Top VPNs recording users, potentially leaking data when visiting their websites

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Post by fyrefoxboy12 » Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 2:25 PM UTC

Top VPNs recording users, potentially leaking data when visiting their websites
vpnpro.com

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Post by pedroguitarm4n » Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 2:31 PM UTC

VPNs: Hey, we really respect your "absolute" privacy and anonymity and security winkwink*

also VPNs: WE MUST KNOW EVEYRTHING YOU'RE DOING ONLINE!!!11!!!

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Post by teslademigod1 » Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 2:34 PM UTC

Quick summary: Top VPNs don't actually care about your privacy.

Shoooockkeer of the century

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Post by better0uts1d3 » Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 2:37 PM UTC

teslademigod1 wrote: post #3

Quick summary: Top VPNs don't actually care about your privacy. Shoooockkeer of the century

You mean giving third parties control of your privacy, security and anonymity was a bad idea all along?

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Post by fyrefoxboy12 » Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 2:39 PM UTC

teslademigod1 wrote: post #3

Quick summary: Top VPNs don't actually care about your privacy. Shoooockkeer of the century

I'm sure they really care about your "privacy" -- as long as they can track you and up their profits

so, in total: a regular business

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Post by teslademigod1 » Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 2:42 PM UTC

fyrefoxboy12 wrote: post #5

teslademigod1 wrote: post #3

Quick summary: Top VPNs don't actually care about your privacy. Shoooockkeer of the century

I'm sure they really care about your "privacy" -- as long as they can track you and up their profits so, in total: a regular business

Any third party will behave this way. This is the behavior of businesses that need to increase their effectiveness.

of course, if you want "absolute" privacy and security, NONE of these VPN companies will fit the bill

Re: Top VPNs recording users, potentially leaking data when visiting their websites

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Post by fyrefoxboy12 » Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 2:46 PM UTC

teslademigod1 wrote: post #6

fyrefoxboy12 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm sure they really care about your "privacy" -- as long as they can track you and up their profits so, in total: a regular business

Any third party will behave this way. This is the behavior of businesses that need to increase their effectiveness. of course, if you want "absolute" privacy and security, NONE of these VPN companies will fit the bill

i don't know if that's particularly practical to build up your own VPN if that's your implication?

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Post by teslademigod1 » Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 2:58 PM UTC

fyrefoxboy12 wrote: post #7

teslademigod1 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Any third party will behave this way. This is the behavior of businesses that need to increase their effectiveness. of course, if you want "absolute" privacy and security, NONE of these VPN companies will fit the bill

i don't know if that's particularly practical to build up your own VPN if that's your implication?

actually much easier than you'd think

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/05/how-to-build-your-ow...

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Post by fyrefoxboy12 » Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 3:02 PM UTC

teslademigod1 wrote: post #8

fyrefoxboy12 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

i don't know if that's particularly practical to build up your own VPN if that's your implication?

actually much easier than you'd think https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/05/how-to-build-your-ow...

Thanks for the link. let me quickly check it out

Re: Top VPNs recording users, potentially leaking data when visiting their websites

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Post by teslademigod1 » Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 3:12 PM UTC

On second thought: I understand that VPNs are jsut companies and they need to do proper marketing, testing, UX/UI improvements, etc.

but there's always such in-house/first party trackers like Piwik that i'm pretty sure these "good" VPNs in the list at the bottom with only 0/1 trackers are using