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I have to ask, does a VPN really 100% anonymise everything? Like DNS and everything, so they can’t see the domains you access? Does this include the ISP but also the wifi router logs (for example on an open network)?
So the only way to find out anything is to raid the VPN offices and backtrack your real IP…?
It sounds like a too easy way to get away with anything online. 🤔
Privacy is a goal worth having in and of itself.
I can't believe there's still people on here in the current political climate saying things like "well I don't have anything to hide anyway, I don't care if evil corp / the state / any curious person knows my every move."
Well, I do care. It's none of their fucking business what I'm doing and what sites I'm visiting.
I agree 100%, I was just wondering about the technicalities - how much does using a VPN protect us.