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Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying (www.wired.com)
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In a letter sent Thursday to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, the lawmakers say that because VPNs obscure a user's true location, and because intelligence agencies presume that communications of unknown origin are foreign, Americans may be inadvertently waiving the privacy protections they're entitled to under the law.

Several federal agencies, including the FBI, NSA, and FTC, have recommended that consumers use VPNs to protect their privacy. But following that advice may inadvertently cost Americans the very protections they're seeking.

The letter was signed by members of the Democratic Party’s progressive flank: Senators Ron Wyden, Elizabeth Warren, Edward Markey, and Alex Padilla, along with Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Sara Jacobs.

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[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Things keep going on their current path, I'll be using i2p fairly soon.

I wonder how the goberment feels about that?

Edit: spelling

[–] TheFrirish@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wow thanks I learned something new today.

[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

I heard about i2p yesterday. I have no experience with it but it does sound promising.

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How is that different than Tor?

[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I2p is mostly a seperate network where everyone acts as a node. Its fast enough to torrent. The clearweb is accessible but it was added on as an after-thought. Personal sites are easy to set up. You can search for things in I2P. Nothing is really indexed in Tor afaik.

Tor is slow and is designed to access the clearweb with the darkweb as an after-thought. According to Mental Outlaw. Again, I have no experience, just going by what I've heard.