• @stephen01king@lemmy.zip
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    84 hours ago

    For the use case of encrypting your traffic while using a public WiFi, both commercial VPNs and self-hosted ones provide the same functionality.

    • @OR3X@lemm.ee
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      83 hours ago

      I think the point they’re getting at Is that you can’t use a self-hosted vpn to hide your piracy activity because the link is registered to yourself.

      • @stephen01king@lemmy.zip
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        21 hour ago

        Yes, but this thread is about security while using public Wi-Fi, which the original comment was saying doesn’t require commercial VPNs.

    • @TORFdot0@lemmy.world
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      63 hours ago

      Yes that’s true. But also that’s the wink and nudge marketing claim that VPN marketers make while everyone knows the real reason you are using a VPN.

      With HTTPS, DNS-over-HTTPS, and most endpoint firewalls dropping non-gateway traffic, the risk is a lot less than the VPN ad reads want you to believe

      • @stephen01king@lemmy.zip
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        11 hour ago

        DNS-over-HTTPS sounds like it’ll be the least used by general public since most people I know are still using default DNS settings which would point towards their ISP’s. I’m not sure how many ISPs have moved towards DNS-over-HTTPS or if they are even activated by default.