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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Using a VPN to browse the internet for security reasons is IMHO snake oil.

Ad traffic is still generated, even if it's going through the VPN.

Using end-to-end encrypted connections via HTTPS is much more important.

Also making sure your browser is not easy fingerprintable.