XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.microsoft.windows
From: ollie@invalid.net
On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 02:45:39 -0600, AllanH wrote
> I wonder what percentage of those with a VPN client use it all the time.
> From what I know of them, there is usually a tradeoff with a much lower
> connection speed.
Depends on the use model of course, like everything else you do.
If you need high anonymity, the loss of connection speed of the
tor browser bundle might be worth the inevitable cost in speed.
But some things don't matter if you lose a bit of speed doing them.
An example is posting to usenet where you only need to be on the VPN
service for a few seconds to send and then you can disconnect after that.
Another example is setting up a new account for something like protonmail
which won't allow you to use Tor to set up that account but you can use Tor
after you've already set up the account. They never know your real IP.
Another example is downloading torrents of course, where in that case
you'll be connected for a half hour or so while you're using the VPN,
but this saves you from getting a notice from your ISP from the DMCA.
For those who are on the same VPN all day every day, I don't think there is
any utility in the batch scripts listed in this thread. They're more useful
for those who connect and disconnect when they do things, for example,
let's say they want to run a google search using native Chrome, they might
not want that search to be archived to their IP address.
1. Click the batch file (and it chooses a random VPN IP address).
2. Start Chrome and run that google search.
3. Tap F4 to kill the random IP address.
It slightly slows down the google search but that's the only drawback.
The advantage is Google doesn't know that it's your IP address this way.
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