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  • No. You’re the only one I see implying there are no cases where data is private outside a VPN. Strictly speaking, if you need only the data across a connection to be private TLS is sufficient. Who is implying that is a complete threat model. You are building more and more strawmen against which to argue, but it really just sounds silly. I’m a professional that has been in the industry for decades, so your dick waving contest just doesn’t move me.

    Yes, a more complete risk analysis in many cases may show that you’d like the host one is reaching to also be private, but nobody is saying such a situation doesn’t exist; you’re barking at the moon.



  • theherk@lemmy.worldtoPrivacy@lemmy.mlHow important is a VPN to you?
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    They didn’t say they don’t value privacy; a bit of a strawman. Most connections are private even if not anonymous. TLS is sufficient for many uses. Knowing this allows one to be discerning about when a VPN is more useful.


    Actually maybe I misread your intent. On second glance, looks like you might be yes-and’ing.













  • There is a lot here with varying degrees of helpfulness. I’ll add one thing. Many have commented essentially “build stuff”, and that is solid truth. That’s how you get better. But just like the whole perfect practice makes perfect, there is one fundamental detail that must be included. Build systems that you understand deeply. Not the code; that you are learning. But it is best to build things where you understand the outcome behavior of the system.

    For example, if you don’t really understand what graphics rasterization is, building a raster program, even with a good guide, isn’t going to help as much as you might think. Though it will help you understand graphics, so go nuts. But if you really understand how baseball stats are calculated, do something with that. It will be much more gratifying and the code will be the part you’re learning, not the system it is implementing.