Bob Lord 🔐 :donor: on Nostr: I made the mistake of searching the internet for this phrase "how large is the ...
I made the mistake of searching the internet for this phrase "how large is the personal VPN industry?" 😱
This is a multi-billion dollar industry based on the manufactured fear that Evil Baristas are going to break into your bank account if you use public wi-fi. 🦹 ☕ It's just not true.
nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq4fa9xltpmak4sm7lyu5t04masjldgwtkncxg7fujw7rqqzk8wq8qtw5xd5 (nprofile…5xd5) just posted this excellent article in which he writes, "...VPNs are only helpful in a handful of situations. For some, using a VPN can be as dangerous as not using one."
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/15/think-you-need-a-vpn-guide-start-here/
Exactly right.
People are often surprised that all your banking and shopping connections are fully encrypted without needing to pay anyone. My results are almost certainly typical for banking and shopping:
https://medium.com/@boblord/attack-of-the-evil-baristas-b204436f0853
To my TLS denier friends, please think about this question: “What would change your mind?” What specific technical changes would you like to see for you to abandon your coffee shop VPN addiction? What changes would you need to see in IETF standards, cryptography libraries, browsers, operating systems, websites, and CAs? Also, what crimes would we see reduced as a result? (That last one is a trick question. Evil baristas are not cracking your bank’s TLS connections.)
If your answer is “nothing would change my mind,” then you have made a decision based on religion and not facts.
This is a multi-billion dollar industry based on the manufactured fear that Evil Baristas are going to break into your bank account if you use public wi-fi. 🦹 ☕ It's just not true.
nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq4fa9xltpmak4sm7lyu5t04masjldgwtkncxg7fujw7rqqzk8wq8qtw5xd5 (nprofile…5xd5) just posted this excellent article in which he writes, "...VPNs are only helpful in a handful of situations. For some, using a VPN can be as dangerous as not using one."
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/15/think-you-need-a-vpn-guide-start-here/
Exactly right.
People are often surprised that all your banking and shopping connections are fully encrypted without needing to pay anyone. My results are almost certainly typical for banking and shopping:
https://medium.com/@boblord/attack-of-the-evil-baristas-b204436f0853
To my TLS denier friends, please think about this question: “What would change your mind?” What specific technical changes would you like to see for you to abandon your coffee shop VPN addiction? What changes would you need to see in IETF standards, cryptography libraries, browsers, operating systems, websites, and CAs? Also, what crimes would we see reduced as a result? (That last one is a trick question. Evil baristas are not cracking your bank’s TLS connections.)
If your answer is “nothing would change my mind,” then you have made a decision based on religion and not facts.