They're both something many/most people don't like to advertise. Maybe they'd be even less happy to have details of either habit known. You might think that's silly, but it's far from unusual, it's the norm.
people close the bathroom door when they poop. I guess they also close the door when they whatch porn.
using a vpn is akin to (car analogy time) trying to using a rental car while in public. you actually expose yourself to the rental company, who might be shadier than the people at the place you're showing up at, who can still see you trhu the window (analogy for your 3rd party cookies)
Just like with many car rebtal companies.. very trustworthy and staking their reuptation on not renting you a car that breaks down, etc.
not to mention people. no matter how reputable the car renter is, it is still hiring a minimum wage clerk who will handle all your documents and credit card.
my little research suggests the opposite
Many public restrooms in the U.S. barely have a door, and if they do it is so high off the ground and so short it barely offers any privacy at all
I'm pretty sure the lack of privacy in US public restrooms stems from illicit use and loss prevention. Not a cultural norm of acceptance of pooping.
Which brings us to an interesting point. We all want immediate privacy right? Close the door when watching porn, make sure your webcam isn't turned on, close the bathroom when pooping etc.
But having a VPN when watching porn or banning phones from the restroom, that's not something many (most?) people do. How come? What's the difference?
I do, but not because I'm shy someone might see (a glimpse) of me being naked; I do it so that they don't attempt to enter a toilet already in use. I find myself often not closing the toilet in after hours. In fact, I don't close the toilet at home cause I know the people who can enter won't. Except when I poo, I might, because I don't want them to smell it.
Office wanking used to be an everyday, normal part of the working week. It was the big change in the 1990s after they banned office smoking.
As recorded by this fly on the wall documentary series from the UK, “Big Train”:
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/01/pornhub-views-spiked-...
And yes, I am perhaps too curious.
However, I definitely wouldn't want anything beyond mainstream porn linked to my meatspace identity. Because I don't want to risk rotting in prison for ~five years, and getting permanent probation. But by using VPNs and Tor, I need not be overly constrained by those risks.
Why hide something so mundane? It’s like pretending you don’t poop. We all know you poop. You’re human.
Reminds me of a failed study I read about. Researchers wanted to look into the effects of porn and couldn’t find a big enough control group. There simply aren’t enough people who don’t watch porn to make the study viable.
PS: in terms of malware it’s religious sites you gotta worry about. https://www.pcworld.com/article/254694/religious_sites_carry...