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--- communication:security [2018/01/04 09:33]
frater_secessus [Internet security for nomads]
+++ communication:security [2020/05/06 15:54]
frater_secessus [VPN]
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 The real value of a VPN is:
-  * hide one's IP address from the world in order to foil geolocation
+  * hide one's IP address from the world in order to foil geolocation.  A common example is you want to use a streaming service not available in your country.
-  * hide traffic from an employer, ISP, or someone else //in the first few hops//.  It does not increase security for people already using secured websites since those are already encrypted.
+  * hide one's IP address from the world to complicate identification.  Maybe you are a political dissident, pirate, etc.  Maybe you are just a private person.
+  * hide traffic from an employer, ISP, or someone else //in the first few hops//.  Maybe you want to avoid content-related throttling.
+Those with a *nix shell elsewhere and a bit of skill can use [[https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ssh+tunnelling&ia=web|ssh tunneling]] as a "poor man's VPN".  Windows users typically run [[https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ssh+tunnelling+putty&ia=web|putty]].
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