[dba-Tech] To V. or Not to V.

[fhtapia at gmail.com]

Hey Arthur

If you were describing setting up a personal VPN such as your mint box
would be the server and maybe you use your android tablet when traveling,
This could be a excellent inexpensive solution because when traveling and
using other people’s networks, not using a vpn can be a big issue
especially if you do any sort of online banking.

However, if you meant it more so that all your own communications to the
web would be further encrypted, you will need to pay for a 3rd party
service. Depending on your location that might be a good idea, as some
online services are geolocated and a vpn can help mitigate that so you can
catchup on GOT ( Game of Thrones) or what not.

Remember that not all vpns are built the same, some have logging or simply
ip logging. Both which are a bad idea, because if that services is
compromised it’s bad for your data.

Ultimately remember that VPNs only protect the data in flight, so using
online services where you commit your data (fb, Twitter, google) can still
track you once you’ve logged in.

Hth,
Francisco Tapia

On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 11:38 AM <RockySmolin at bchacc.com> wrote:

> I think  The primary reason for a VPN is that you don’t want anyone to
> know the websites that you’re visiting, or the communications between
> you and others via the web. Since I don’t worry about either of these,
> I looked into the idea of a VPN and decided I didn’t need it.
>
> R
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [dba-Tech] To V. or Not to V.
> From: Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, May 17, 2019 7:44 am
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
>
> <Preamble>
> Given my status as a senior and semi-retired person, you might wonder
> why I
> have four computers -- make that five, if you include my phone. My main
> squeeze runs Mint 19. Her neighbour on the East side runs Win10 Pro, and
> her neighbour on the East side runs Window7. The LG tablet runs Android,
> and so does the phone.
> </Preamble>
> I've just read an article about setting up one's personal VPN, and
> clearly
> I need hand-holding. The first question is, why do I want one? My
> provider
> claims to provide secure protection from intruders, so why do I need
> additional prophylactics?
> Given my acknowledged status as an old fart, please forgive me for
> asking
> this. Why do I need a VPN? And also, given the disparity of my
> hardware,m
> plus the fact that mainly I live on the Mint 19 laptop, visiting the
> others
> only occasionally, is there a recipe for making all these boxes speak
> together, and all of them speak tmy two printers? I am totally
> overwhelmed... and to think I once considered myself a programmer. Wpw.
> I
> grow old, I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.
>
> --
> Arthur
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