VPNs and Proxies: Not Exactly Magical

[Razer]

On 03/30/2017 10:19 AM, grarpamp wrote:
> https://www.cnet.com/news/vpn-protect-online-privacy-its-complicated/
> https://www.wired.com/2015/07/proxy-services-totally-unsecure-alternatives/

A few years ago GGreenwald was on Reddit IAmA discussing hardware vulns
in the wake of Snowden's revelations.

In a side thread there were a number of people taking (educated) guesses
from what he was saying about which Comm chips Greenwald was discussing,
and at that time, for some intuitive reason, I got to thinking about
VPNs being advertised in mainstream computer culture at the time, to
mom, pops, and grandma, that want you to have their own 'special' device
to make a connection.

Here's the thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1nisdy/were_glenn_greenwald_and_janine_gibson_of_the/ccj4rvw/