Re:NordVPN disables features when you turn off auto-renew
by michaelmrose on Saturday February 06, 2021 @04:47PM
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Every form of security has different threat models and appropriate countermeasures.
If you are trying to avoid your ISP knowing you are downloading movies a VPN is a good solution.
If you don't want others in the coffeeshop to be able to snoop on remaining unencrypted http traffic. VPN
If you don't want your employer to have a list of your web traffic from your personal device. VPN
If you don't want a service which you don't pay with a credit card to have a way to connect your pseudonym to your real name. VPN
If you want to opt out of some degree of dragnet surveillance/data collection via parties like your ISP. VPN
None of these are incredibly uncommon. VPSs work great for most scenarios. If your actions are dangerous to your continued existence or you need to keep your own government from watching you then you probably need to adopt far more stringent measures but I feel this is vastly less common than the above situations.
If you are trying to avoid your ISP knowing you are downloading movies a VPN is a good solution.
If you don't want others in the coffeeshop to be able to snoop on remaining unencrypted http traffic. VPN
If you don't want your employer to have a list of your web traffic from your personal device. VPN
If you don't want a service which you don't pay with a credit card to have a way to connect your pseudonym to your real name. VPN
If you want to opt out of some degree of dragnet surveillance/data collection via parties like your ISP. VPN
None of these are incredibly uncommon. VPSs work great for most scenarios. If your actions are dangerous to your continued existence or you need to keep your own government from watching you then you probably need to adopt far more stringent measures but I feel this is vastly less common than the above situations.