Post #3354268

2026-04-19 19:23 UTC

they are tracking you with a VPN whether you want to admit it or not. Or how does a VPN stop tracking. And what stops the VPN from doing exactly what you say your ISP is doing.

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@Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 2026-04-20 02:18

> they are tracking you with a VPN whether you want to admit it or not. Or how does a VPN stop tracking. They hide your IP address from the sites you visit. IIRC they also use the same IP address for multiple users for further mix things up. You aren't necessarily untrackable with a VPN, but if you're IP address is out in the open you are 100% trackable. > And what stops the VPN from doing exactly what you say your ISP is doing. Nothing technically. But there are three reasons why your VPN is more trustworthy. 1. They trade on trust. Selling your data would undermine their entire selling point. 2. The ISP's are openly doing it so a whisteblower would be meaningless, your VPN is not openly selling your data. 3. Your ISP has a monopoly (in America) so they can do whatever they want. Your VPN doesn't. Changing a VPN is not only possible but extremely easy.

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