31-12-2022, 12:17 PM
(31-12-2022, 08:35 AM)Nick Wrote: A VPN has its uses, however it's not a security panacea... To see what a web site can tell about you just from accessing it, have a look at https://whoer.netIronically the link also has an ad triggered by the switch icon to a 3rd party VPN supplier, which is only really of use to evade geolocation by clueless suppliers. It doesn't make you anonymous. There is Browser fingerprinting. Browsers expose the screen resolution, window size, fonts available as well as things the user can lie about such as OS, Browser version and language.
Use of a VPN on it's own will not protect you against scams, phishing, viruses, ransomware, trojans stupidity and carelessness. It will help against tracking and various spoofing and intercept attacks.
This is a large and complex subject - VPNs have a place, but they really don't protect you from everything. Common sense is more valuable. The two together, even better.
