Re:UK spies using social media data for mass surveillance
by mercer on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @03:20AM
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Doesn't using VPN's and Tor in itself put you on the map of anyone looking for 'deviant' behavior?
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Re:UK spies using social media data for mass surveillance
by mirimir on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @04:44PM
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Regarding VPNs, that depends where you are. In many countries, VPN usage is over 20%. So it's not such a huge flag. And I do torrent lots of HD video. So my ISP just sees one VPN connection, with torrent-like throughput patterns.
The rest of my online activity goes through nested VPN chains, routed through the main VPN. So it's only the final VPNs in those chains that see anything except throughput patterns.
I routinely have several workstation VMs running, each connecting through its own VPN chain. So, while I'm drafting posts for HN or whatever, I'm typically doing stuff in other VMs. It's pretty much like most people do with apps in multiple windows, or SSH logins, or whatever.
And Tor. I've never connected directly to Tor. I only connect through nested VPN chains, at least three deep. So yes, I consider Tor use to be a serious risk.