Demystifying VPNs
Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast
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V P Ns Are Internet Snake Oil, Like the Proverbial Snake Oil
Two security researchers said at the shmukan hacker conference that lots of people use v p ns because they don't actually know what they do. V pns claim to resolve all sorts of security and privacy ills, tossing around in impressive sounding, but meaningless terms such as unbreakable security,. true privacy and military grade inscription. For that, they claim it's worth paying between 50 dollars and a hundred and 50 dollars a year for their services. They can't prevent you from landing on fishing sites or giving your passwords to criminals.
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