What is the main reason you are using a VPN?

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Hi!

There is a lot of commercials talking about “Protect yourself from hackers”, “Zero logs” and so on.
And I was just wondering what is the main reason you are using a VPN?

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Sailing the high seas

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Same reason I have curtains

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I use self hosted VPNs so I can have a presence on remote networks in homes I own for network maintenance.

I have found using that VPN to access privileged content (ie sports) on those networks unreliable and erratic.

A VPN won’t protect you from yourself, that’s is, it won’t stop you from downloading sketchy content loaded with malware.

It will disguise your ip address and give you an endpoint in another locale. Content providers are becoming smarter about detection, so Netflix Hulu others might not work as expected.

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because there’s no legal way to watch Doctor Who Unleashed outside of the UK

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Anything piracy

Ad blocking

Geo fence avoidance

Buying stuff cheaper

I used to have parties where we would watch UFC, I could von to Japan and buy the fights for like 1/4 the price. Disconnect and stream from the US. Not sure if that’s still possible.

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Don’t want my ISP to know what I’m doing nor for websites to know where I am

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Access to my own networks, includes my aged mother for tech support and bypassing georestriction.

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Some geo restrictions and to use in a container with SearxNG for a more private search experience.

Edit: And to access my home network while I’m away (wireguard).

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Nobody respects my privacy anymore. My government, all social media/any business with a website, down to my fucking landlord being able to potentially pull up the households internet traffic(I haven’t had it happen, I don’t think. I just don’t like the thought of him knowing if I’ve been browsing other rental spots, or my bank statements when I pull them up, etc.)

Between a VPN and a plugin to fake accounts when I feel like I shouldn’t have to make one to use a site, I still only feel mildly protected.

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Preventing my ISP to see my browsing and in combination to my custom DNS for an ad free experience.

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My cell carrier throttles my usage of YouTube, so I get around it with a VPN.

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  1. to prevent companies from identifying me by IP address. in combination with multiple browsers/profiles/vms this helps to dramatically cut down on exposure of my identity.
  2. to prevent internet companies from observing and using (eg., selling) information about my use of the internet
  3. to reduce the effects of using different IP addresses on security (it helps to have a consistent IP, but the IP being part of a pool of VPN IPs sometimes counts against you)
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I use VPS server with Linux OS and use VPN script to create VPN server for myself. And that is better if you can learn about it.

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I don’t care, I just want to go to Instagram, which is banned by idiots from the local government

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Among the other reasons mentioned, I find uploading large files to DropBox is much faster via my VPN than just my ISP. I have no idea why.

I also use VPN when on public WiFi to hide login info from MiM attacks.

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Because apparently Verizon frowns upon this this thing called “pirating”, whatever that is :eyes:, and keeps sending me letters.

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A long time ago, met a person who did some time for computer related crimes(drug related). He stated the ISP provided a detailed list of all the websites he visited. Mind you, not his web browser history but the ISP itself. A VPN hides that activity.

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Initially to watch and enjoy adult content.

Then I realized its importance and used it in unblocking blocked torrent websites, using Google US search results than in my country. Blocking ads and trackers and all of sorts of amazing stuff.

Unlocking media player’s potential by putting it in US server

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To avoid getting the ISP letter after using qbittorrent