Does VPNs even work against Big Brother apps? Using one really protects our privacy? (masking our location)
Does VPNs even work against Big Brother apps? Using one really protects our privacy? (masking our location)
I am currently using Proton VPN (free tier) which is set to Always-ON and Block Connections on disable.
Today while I am going through my Gmail security option, on the devices/sessions I found my real location mentioned over there. Even when I use desktop I always connect to VPN.
On this issue I got couple of doubts:
- Is this because I am using a free tier VPN? so it's not functioning properly etc...
- Else google fixed my location based on my previous location history? I used my google applications without VPN for many years, I am just learning & following privacy tips recently.
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You can hide and have privacy to a certain extent, but you need to lock down your browser as well as using the VPN. But as someone else said,it won't protect you if they really want you. You can use TOR browser or the Mullvad browser for a little extra, but nothing is perfect. A lot also depends on the user > you. If you want to learn, there are plenty of YouTube videos and other sources out there.