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« on: 12 December 2019, 12:38:00 »

Due to my paranoia about privacy, I am planning to use one. Any recommendations? Nord perhaps?
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Re: VPN
« Reply #1 on: 12 December 2019, 12:42:00 »

Someone asked not long ago, Chris, not many replies, I'm afraid:

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=145881.0
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Re: VPN
« Reply #2 on: 12 December 2019, 12:47:51 »

Thanks Steve, some useful info there. :y
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Re: VPN
« Reply #3 on: 12 December 2019, 17:19:00 »

Due to my paranoia about privacy, I am planning to use one. Any recommendations? Nord perhaps?
;D. Only if you like the nasty parts of the Internet having access to everything. Nord is one to avoid at all costs, as they have proved to be inept technically, and liars.


TBH, depends what you are doing, but now Google pretty much insist every website is HTTPS, device to site is encrypted.  Which means the VPN offers nothing, unless you want to appear to superficiously coming from another place.


A VPN is simply a way to provide a supposed private link to another network, using a public network (such as Internet) as the transport.  That other network in the case of those pointless VPNs offered to the naïve is simply a datacentre(s) where they put the endpoint - so offers nothing from that endpoint to the final destination.

Was there other type of traffic you wanted to encrypt? We can let you know if a VPN can help ;)
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« Reply #4 on: 12 December 2019, 17:48:30 »

I am just going on what I have been told, in that using a VPN stops your IP address being seen.  :-\
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« Reply #5 on: 12 December 2019, 17:56:39 »

I am just going on what I have been told, in that using a VPN stops your IP address being seen.  :-\
Where? Depends what you are doing.

Also, most UK ISPs give their customers dynamic IPs, so is it that much of a worry that "your" (temporary) IP is available to a website owner?
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Re: VPN
« Reply #6 on: 12 December 2019, 18:57:00 »

You have descended into tech speak which me no speak. :-X
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Re: VPN
« Reply #7 on: 12 December 2019, 19:04:16 »

You have descended into tech speak which me no speak. :-X
There is a very high chance your IP is not personally identifiable.

That better?
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Re: VPN
« Reply #8 on: 12 December 2019, 19:08:15 »

Yes. But how high is that chance? My anti-virus programme, AVG free, keeps telling me that people can see my IP address. ???
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« Reply #9 on: 12 December 2019, 19:29:58 »

Yes. But how high is that chance? My anti-virus programme, AVG free, keeps telling me that people can see my IP address. ???
There's a way to stop it doing that.
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Re: VPN
« Reply #10 on: 12 December 2019, 20:31:29 »

Yes. But how high is that chance? My anti-virus programme, AVG free, keeps telling me that people can see my IP address. ???

That's pretty much inevitable when using the internet. It's like your car warning you that people can read your number plate.  ;)
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« Reply #11 on: 12 December 2019, 20:36:25 »

Yes. But how high is that chance? My anti-virus programme, AVG free, keeps telling me that people can see my IP address. ???
Your IP address is at the bottom of every post on here. If I put my special hackers glasses on I can see it.  ;D
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Re: VPN
« Reply #12 on: 12 December 2019, 21:01:32 »

So it doesn’t matter if my IP address can be seen, and poses no security risk?
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Re: VPN
« Reply #13 on: 12 December 2019, 21:30:30 »

If something needs to be advertised on the telly box adinfinitum, then either you don't need it or it's shit.

Nord VPN, Over 50's whole life policies* and conservatory insulation being but three examples ;)

*Whole life is a really bad idea at the best of times :-X
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« Reply #14 on: 13 December 2019, 10:07:42 »

If something needs to be advertised on the telly box adinfinitum, then either you don't need it or it's shit.

Nord VPN, Over 50's whole life policies* and conservatory insulation being but three examples ;)

*Whole life is a really bad idea at the best of times :-X

Huh? I never watch adverts on TV or elswhere, as if I want to watch a commercial TV programme I record it to watch without the ads. I came across Nord as one of the highly recommended ones from tech sites..."But" I hear you say.."How reliable are the tech sites?"
Agreed, hence my OP on here hoping for unbiased advice.  :y
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