sounds slow, not that a VPN sounds slow.

[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

Ah I fully misread then