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   From: nospam@unokix.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 13:24:23 -0600, Oliver  wrote:   
      
   > 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.   
   >   
      
   Thanks for your interesting reply.   
      
      
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