Re:Do you need a VPN?
by criddell on Monday October 30, 2017 @12:26PM
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My ISP is AT&T. I don't think there's much the VPN provider or their ISP could do to make things worse for me. The worst case scenario is that they are as bad as AT&T and there's a non-zero chance they are better.
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Re:Do you need a VPN?
by CiPHPerCoder on Monday October 30, 2017 @12:32PM
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That's a shallow analysis.
The worst case scenario is not just that they're as bad as AT&T. The worst case scenario is that they're as bad as AT&T and still provide a false sense of security.
Even if you're diligent, other users with your (ISP, VPN) provider pairing might not be, and they could be harmed as a result.
The comments security nerds make here on HN aren't one-on-one individualized consulting (n.b. that's paid work in my field), they're general advice for the public to refer to.