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On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 05:57:11PM -0500, Dale wrote: |
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> been wondering about. It mentioned using a VPN so that the NSA, my ISP |
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> and others couldn't "see" what was going on. So, my first question, |
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> does that work and does it require the site on the other end to have it |
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> set up as well? Bonus question, is it easy to use on any site if it |
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> doesn't require the other end to use it? I'm thinking of using this for |
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> my banking/financial sites as well if it is a good idea. |
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I tried a VPN for banking; as many different source IPs were showing as |
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attempting to log into my online account, the bank thought I was being |
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hacked and locked my accounts. Took many trips to the bank to create |
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all new accounts, etc. |
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As to VPNs in general, see: |
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http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/06/aiming-for-anonymity-ars-assesses-the-state-of-vpns-in-2016/ |
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