How many here really use a VPN for personal browsing?

thismybgolname

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I tried searching but "vpn" isn't enough characters.

Do you have the VPN running at the device label or at the router level?
 
VPN = virtual private network. its a way of getting around the internet and firewalls that block shit. think of it like this. you in a trench in world war II and bullets flying everywhere (keeping you from sticking your head up to see what coming....you stick a periscope up over the wall so you can see whats happening on the battelfield without having to stick your head up there and get it shot off. the tube that the periscope is represents the VPN. the mirror shows you what you want to see without putting you in danger. the server that you connect to, actually pings the website and mirrors that info back to your computer without exposing you to bullets (the possible dangers ) . its like your own personal tunnel to whatever info you trying to get to.
this wasnt the best example but i hope this helps. using TOR with a VPN is more secure than normal but anything can be hacked...anything!
 
oh to answer your question, when iw as overseas, i used VPNs all the time. it was the only way i could get BGOL in theater. everything else was blocked like a mofo.
 
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I don't, never needed it. I do know dl'ing TOR is enough to get your name on a list. As someone else said above nothing is truly safe and the safest way to go about somethings on the internet ain't to be typed on the internet
 
I use ExpressVPN but only for downloading, they delete their logs so they can give out my info to the government.
 
I use a VPN on a VM that I connect to via Citrix from my Linux Box with a windows Dual boot while remoted into my MAC book pro on my neighbors wifi. :hmm:
you're clearly in IT or have friends, that's quite the setup you have.
i only use citrix at work and use my hackingtosh for downloads, no VPN, I've been hit by xfinity a time or two, nothing came of it.
still downloading, have not gotten a message in a while.
 
What Is a VPN?
In the simplest terms, a VPN is used to create a secure, encrypted connection—which can be thought of as a tunnel—between your computer and a server operated by the VPN service. In a professional setting, this tunnel makes you part of the company's network, as if you were physically sitting in the office—hence the name.

While you're connected to a VPN, all your network traffic passes through this protected tunnel, and no one—not even your ISP—can see your traffic until it exits the tunnel from the VPN server and enters the public internet. If you make sure to only connect to websites secured with HTTPS, your data will continue to be encrypted even after it leaves the VPN.

Think about it this way: If your car pulls out of your driveway, someone can follow you and see where you are going, how long you are at your destination, and when you are coming back. They might even be able to peek inside your car and learn more about you. With a VPN service, you are essentially driving into a closed parking garage, switching to a different car, and driving out, so that no one who was originally following you knows where you went.
 
Say Whaaaaaaaattttt?????
he has a windows operating system running as a virtual machine on a linux computer, he logs into the system remotely from a mac computer using his neighbors wifi.
i believe i got that right
 
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