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How will a VPN aid in privacy? What will a VPN not do for privacy? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 days ago by west2seven@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.world

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As the title says. Im trying to migrate towards privacy based choices all around. A VPN has been tough, I cant access some websites and i dont think i could convince my wife to adopt using it. I still use it anyway.

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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago

A VPN prevents your ISP from seeing exactly what websites you're visiting. Depending on your local laws and censorships, this can be either the difference in a jail sentence or a letter saying "don't download Green Day America Idiot again >:("

A VPN doesn't prevent digital fingerprinting, user accounts/profiles from being created, or dark tracking. It's entirely possible to be identified even with a VPN; you can't eat your cake and have it too.

Tl;dr you should really consider your VPN as just a shield from your ISP seeing where you go. It's not a one-click solution to anonymity, it's just one layer of many in a good opsec solution