• TheFinn@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 day ago

    Not using a VPN feeds other companies valuable data. Or are you suggesting we all become hermits on public land?

    • Rioting Pacifist@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      What info?

      If you encryption & use DoH for DNS resolution, they can see the IPs you are connecting to, yes a sufficiently motivated ISP can use reverse DNS lookups to tell what sites you are accessing, but if you’re ISP is that bad, find a new one.

      do you trust your ISP or some guy that donated to political parties that want to kick out immigrants more?

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        22 hours ago

        There are many parts of the world where the ISPs really are that bad, and consumers don’t have the choice to switch to a competitor that isn’t equally bad.

      • aphonefriend@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        13 hours ago

        Switch to what, starlink? Because that’s the only other option for the majority of rural America. You think this issue, Elon musk, or my Trump ass kissing aligned isp is the lesser evil?

        • Rioting Pacifist@lemmy.world
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          4 hours ago

          Sometimes a VPN is more trustworthy, it’s just wild that people think they are always better, giving money to the main guy funding a far-right party or Comcast, seems like an easy call.