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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.

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Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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.

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- forrgott@lemm.ee ⁨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.
  
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- ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca ⁨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.
  
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