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Ask HN: Why do you use a VPN?
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Re: Ask HN: Why do you use a VPN?
#22Because I will buy whatever you're selling if it has the word "privacy" in it.
Re: Ask HN: Why do you use a VPN?
#23I only use one for work, they're a bit careful about encrypting traffic and we have a number of resources only available on intranet.
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#24International travel. My bank (credit union) and cell phone provider (AT&T) both block non-US access. I also use it to get around Vietnam's blocking of websites e.g. BBC.
Re: Ask HN: Why do you use a VPN?
#25> aside from nefarious purposes. yup, that's the reason. and the youtubers and the vpn companies aren't even trying to hide it - they straight-up say it in the ads.
I would get an ad vaguely implying that you have a better chance to get away with piracy, but it amazes me these ads just outright say "set your VPN to India and Netflix is cheaper".
Re: Ask HN: Why do you use a VPN?
#261. My country randomly blocks websites and services. VPN is essential.
2. Have to access some sites and services with geoIP restrictions.
3. Accessing certain sites and all which I don't want to be tracked.
4. To avoid exposing my IP.
Re: Ask HN: Why do you use a VPN?
#27Sometimes I could not use bbc.com from my mobile. By switching to VPN, it works. I don’t know why they block bbc.com in the ISP.
Re: Ask HN: Why do you use a VPN?
#28Although I do not use VPN for any illegal purpose, I pay for it so that
1. My internet provider would not know which sites I am visiting.
2. My sites would not know what is my actual location.
This prevents them from creating my profile and helps me protect my privacy. (I hope so).
I have made a concious decision that I would rather trust a VPN like Mullvad than my internet provider or websites.
Re: Ask HN: Why do you use a VPN?
#29Primarily, to evade blackout restrictions on MLB games. I pay for an annual pass and am still blacked out from three regional teams, regardless of where they’re playing. (And I’m lucky: some parts of Iowa have six teams blacked out, which means those folks can’t watch almost half of the league play at any given time.)
Re: Ask HN: Why do you use a VPN?
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think your terminology is a bit mixed up: OpenVPN and WireGuard are technologies that can be used for any of those three purposes. For example, Mullvad/PIA/etc are hosted vpns that you can use OpenVPN or WireGuard to connect to.
I know this, and was speaking in generalities. Of course there are a plethora of ways any of these technologies can be used. I laid out examples of how I see them all used most frequently.
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