Comment by KaiserPro

2 days ago

> not using a VPN

because in some cases VPNs tie to you neatly to an action better than just home internet.

With a VPN, you have much less deniability, because its tied to a device often with a username and password.

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CatchACode  2 days ago

What cases are you talking about? My general understanding is that if the VPN provider does not keep any logs, all that is left is timing / bandwidth correlation. If the endpoint you are connecting to isn't compromised and you connect to a high traffic node wouldn't this be essentially impossible? Unless you do some user error stuff like logging into accounts tied to your public persona?

  • KaiserPro  1 day ago

    > VPN provider does not keep any logs,

    Thats an assumption. the source is out of date https://vpntesting.com/no-logs/

    but basically the point is, you are indellibly linking your machine to a service.

    The difference between that an normal internet is because of NAT, you can argue that at home it wasn't your machine, it was someone else on the network.

throw03172019  2 days ago

What’s the argument if it’s on your Home internet?

  • NoMoreNicksLeft  2 days ago

    When I use the VPN, I am connecting to an endpoint that 40 other people are also connected to. Did I download that file, or did one of the other 39 download it? Even the VPN provider can't tell... they keep no logs. I wouldn't want to use the VPN to phone in some bomb threat, that wouldn't even hide me 5 minutes from the feebs, but it's like an impenetrable shield for copyright troll lawyers. Smooth sailing for the last 13 or 14 years, for $3/month.

    I'd be shocked if anyone in the United States is still downloading stuff without a VPN. There are entire countries that don't have to worry about it, but none in Europe or North America where that is the case.

dymk  2 days ago

Depends on the VPN. Mullvad account don’t have a username tied to you.