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Give permission. Don't give permission. They know where you are anyway (timsh.org)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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An amazing bit of digital detective work here. Seems like Linux mobile is your only off ramp from being exhaustively tracked

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not the magic bullet people think they are. Oh, and you can't turn it off, so you'll have to take the loss in network speed on absolutely everything. And better know how to configure each device so it doesn't go ahead and check leak your IP anyways, which also restricts choice of devices you use. Cause remember, if any device on your network ever connects to the net without the VPN, then your anonymity just went out the window.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Not the magic bullet people think they are.

No one thinks VPNs are "magic bullets". I don't know why this gets repeated ad nauseum.

Oh, and you can't turn it off, so you'll have to take the loss in network speed on absolutely everything.

True but it's not that bad.

And better know how to configure each device so it doesn't go ahead and check leak your IP anyways

Just choose a good provider. You don't need to configure anything.

if any device on your network ever connects to the net without the VPN, then your anonymity just went out the window.

That's what kill switches are for.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

No one thinks VPNs are “magic bullets”. I don’t know why this gets repeated ad nauseum.

Ooh, I know why! It's because YouTubers hawk their preferred (sponsored) VPN as if it was silver bullet and that it's dangerous to use your mobile device out in public or worse – public WiFi – without it. You can't blame John or Jane Doe from parroting what their favourite YouTuber claimed.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

I agree it's a powerful tool! I was specifically responding to "problem solved" in the previous comment. My reply was in no way meant as a general review of VPNs.