As the title says. Im trying to migrate towards privacy based choices all around. A VPN has been tough, I cant access some websites and i dont think i could convince my wife to adopt using it. I still use it anyway.
As the title says. Im trying to migrate towards privacy based choices all around. A VPN has been tough, I cant access some websites and i dont think i could convince my wife to adopt using it. I still use it anyway.
It hides traffic from your ISP or cellular provider. Who are monitoring your traffic and location and selling that information in aggregate to 3rd parties.
It also conceals your location from websites and makes it a little harder to ID you. Websites have other methods of identifying you, cookies, device specs, the type of browser you’re using, patterns of usage, ect ect. Hiding your IP takes one point of data away from them but is basically useless if you’re not taking other steps like disabling certain browser functionality.
I found that a lot of sites will throw a lot more of a fit from VPN usage on a mobile device than they do from a desktop.
A VPN does not strictly hide your location. There is a lot of information that is shared with the websites you visit, e.g. your preferred language, timezone, etc.
A VPN can only change the IP-Address which also reveals information about your approximate location. In my case it is often times a city in another state, not very accurate.
I know, I’m just trying to speak in generalities for the sake of clarity.