Subj : Which VPN?
To   : Phigan
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Jul 03 2023 10:01 am

  Re: Which VPN?
  By: Phigan to Hustler on Mon Jul 03 2023 08:44 am

 Ph> - Using torrents or similar file-sharing type services on a network that
 Ph> blocks them (public hotspots sometimes) or simply from a network other

 Ph> When you use those VPN services, they know what your originating IP is,
 Ph> what your destination IP is, and what kind of traffic you're sending to
 Ph> that destination. It's the same stuff that your ISP would know if you
 Ph> weren't using the VPN. I'm not sure what difference it makes which one of
 Ph> them has that information. You're already paying your ISP, so unless you
 Ph> have some reason not to trust them, why would you go trust some other
 Ph> rando any more than them?

If you do any torrenting, some ISPs actively monitor torrent activity, whereas a VPN might (probably?) not.  ISPs can send an email warning if they detect something they think shouldn't be downloaded/shared via torrent.  You probably shouldn't trust your ISP with that information..

Nightfox

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