If you don’t know if you need a VPN, guess what, you don’t. Do I need a Ilizarov apparatus? Well I have no fucking idea, so probably not.
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Replying to @SwiftOnSecurity
“If everyone got screened for cancer every month it would save lives” makes sense right? Except it would kill peoplehttps://mobile.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/health/22screen.html …
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It’s so easy to prescribe medicine to solve problems. Congratulations, you’re a doctor and your foot fracture patient is now shooting heroin
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“Just pick a good VPN” is like telling thirsty people to “go to a store and drink clear liquid.” They drank bleach, but at least you helped.
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@taviso often points out though, "Use a password manager" without saying which one is pretty similar.2 replies 1 retweet 7 likes -
Password managers are not in the same market situation as VPN though. Very easy to find indisputably reputable orgs
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Right, like Trend Micro? https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=773 …
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I’ve never seen anyone recommend Trebd Micro.
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Replying to @SwiftOnSecurity @taviso
@Gartner_inc does, but that should not be construed as me respecting their opinion ;)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
I think it's a pretty weak argument if you require that nobody considers Trend Micro a reputable organization.
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You seem to believe that VPNs should be competent and trustworthy. However, PWMs are a sacred cow and do not have to be competent. Fair?
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I think PWMs serve a purpose and are an unavoidable components of the current security paradigm. VPNs generally serve no purpose.
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Replying to @SwiftOnSecurity @taviso
I agree with you PWMs should be held to a high standard and do not get a pass. However, VPN affiliate scams are truly incomparable.
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