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Re:A US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in Foreign ... by thesuitonym on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @05:10PM (#47239777)
A VPN won't help you if your device is compromised. A VPN won't help you if the server is compromised. A VPN won't help you if the VPN is compromised.

I really wish people would understand that VPNs are not magical, unbreakable security. VPNs are barely security at all, and commercial VPNs even less so.

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Re:A US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in Foreign ... by theearling on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @05:20PM (#47239899)
oh 100% agree here, I was just confused at the OP comments evangelism of installing and keeping his phone on his for those quick fix google searches
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