▲ 655 ▼ Google has a VPN service now (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by paraphrand@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml 240 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) All the traffic is now attributed to you, like it was before your self hosted VPN. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Schmuppes@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) But that extra layer, man! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago To really hammer in the attribution? Haha permalink fedilink source parent [–] lunicoDee@feddit.it 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That's a fact. But, in the first place, VPNs weren't invented for privacy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lunicoDee@feddit.it 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It also depens on what informations the host has about you. Bare minimum is the IP, but it isn't really an identification permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago* If you're hosting a VPN in your house, all traffic is going to/from your device and your home encrypted, and your home and the isp unencrypted. Since it's in your home, everything you do on the VPN tunnel can be seen on the other side by your isp. E: autocorrect corrections permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Schmuppes@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) But that extra layer, man! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago To really hammer in the attribution? Haha permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago To really hammer in the attribution? Haha permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lunicoDee@feddit.it 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That's a fact. But, in the first place, VPNs weren't invented for privacy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lunicoDee@feddit.it 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It also depens on what informations the host has about you. Bare minimum is the IP, but it isn't really an identification permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago* If you're hosting a VPN in your house, all traffic is going to/from your device and your home encrypted, and your home and the isp unencrypted. Since it's in your home, everything you do on the VPN tunnel can be seen on the other side by your isp. E: autocorrect corrections permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lunicoDee@feddit.it 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It also depens on what informations the host has about you. Bare minimum is the IP, but it isn't really an identification permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago* If you're hosting a VPN in your house, all traffic is going to/from your device and your home encrypted, and your home and the isp unencrypted. Since it's in your home, everything you do on the VPN tunnel can be seen on the other side by your isp. E: autocorrect corrections permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago* If you're hosting a VPN in your house, all traffic is going to/from your device and your home encrypted, and your home and the isp unencrypted. Since it's in your home, everything you do on the VPN tunnel can be seen on the other side by your isp. E: autocorrect corrections permalink fedilink source parent
