[dba-Tech] VPN

[Rocky Smolin]

One big firewall for us - we never use debit cards. The  bank stands behind
all of our card use.  But no one can touch our dough.

r

On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 6:55 PM Gary Kjos <garykjos at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've only ever had my Discover card stolen before I actually ever HAD
> a discover card and they cancelled it and ate the things that were
> charged to that card.  That was before you had to validate a new card.
> Getting your stuff compromised would warrant going to a higher level
> of security.  But VPN?  You have to call that.  I don't want to sway
> your choice.
>
> On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 8:49 PM Susan Harkins <ssharkins at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > We've had our bank account hacked a few times, but not in the last year
> --
> > but there's no way to know if it was an online transaction that was used
> or
> > someone stealing our info while using it out -- no way to know.
> >
> > Susan H.
> >
> >
> > PC Magazine thinks we all need it
> >
> > https://www.pcmag.com/news/do-i-need-a-vpn-at-home
> >
> > I think it's good if you are trying to hide shit.  But I'm still not
> > convinced it's worth the BS
> >
> > https://www.howtogeek.com/133680/htg-explains-what-is-a-vpn/
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 8:39 PM Gary Kjos <garykjos at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Is someone stealing your internet wifi?  If you use public wifi then a
> > > VPN make sense.  Otherwise it's overkill IN MY OPINION.
> > >
> > > On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 8:36 PM Susan Harkins <ssharkins at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I'm wondering what the need is for a VPN in a private home. I do a
> > > > lot of online shopping and banking, but I have no reason to encrypt
> > > > work files or emails -- it would be solely a way to protect pins,
> > > > password, etc. it seems like overkill, but the dh just asked about
> it.
> > > >
> > > > Susan H.
> > > >
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