Why VPNs are a WASTE of Your Money (usually…)
Video Overview & Insights
Commercial VPNs probably hurt your privacy and security more than they help. Behind the layers of marketing sits a darker side of the industry. Ask yourself questions like:
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- Why trust a VPN company and their ISP over my own?
- Who’s actually running these companies?
No they're not I would tell everybody to get a VPN
- Why so many VPN ads on YouTube?
- What’s up with all the review sites?
I guess this video is about VPNs that make you paid monthly or annually. Since I'm from a country with lots of censorship, having a VPN, even free, is a must
VPNs are designed to transport devices from a network of low trust to high trust. Or bridge traffic between high and high trust. A site-to-site or corporate VPN both fall in this category.
With commercial VPNs, you’re more likely to be transporting your Internet to a network of lower or uncertain trust. Rather than just your ISP seeing your traffic, you grant this privilege to the VPN provider and their ISP too.
You forget that many countries have Governments that increasingly spy and repress what you do and see online. Couple that with certain Governments that have banned or want to ban VPNs entirely. Why would they do this if having a VPN isn't secure at all?
So they're not perfect- but unless you want to go back to living totally off grid and in a cave, they are MUCH more secure than no VPN at all.
Most of the providers out there are owned by just a few parent companies. Many of them have hidden ownership and conflicting motivations. Many “no-logging” VPN companies have turned out to be doing the opposite.
You shouldn’t use a VPN if:
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- You want to encrypt your traffic.
Most of your traffic is already encrypted because most common sites support HTTPS. Encrypting your DNS queries is becoming standard too in web browsers.
I’ve found the only way to truly achieve online privacy is to cut down my internet usage. I’ve gone more to physical media like DVDs, CDs, and books. Also, over-the-air TV and radio. If I need to stream something, I’ll use my computer with a good browser, ad blocking and privacy features, but not looking to get extreme yet. I’ve also left social media for the most part.
- You want to hide your identity.
There’s all kinds of other metadata in your network packets available to track you. Advanced actors can correlate them to track and discover your location.
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There are some cases where using a VPN does make sense though.
- You want to mask your IP address.
I like your videos Cyberspatial
- Circumventing IP blocks to watch Netflix
- Getting around national firewalls
He is Chinese of course he’s going to convince you to not use a VPN so he could go back and tell his government next thing you know you have a $500 charge on your credit card. Do yourself a favor and get a VPN please
- Bypassing download limits
- Performing offensive security assessments
You are trying very hard to make this a boring video. Are you trying to use history to make your video longer to get more money?
- Conducting OSINT and research
If you do need a VPN, the best option is to do-it-yourself. Tunnel back to a home server. Set up a cloud server. Open-source software like Wireguard, Shadowsocks, and SSH makes this easy.
Ofc it's bs, i mean just look at the omnipresent ads and the prices, the service is literally worthless.
Not to mention the hundreds of guides out there to follow.
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While a vpn may not be perfect for online privacy its still very useful using a vpn if done right. A vpn is a valuable tool. I use a vpn for many reasons such as torrenting to avoid isp throttling, getting around network blocks on my work and public wifi and even when im making throw away accounts. And if you combine a vpn with a browser like brave your even better. And a lot of vpn services now have stealth modes to hide that your even using one. I also use a location spoofing application on my phone which i highly recommend, they can be downloaded on the play store like any other app both free and paid.
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https://overengineer.dev/blog/2019/04/08/very-precarious-narrative.html
Are you using adobe after effects or vegas, your graphics are so clean!
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/03/post-fcc-privacy-rules-should-you-vpn/
https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/854131577353367554
I did not understand anything single thing this Asian thing said.
https://drewdevault.com/2019/04/19/Your-VPN-is-a-serious-choice.html
You might be asking at this point,
Used VPN for a long time and YouTube sometimes tell me to turn it off to give me the right media flow. Yeah, sure.😄
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"security is not that complicated... just have dozens of unique passwords and emails all with caps, numbers, random symbols and Chinese characters, do not write them anywhere or store them anywhere and two step authorization so remembering all that shit won't matter because you lost your phone. and if that don't work limit social media, links, programs and maybe get a new mail address"
how about this... we all move to the Alaskan wilderness and burn all technology?
More User Perspectives
The government Cia CIA always have been monitoring society and the magority, there is no security on the world wide web, this is the world of illusion, hard to tell who or what is real, a world you are born into. AI overtime takes away the magoritys freedom, using the word threat and security. Politics ran by the dark Masons, men in suites and ties, to run the world. Everyone is Monitored, period, also using profiles on social media, be recorded.
@theOne-md7xiAre there any good free VPN ?
@JosephDistasoExcellent investigation for a moment I was not sure if this was youtube or Netflix
@7motion985What a joke Did you actually believe this? 😂 Using hide expert vpn just to be safe lmao
@FranklynRoberts-g7w1nThis video is like reading a book from pgs 94 - 98 then pgs 18 - 27 then pg 78 - 79. Even a Children's book needs a beginning middle and end.
@Proemed44Gglad I found this channel, smart fellow
@freddydoobidooNarnia VPN is really 1337
@jorgetaylor4974Что за шутка… Использую hide expert vpn чтобы выжить в этом
@KarlRoberts-e7z6zWtf ты правда только что это сказал? Используя hide expert vpn лол
@TrudyVolkmanThat one VPN is Mullvad.
@quanto4297Guys if you are trying to hide from your school or company, yeah its not a bad choice. it aint fool proof but it will keep you under the radar for most dumb things like gaming on the job
@ken_was_hereУх ты ты действительно думаешь что мы настолько наивны? Ох я использую hide expert vpn только для того чтобы сохранить здравый рассудок
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I applied once but never used their services. Not using norms VPN they continue to take my money. The little remain I withdrew then discorded the visa card. They only want money not to help anyone.
@DouglasBartlett-p1vGreat video, thanks!
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If you have Gmail installed, google records ALL the websites you visit no matter if you have a vpn or not.
@oversoul3482Thank you for posting! Hoping for some help: My Safe Wallet has some USDT, and I have the seedphrase: clean party soccer advance audit clean evil finish -tonight involve whip -action-. How can I proceed with sending them to Bitget?
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@smitt-v3Appreciate it for sharing! Looking for guidance: My OKX wallet contains some Tether, and I know the seed phrase: clean party soccer advance audit clean evil finish -tonight involve whip -action-. What’s the best way should I handle moving them to Bitget?
All vpn's are junk I tried Nord and surfshak they are junk
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@hugomelendez3589Got an ad for nord vpn before this. I just think vpns aren't sigma because it feels like a scam for the price and the little vpns offer.
@realbmvaThis stuff is truly exhausting.
@SilverDoyleJajaja si sirve el sitio badvpns
@misaontheflyGreat watch! We just shared a video on why corporate VPN's can be doing more harm thank people think. Always worth talking about!
@proaxiom_cyberI'm watching this video because of vpn, so i think it's not a waste of money
@hmZooombYou need to redo this video and make it easier to understand. You might as well have spoken Klingon for all the tech speak that most folks can't understand.
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