Nice try, FBINot being snarky: why do you think that you might need a VPN?
Depends on why you want one. I can't speak to how much privacy or security it offers. Supposedly it does, but it depends on the VPN provider, whether they keep your traffic records, in general technical details that the average end user doesn't know or even can imagine.Looking for advice surrounding VPN's.....Should I have one? why? how much should I pay? Are there any downsides to having one? Thanks in advance, Pops
About the bolded part, I have had that happen to me several times. I've never been able to trick my paid streaming services to watch non-US shows.Depends on why you want one. I can't speak to how much privacy or security it offers. Supposedly it does, but it depends on the VPN provider, whether they keep your traffic records, in general technical details that the average end user doesn't know or even can imagine.
You can use a VPN to watch tv streams from other countries. For example, the BBC might show a game that's not available to use and watch it through them. Or the international version of Netflix has a show that's not available on the US one, though I suspect the opposite tends to happen much more.
Then, you can use VPN to avoid being tracked when pirating stuff. In this instance, you really need to be careful not to reveal your true IP address.
I have a VPN and one downside is that your VPN address can be shared by unsavory characters. For example, I suspect that my VPN address has been used my email spammers, so nowadays, whenever I try using google, i get a CAPTCHA to verify I am not a robot, which is a just a pain in the ass multiple times a day.
st, but not least, the more VPNs get popular, the more i am afraid they will invite countermeasures that will render them inefficient. For example, not being able to visit a site, if you are using a VPN.
Paranoia/protecting privacy are very good reasons for using a VPN!I'm paranoid...beyond that I live in New York, upstate, subscribe to MLBtv which forces me to listen to the Yankee broadcast when playing the Yanks at the Toilet. In addition it seems as tho my privacy is slipping away more each day....thanks for the replies....Pops
Then your first step should be using the Brave browser. Fpr VPN I use Mullvad. I think that they are all about the same.I'm paranoid...beyond that I live in New York, upstate, subscribe to MLBtv which forces me to listen to the Yankee broadcast when playing the Yanks at the Toilet. In addition it seems as tho my privacy is slipping away more each day....thanks for the replies....Pops
I shall explore...thanks, PopsThen your first step should be using the Brave browser. Fpr VPN I use Mullvad. I think that they are all about the same.
You can also look into Firefox, it'd be a decent alternative to Brave. And if you configure it the right way, I think it might be considered more robust (privacy-wise), depending on what you do. I believe you have to install some kind of adblocker in Firefox, whereas Brave has that by default. But it's not exactly difficult to do.I shall explore...thanks, Pops
Firefox was slower than Chrome....You can also look into Firefox, it'd be a decent alternative to Brave. And if you configure it the right way, I think it might be considered more robust (privacy-wise), depending on what you do. I believe you have to install some kind of adblocker in Firefox, whereas Brave has that by default. But it's not exactly difficult to do.
Opinions around most-secure/most-privacy-centric browser will vary, a lot.
When did you try it last? Modern Firefox (since the Quantum revamp) is on par with Chrome (and Edge since it’s Chromium with Microsoft stuff bolted onto it)Firefox was slower than Chrome....
Been awhile....Ill checkWhen did you try it last? Modern Firefox (since the Quantum revamp) is on par with Chrome (and Edge since it’s Chromium with Microsoft stuff bolted onto it)
Firefox remains slower than Chrome...at least in this cave.Been awhile....Ill check
It's better if your goal is privacy, though. Which I presume it was based on this thread.Firefox remains slower than Chrome...at least in this cave.
That is correct...It's better if your goal is privacy, though. Which I presume it was based on this thread.
If privacy is the goal, then LibreWolf (if you want a Firefox-based browser) or Ungoogled Chromium with UBlock Origin and Privacy Badger (for a Chrome-based one) are both better choices than Brave, IMO.It's better if your goal is privacy, though. Which I presume it was based on this thread.