• Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      Don’t use a VPN?

      What good is doing anyway? Tracking happens mostly outside if IP address. Even at that your IP address is probably dynamic.

      • FundMECFSOPEnglish
        5·
        1 month ago

        Really? I’m pretty sure I’m being IP tracked by companies like google.

        • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
          1·
          1 month ago

          It is one data point out of thousands.

          I routinely see people using a VPN while signing in to online services

      • PetteriPano@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        I usually don’t use one for browsing, and not for privacy reasons.

        I have a wireguard hub-and-spoke configuration with my VPS as hub to

        • Let my VPS act as a reverse proxy to my home servers
        • Not have to expose ssh on my VPS to the public internet
        • Easily reach all my home servers when I travel
        • Route traffic through my VPS when I’m on sketchy open WiFi. Which is when I’ve encountered OP’s sign-in requirement.