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How often do y'all use a VPN? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by monovergent@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Bit of an uphill fight with captchas everywhere. Do people here conduct all online activity over VPN whenever possible? Only for the sensitive stuff? Or perhaps the inverse because the bank already knows you? Maybe when travelling or getting around region blocking? Something else?

The one provided by my work aside, I realized that I don't have any consistent rules around using VPN. Except sometimes, you know, when downloading ISO's for my favorite distos.

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[–] lemmingsareawesome@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

tried tor on tails and on whonix in a qubes vm. still being tracked by google. it might work for you though.

[–] hirihit640@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If you enable Javascript there's still some crazy ways you can be tracked beyond the normal fingerprinting techniques. Stuff like mouse and keyboard tracking. Or looking at your behavior (what posts you view the longest, which photos you zoom into).

Disabling Javascript (using Tor Browser in the Safest setting) is the safest. Second to that, is enabling Javascript for websites you trust. You can use the NoScript extension to allow some scripts while blocking others. Usually you only need to allow scripts from the website itself, and block ones from third-parties like Google.

What were the issues you ran into?

[–] lemmingsareawesome@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

i disable javascirpt and use safest setting

I use invidious to check if google is tracking me (i get recommended videos i like on the first page so i know its not behavoir fingerprint)

[–] bleustenns@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not sure Google is tracking you via Invidious recommendations. I think whatever instances are popular just get used by people with the same general content interests, so those IP addresses get served that sort of content.

[–] lemmingsareawesome@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

can u tell me what you see when you go to invidious (not the search page the popular page)

(genuine question)

[–] bleustenns@lemmy.ml 1 points 13 hours ago

Sure! Here's what I see on the nadeko Invidious instance. Screenshot of the nadeko Invidious instance