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Re:Private Internet Access Announces WireGuard VPN Beta by paulryanrogers on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @07:53PM (#22622780)
> "...It will not hide your IP address from the websites you visit."

This would make it much less private than most VPNs. For most corporate use that's no loss. Though I imagine a big draw to a company whose name starts with 'Private' is the protection of ones address.

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Re:Private Internet Access Announces WireGuard VPN Beta by drummer on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @08:30PM (#22623039)
It's quite dangerous because most people will think it's like any other VPN with regard to making an effort to keep your IP address/location private. Cloudflare also don't prominently communicate the difference (not many are going to read that blog post).
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Re:Private Internet Access Announces WireGuard VPN Beta by paulryanrogers on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @09:28PM (#22623420)
Perhaps there should be a different phrase, like "virtual tunnel".
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