01-23-2019, 03:04 PM
From what I can tell, the reason people are using VPNs these days is because Google, Facebook, et al work together through ads and other tracking methods to build a profile of your search and Internet use habits and then serve ads etc. based on that datamined info. It doesn't matter if you have a Google account or a Facebook account or not, they're still building a profile on you. So that's why people use VPNs.
Use of VPNs has been pretty standard practice online for several years now... at this point it's basically habit for avid internet users.
I don't know about all the tracking that is possible if someone has your IP... I'm not an expert. I just know it's good practice to keep it hidden. I do use a VPN, but I'm not saying which one.
As for this website specifically, and most privately owned websites... I'd say your IP and the tracking thereof rarely gets such a vacation these days than when you're browsing any private site. There are no ads here or anything else. Granted, most people plaster ads all over their sites to get a dime... I am the rare exception.
The second you get on YouTube or Google or any other "public" site, you've got the microscope neck deep in your ass again. Use a VPN.
Use of VPNs has been pretty standard practice online for several years now... at this point it's basically habit for avid internet users.
I don't know about all the tracking that is possible if someone has your IP... I'm not an expert. I just know it's good practice to keep it hidden. I do use a VPN, but I'm not saying which one.
As for this website specifically, and most privately owned websites... I'd say your IP and the tracking thereof rarely gets such a vacation these days than when you're browsing any private site. There are no ads here or anything else. Granted, most people plaster ads all over their sites to get a dime... I am the rare exception.
The second you get on YouTube or Google or any other "public" site, you've got the microscope neck deep in your ass again. Use a VPN.
