So I’m pretty recent to the high seas but I’ve seen a few posts now about “stop relying on your VPN” and “people that think VPNs will protect them are naive” and so on.
So since I believe knowledge is our greatest weapon/tool/super-power, can we get some answers regarding what exactly the doomsayers are getting at? ELI5 why VPNs wouldn’t protect your anonymity.
Is it about logging? The country your end-point is in? Something more technical?
Ultimately I’d like to be fully armed in order to keep making the best choices for my fledgling ship as it navigates the vast, stormy seas.
P2P communications by their nature require the receiver and sender to know what is coming and from whom. When you’re on a torrent that *anyone* can jump into and ask for the IP of everyone involved and what is being torrented, having that extra layer of obfuscation is paramount to protection, especially in countries with strong IP law enforcement. Stick that VPN in another country rather than your own, and suddenly the barrier to entry for most is going to be too high to get their hands on the information they desire.