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   Carlos E. R. to All   
   Re: Top Consumer Reports Top Three VPNS    
   12 Feb 26 20:31:55   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.software.firefox   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-02-12 19:56, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:02:30 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:   
   >   
   >> I feel totally safe without using a VPN.   
   >   
   > If you’re doing connections between separate LANs, that is routinely   
   > done with a VPN these days.   
   >   
   > For example, I regularly run a VPN connection between my office and a   
   > client’s LAN. I wouldn’t do that without encryption.   
      
   Certainly, but that's a completely different usage. VPN vendors sell   
   VPNs to people telling them that it is safer, and they buy it, just as   
   the buy an antivirus.   
      
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   Cheers,   
           Carlos E.R.   
      
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