Re:NordVPN library and client code open-sourced
by lucb1e on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @01:15PM
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> If most sites nowadays are on HTTPS, is vpn still needed for daily use
Let's say every website is still on HTTP (not S). How does a VPN for daily use help you at all?
Your traffic traverses the Internet unencrypted anyway: either from your ISP to target server, or from the VPN's ISP to target server.
It shifts the responsibility from one party to another, but it doesn't reduce the unencrypted path. Instead of trusting your ISP, you now have to trust a shady operator that often promises not to comply with local laws when the police comes with a warrant. They often also don't have assets to seize, so little reason to be legit. And it's not like you can stop paying the ISP that you are so distrustful of. It only costs you more money.
Let's say every website is still on HTTP (not S). How does a VPN for daily use help you at all?
Your traffic traverses the Internet unencrypted anyway: either from your ISP to target server, or from the VPN's ISP to target server.
It shifts the responsibility from one party to another, but it doesn't reduce the unencrypted path. Instead of trusting your ISP, you now have to trust a shady operator that often promises not to comply with local laws when the police comes with a warrant. They often also don't have assets to seize, so little reason to be legit. And it's not like you can stop paying the ISP that you are so distrustful of. It only costs you more money.