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Topic	vpn's don't actually do shit
Yellow 04/28/23 7:20:06 PM #37:	ConfusedTorchic posted... they also know where you're at, because the traffic is only encrypted once it hits the vpn service. turning the vpn on, typing www.illegaldownloadshit.geocities.net, the request still goes through your isp, because it has to reach the vpn. Helly you're an alright guy, but please learn how VPNs work VPNs do hide DNS requests. ISPs don't know you're typing www.illegaldownloadshit.geocities.net, Google Chrome does though, and will immediately tie it to your account, which has a list of all IP addresses you've ever used as well as just your straight up identity. What you're describing is a DNS leak, and it comes when your browser is misconfigured or ignores your VPN's provided DNS lookup service. Aka it's a common security flaw and one of the many things you have to think about if you're a bad criminal downloading free Mario games. Just because you have a VPN set up, doesn't mean that every program is forced to use it, they can completely ignore it. https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/dns-leaks-can-destroy-anonymity-using-vpn-stop/ <cite>Yellow posted [p:973140782] in vpn's don'... [t:80425433]...</cite> <quote>ConfusedTorchic posted... </cite><quote>they also know where you're at, because the traffic is only encrypted once it hits the vpn service. turning the vpn on, typing www.illegaldownloadshit.geocities.net, the request still goes through your isp, because it has to reach the vpn.</quote>Helly you're an alright guy, but please learn how VPNs workVPNs do hide DNS requests. ISPs don't know you're typing www.illegaldownloadshit.geocities.net, Google Chrome does though, and will immediately tie it to your account, which has a list of all IP addresses you've ever used as well as just your straight up identity. What you're describing is a DNS leak, and it comes when your browser is misconfigured or ignores your VPN's provided DNS lookup service. Aka it's a common security flaw and one of the many things you have to think about if you're a bad criminal downloading free Mario games. Just because you have a VPN set up, doesn't mean that every program is forced to use it, they can completely ignore it.https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/dns-leaks-can-destroy-anonymity-using-vpn-stop/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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