LogFAQs > #961784638

VPN sectory is kind of like a crutch these days for people that find something inconvenient when naturally integrated to the Internet. Back when, VPNs were slow and a headache for enterprise network employees. Since most hospitality networks are slow as tar anyways, it made them even more annoying to deal with

People use a VPN saying they are from India buying NBA league pass for $50 (or something, it may not be a thing anymore, but hey) with no blackouts. People use VPNs these days to queue in PUBG matches in the EU instead of NA, because the player base is stronger there and has less bots (VPNs are fast enough to deliver a passable connection to do this) People use VPNs to play online slots with real money and have either a mailbox or a relative in another state where its legal to accept winnings. People use VPNs to watch some goofy Youtube video not in their region.

It's true that you're allowed to laugh at the guy that says "I can run my own VPN!!" since that means his host IP is the target in which your traffic is getting filtered into, which obscures the concept in which they are marketing at. Are people or companies really interested in protecting, or gathering data?

There's a lot of nice positives to a virtual network between say your phone, laptop, and computer. I hella run my own VPN between my devices regardless of how they connect to the Internet, when they all see themselves on the same LAN you can do some cool stuff.

The technology got murky when VPNs started to become synonymous with being anonymous. You're hiding your activity from your ISP, but you trust that this $5 a month service isn't doing the same thing?

When's the last time your ISP came down on you outside of a "sir please" cease and desist letter? When's the last time your VPN subscription service was compromised and suddenly some crypto network you are involved in have access to your funds? One happens more than the other and I'll let you guess which.