12 sats \ 1 reply \ @nullama 13 Aug 2023 \ on: Fact Check - VPNs encrypt your data: False tech
Fair enough, but title is wrong though, VPNs do encrypt your data. Even if it's already encrypted.
Still, the encryption of all the network packets that go through your device is better than assuming everything you'll be doing is going to be HTTPS.
Also with a VPN you are basically forcing net neutrality since your ISP doesn't know which domains you are requesting, so they can't throttle your connection based on that.
Also, this is a good read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_retention
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @frostdragon OP 13 Aug 2023
For all intents and purposes, everything is already encrypted. You have to intentionally go out of your way to send things without encryption.
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