Do you need a VPN ?

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Do you need a VPN ?

Common reasons

  • accessing a network securely while not on the premises
  • using an open, unsecured and/or public network securely
  • protecting yourself from tracking (ISP included)
  • circumventing geofencing and getting access georestricted content
    • become Mr Worldwide
  • Bonus: ad-blocking functionality
  • ISP is spying on you ?
    • not on https website, apps using https api
    • just website url

Setting up your own

  • wireguard better than openvpn protocol

Objectives

  • Privacy

    • Tor
      • secure
      • great for privacy
      • cons: too slow
    • Open VPN
      • latency bandwidth, speed use cases
      • no binary tempering because you downloaded them
      • no logging because you turned them off
      • secure because you have 2 factor auth
      • Still possible to see your traffic by ram dumping. No solution is bulletproof but this one provide a solid one
  • Bounce between different locations

    • will need a VPS for each location
    • no Germany, Switzerland, Australia because of many anti piracy laws