ickplant@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agoTheoretically speaking, if one wanted to sail the seas while being not very tech savvy – is using a VPN (Mullvad) enough? I would never, of course… but theoretically?message-squaremessage-square68linkfedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down13
arrow-up1117arrow-down1message-squareTheoretically speaking, if one wanted to sail the seas while being not very tech savvy – is using a VPN (Mullvad) enough? I would never, of course… but theoretically?ickplant@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square68linkfedilink
minus-squareEpicFailGuy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agomull is a very decent VPN and that will do OK to anonymize your traffic, but that’s all you’re doing … you’re far from safe from all threats. There’s malicious downloads, torrent hijacks, honeypots, bandwidth issues, the Number one thing you need to stay safe is COMMON SENSE … So educate yourself and learn about this world you’re getting into. The information is out there and freely available.
mull is a very decent VPN and that will do OK to anonymize your traffic, but that’s all you’re doing … you’re far from safe from all threats.
There’s malicious downloads, torrent hijacks, honeypots, bandwidth issues, the Number one thing you need to stay safe is COMMON SENSE …
So educate yourself and learn about this world you’re getting into. The information is out there and freely available.