Yo ho me hearties,
I was reading through Servarr wiki’s VPN Guide and saw this callout:
For most users, secure DNS is sufficient instead of VPNs and fixes indexer connectivity issues without the complexity and problems of VPN setups
Are VPNs no longer the recommended practice? I was under the impression a VPN was pretty much required for sharing stuff in a copyright-sensitive country. I’d be delighted if I could simplify my app stack.
If you only route your encrypted Usenet traffic through it then sure, the privacy argument is moot, you’re just spending money for worse performance without any benefit.
But way too many people route all their traffic through a VPN under the assumption that it improves privacy somehow, which often isn’t the case.