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Re:NordVPN confirms it was hacked by Spooky23 on Monday October 21, 2019 @12:01PM (#21313787)
The problems addressed by avoiding a locally hostile network by connecting to another, globally hostile network is solving a very limited, nuanced set of problems.

Unless you're VPNing to your home or office, these public providers are just asking for trouble. They're too cheap to run well.

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Re:NordVPN confirms it was hacked by crazydoggers on Monday October 21, 2019 @01:57PM (#21315218)
Yes, you can run your own VPN... that’s a great solution.

Also public WiFi attracts low hanging fruit sort of exploits. Incentives for the VPN company that already makes money, to actively hack and exploit your machine are significantly less.

It’s not a privacy issue, it’s a security issue.

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