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dixiegrrrrl

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8. Your ISP is what you are paying for to connect you to the internet

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 28, 2017, 10:24 PM

Mar 2017

Like Comcast or whatever

Once you are connected to the internet, you can go find a VPN site, learn about it, and sign on.
they tell you to download the connection to make your VPN work.
I only use it on Firefox because I read that Chrome browser can track even with a VPN.

I am also aware that Windows, esp. 10, send Microsoft a lot of details of your browsing.

We won't use Windows, we use Linux browser, have never had problems with it.

This is a good site to check out the top VPNs
and a good site to find out about privacy issues,

https://torrentfreak.com/vpn-anonymous-review-160220/

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VPNs Won't Save You from Congress' Internet Privacy Giveaway [View all] Miles Archer Mar 2017 OP

Use DuckDuckGo as your browser. Kacy Mar 2017 #1

That's got nothing to do with this jberryhill Mar 2017 #2

I'm no expert but I think that the issue is with marked50 Mar 2017 #3

100% correct. Miles Archer Mar 2017 #6

That's a search engine, not a browser FDRsGhost Mar 2017 #16

We use P I A... dixiegrrrrl Mar 2017 #4

I used it for a long time, LOVED it, and could not get it to work with Windows 8 or 10 Miles Archer Mar 2017 #5

We have outages often, here, for various reasons, some of them not known. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2017 #9

You can easily select your ISP or a VPN Ilsa Mar 2017 #7

Your ISP is what you are paying for to connect you to the internet dixiegrrrrl Mar 2017 #8

Thank you. NT Ilsa Mar 2017 #10

If you use Microsoft, THEY can tell where you go, dixiegrrrrl Mar 2017 #11

WATCH OUT FOR MAIL PROBLEMS WITH VPN! eniwetok Mar 2017 #12

I have no email issues with AirVPN, and didn't have one with ExpressVPN either. Miles Archer Mar 2017 #13

keystrokes.... eniwetok Mar 2017 #15

Carrier IQ, reportedly installed on over 140 million devices Miles Archer Mar 2017 #17

I was referring to PCs eniwetok Mar 2017 #19

I understand, but if the technology exists for androids... Miles Archer Mar 2017 #20

PCs have more malware detectors... eniwetok Mar 2017 #22

Don't use free VPN's. If the "product" is free for you, YOU are the product. NightWatcher Mar 2017 #14

Many "free" VPNs are honeypots. Miles Archer Mar 2017 #18

Question about the paid VPNs mentioned Blazesweetie Mar 2017 #21

Depends on the VPN. Miles Archer Mar 2017 #23