Comment on How VPNs really work: Protocols, safety and myth - Sentient Rant

nao@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  1. It encrypts your internet traffic in transit

It encrypts it in part of the transit, the part between the VPN server and the target is the same as it would have been without a VPN

  1. It prevents your ISP or local network from seeing which destinations you connect to

True but now your VPN provider can see everything your ISP would have. Depending on the jurisdiction of your ISP and VPN, that could make it better or worse

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