▲ 676 ▼ Usually connect to Walmart's WiFi but they changed their policy I guess, won't be doing that now... (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago by trippingonthewire@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml 224 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) it also hides the websites you visit from your ISP, who often likes to profile you based on your browsing habits. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fuzzzerd@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) It shifts from the isp to the VPN provider, who isn't doing that profiling yet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago yes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] neosheo@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah but it's on a public wifi permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* in that case, it hides the websites you visit from: the ISP providing the network, and the business who offers the public WiFi, both of them probably being very eager to profile your browsing habits (as seen on the image in the post). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fuzzzerd@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) It shifts from the isp to the VPN provider, who isn't doing that profiling yet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago yes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] neosheo@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah but it's on a public wifi permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* in that case, it hides the websites you visit from: the ISP providing the network, and the business who offers the public WiFi, both of them probably being very eager to profile your browsing habits (as seen on the image in the post). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* in that case, it hides the websites you visit from: the ISP providing the network, and the business who offers the public WiFi, both of them probably being very eager to profile your browsing habits (as seen on the image in the post). permalink fedilink source parent
