▲ 481 ▼ Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent Audit (www.404media.co) submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by streetfestival@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ca 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments This is about cookie banners on websites There was another time I got into a very serious ontological discussion with a fairly senior engineer about what the difference was between taxes and fines and they didn’t understand there was a difference,” he said.
[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) Vpns are over rated. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 6 points 5 months ago If you trust your ISP to examine all your web traffic, and if you don't mind every site you visit knowing your real IP address, and if you're not worried about hackers and sniffers on public wifi stealing your data, then I suppose you don't need one. But if by overrated, you mean they only handle certain aspects of security and aren't a complete solution by themselves, then I agree. But no one who understands VPNs expects them to be a complete solution by themselves. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com 2 points 5 months ago Depends on why you're using it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 6 points 5 months ago If you trust your ISP to examine all your web traffic, and if you don't mind every site you visit knowing your real IP address, and if you're not worried about hackers and sniffers on public wifi stealing your data, then I suppose you don't need one. But if by overrated, you mean they only handle certain aspects of security and aren't a complete solution by themselves, then I agree. But no one who understands VPNs expects them to be a complete solution by themselves. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com 2 points 5 months ago Depends on why you're using it. permalink fedilink source parent