Yes, I am probably using overkill in keeping some of my data safe, but I would rather be too safe than not safe enough. As anyone who listens to Security Now knows, hackers can be quite capable. I would hate to have to go and change all my passwords, not to mention other tidbits of information in those vaults. I periodically transfer backups of my Bitwarden vault and PasswordSafe databases, and although they too are encrypted it would be a major problem if they were to somehow be exposed. True, HTTPS does encrypt transmission to websites, but VPN provides an additional layer of protection. To the contrary, it is for keeping someone from getting hold of some files I transfer either to the cloud or between my own machines. My use of VPN is not for hiding or doing anything illegal. May your bits be stable and your interfaces be fast. That's loads of fun trying to figure out how to reset the page to English when I cannot read the menus. I've had a few problems recently with a VPN exit point in NY and Google thinks I'm in the Netherlands and shows the page in Dutch. Google always tries to tell where I am, usually by GeoIP, sometimes by my past searches presumably tagged by IP since I'm not logged in. Also, I have location and push notifications turned off in the browser. I HAVE noticed that if I look up lots of a certain topic on YouTube, say "cargo trailers" or whatever, even on a VPN, then later when I just bring up YouTube I get lots of those suggestions. I don't actually have an ad blocker running, but it must look like it. If I really don't want to be tracked or profiled, I use a private browsing window inside the VPN.Įvery so often, I get a site complaining that I'm blocking ads, a notice which I ignore. The browser is set in strict mode to not allow tracking and fingerprinting. I'm running NoScript per s recommendation years ago or equivalent settings in Brave, as well as uBlock Origin and uBlock Origin Extra (in Brave) and privacy badger. ![]() I never allow cookies or javascript or sound unless the site is trusted. Since I'm on a public IP via VPN, they only get aggregate data from that. My habits mean I see little or no ads unless they're integrated into the web page. ![]() Maybe there are more women or girls on network head end where you are. Maybe you have women or girls in your house looking at more products than you.
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