All the torrenting sites are restricted. I know, I can use VPN, and such... but I want to do it because of my privacy concerns and not because of some higher-up decided to bend over for the lobbying industry.

While on the other hand, if there's a data breach of a legit big-corp website (looking at you FB), I'm still able to access it, they get fined with a fraction of their revenue, and I'm still left empty-handed. What a hipocracy!!

What comes next? Are they gonna restrict me from using lemmy too, bc some lobbyist doesn't like the fact that it's a decentralized system which they have no control over?

Rant, over!

I didn't even know that my router was using my ISPs DNS, and that I can just ditch it, even though I'm running AdGuard (selfhosted)

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[–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Counter rant: This is why we built encryption and VPNs many years ago. This is a solved problem, but rather than solving it you'd rather just complain ineffectually about it. The solution, the product of years of work of technical people and privacy people, is sitting right there staring you in the face available for you to use as a free service, a paid service, or your own self-hosted service. Use a VPN, that's what it's for.

[–] mlfh@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 years ago

It's still right to complain and protest about something that is unjust, even when ways to circumvent it exist. Because the next logical policy step is to ban VPNs, as many countries already have, and the solved problem becomes unsolved again.

[–] folkrav@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Free VPNs should be avoided at all costs for many reasons, and the alternatives are an additional service to pay for, to fix another service you already pay for too that doesn't work the way it should work in the first place.

I don't see what's ineffectual about the complaints. Of course people will, and should, complain. Loudly.

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The problem is that VPNs can be a lot slower (for example large downloads) than a "normal" connection, at least iny experience.

[–] charliegrahamm@lemm.ee -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Decent VPNs should be mostly unnoticeable

[–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I only notice my vpn when I'm gaming with friends. Otherwise video streaming and downloads are unchanged.

[–] Ottomateeverything@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Counter counter rant: both can be true.

Just because there's a workaround doesn't mean there isn't a problem.

[–] neutron@thelemmy.club 3 points 2 years ago

There are many ways to solve this problem, with different degrees of acceptance: legally (arguing for personal freedom granted by basic laws, depends on jurisdiction), or technologically (tools to evade or deceive censorship techniques, could require technical knowledge for proper use).

We have the tools, but legal grounds can also play a greater role (e.g. declaring vpn/tor illegal causes a chilling effect for potential beneficiaries).