People use it like everyone fucking has the innate knowledge of every acronym out there

    • Lvxferre@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Yup. There are reasons to use a VPN, mind you; but they involve the person actually knowing the risk, when it applies, and taking a cost vs. risk judgment. The FUD in those sponsors is basically “you don’t know so you might be at risk, subscribe to our VPN juuuuust in case”.

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        They straight out lie in those ads though. Like for example VPNs don’t protect your privacy at all when you’re browsing. Just because it says private in their name doesn’t mean you’re anonymous. Cookies and trackers work all the same via a VPN.