• Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Encrypted VPN tunnels are ubiquitous in many industries for remote connection to private clouds. They are used by virtually every high functioning company in the world, and getting more common for mid and lower tier companies as well.

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      6 months ago

      There’s no real way to know if VPNs intended for the public are run the same as those intended for enterprise. Windows doesn’t have a lot of the same BS in their enterprise versions that are in the personal ones. Even with the same software, it could just be a checkbox that the salesperson can check for big businesses with legal teams that read and enforce contracts.

    • 𝓔𝓶𝓶𝓲𝓮
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      6 months ago

      I am thinking more in the vein of piracy or hacking not some business stuffs

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        6 months ago

        Maybe you can explain what you actually mean then, because I don’t understand your point.

        I would say those dollar-store VPN products people use for geo-spoofing is the worst security risk when it comes to VPNs. You are sending your data through some other company that you have no control or insight into. You have no idea what network security they employ, or whether they are willing or obligated to release your data to other parties.