A VPN is Useless Against These Kinds of Internet ID Threats

[@marvelousmaker]

It is sad when it feels like one needs several college courses just to protect privacy.

[@robbraxmantech]

This is what big tech wants, for you not to know

[@UrmelsSecret]

@@robbraxmantech If i got u right, it isnt rocket-sience, but "we" have to learn continuously! I've to learn a lot. Thx and best wishes for you and your loved ones!

[@UnixDaemonKiller]

And nothing ever works correctly on layers 1-4 because of drivers. 😮 And the ISP.

[@crutsenor]

I have a feeling that this Google or big tech companies will do something to stop spreading videos like this

[@marvelousmaker]

@@crutsenor Linus tech tips got a strike for showing how to degoogle

[@edwardgrabczewski]

You're the first person I've come across since the 1980s to refer to the ISO seven layer architecture! Good to know it's still alive!

[@JeremyHurley-jv7kl]

OSI?

[@vanCaldenborgh]

@@JeremyHurley-jv7kl ISO OSI Model

[@martinscrapp7166]

Wow! a mention of the ISO system! Never thought I would hear about that again either!

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

Nice to hear the term "OSI" again. It reminds me of my certification testing days. It also reminds me that in reality programming often blurs the distinct lines of the OSI model because modern protocols and applications frequently operate across multiple layers simultaneously. Protocols like HTTP/3 integrate session management and retransmission directly, which traditionally belong to different OSI layers and real-world implementations like TCP/IP don't strictly adhere to the OSI model, leading to overlaps in responsibilities between layers. But, that's just life.

[@vanCaldenborgh]

@@SpaceCadet4Jesus Yes, it was always impossible to fully line up the internet protocol layers with the academic ISO OSI model. Still, the ISO OSI model is still a good base to design new protocols.

[@doords]

People in other videos or sites keep talking about vpn this and that but never talks about the useragents of the browser or the cookies. This video adds more depth to the problem of people not being secure online,

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

You are secure. This is merely a misunderstanding of how the internet has to work, and how it is always worked since the Inception of the internet. Maybe we should just go back to teletype, where you receive a long string of information and you have to interpret, parse, and format it and only then read it. The internet as we know it would die.

[@an740ny]

You're a great teacher, Rob. Thank you.

[@realmstupid-on8df]

3am and I'm getting my dose of nighttime de propogandaing and a punch of reality

[@murphybrown666]

3:42

[@ChanceyS388]

Same

[@robotron1236]

The propaganda lately has been worse than I’ve seen in years. 2024 has been wild so far.

[@mohammednorbindatohajiabdu8108]

😁

[@humanactivated1017]

I thought this channel was honest your saying it’s propaganda !!?

[@harveybc]

This is all very interesting. Was amazed at the information given from the /geo/ page. I went to the page on a box booted into Linux, then a Linux virtual box hosted on windows, and windows itself. Was amazed at how accurate the information was. Then I booted into tails and went there through tor. It's amazing difference.

[@Tukulti-Ninurta-b6p]

What is "the /geo/ page" ?

[@crowleyand2]

This video is pure gold. I've been looking for a way to share this info in Lehman's terms. Thanks so freaking much man.

[@shaneinaz00]

Thank you RB for all that you do.

[@reefhound9902]

One indication that you have been flagged for inconsistent identifiers is when you are presented with captchas and other verification steps that you don't get when using an unprotected browser not on VPN.

[@georgeorwell3501]

That happens to me quite often. Thanks for the info.

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

these days you can get human identifier any step you do. Register a new account, access web site, whatever. This is made to prevent from bot/automatized activities first of all, not to get your unique fingerprint

[@patrickday4206]

Yeah it's has been pissing me off and has been making me wonder if the captchas are a method for getting extra data somehow.

[@snarky-drive-by]

A good thing to watch for, sure, but you can get a pile more captchas and similar simply by exiting from a known VPN node, so it is equally important that people don’t freak out about it inappropriately.

[@rpmi-1640]

Captchas are made to train AI. Especially when you have 10 in a row.

[@U2haveanicedayty2]

Rob I love your Videos and used to love Tech.I have had VPN'S and found out that you are correct.Not to mention so many things through the Year's that have turned me off.I also love the video I seen from you about other Devices not just android.Thanks for sharing all your incredible information for others.Keep up the Awesome Work.I am Hugh fan of all your work.💯✌️

[@colonike007]

Thank you for doing what you do , at this moment in time I'm literally learning and going through the Hard Knocks of reality with vpns your channel is the only one that I can find that tells the truth and the realities with everything to do with online and networking don't listen to the haters they're either Bots or your competition being jealous, keep doing what you do !!

[@ryanqvincent144]

This is fascinating. You explain the privacy issues and how they are caused without 'confusing people' with too much technical details but providing enough details that they can investigate further for themselves. What I really like is that you explain some simple 'techniques' and procedures that can be used by all to 'reduce their chances of being 'tracked' on the internet and in their daily life. These techniques, when used, will certainly bring a feeling of control to people as they go about their daily life with some privacy. Thank you. Appreciated.

[@ArtOfHealth]

Interesting chat Rob. The United States Cybersecurity Institute published an article titled "THE IMPORTANCE OF CYBERSECURITY FINGERPRINTING: A DETAILED GUIDE" It was published on April 22, 2024. I caught this before you posted this. Hmmmm....

[@blakpearlthmvmnt4535]

smh

[@wingleuing9211]

Tell us in next video about pay apps vs swipe credit card vs PayPal to pay online vs. Pay apps at store register?thanks

[@terrencemorgan5961]

Thank you so much. Happy New Year.

[@Necropheliac]

I’m a software engineer and I primarily work on web software. Back in 2017 I was made aware of what are called: “cookie sharing networks” which is where businesses sell their cookies to the network and other businesses are free to buy it. Using this method, they don’t even need to use third party cookies because they’re sharing them on the back end. Normal cookies are designed so that only the domain that creates them can access them. But if a business on a domain shares them willingly with other businesses, it circumvents that restriction, because they’re not being accessed by the browser. Facebook can’t access the cookies created by Amazon on your browser, but nothing stops Amazon from just sending those cookies to Facebook. Frustrating, isn’t it?

[@mikefellbach6841]

Brazil can easily detect if a user uses a VPN by looking at the IP address of the VPN server that a user connects to and also by examining the traffic. Wireguard and OpenVPN have very specific profiles and are constantly blocked by China for example. So using a VPN would probably not prevent hefty fines.

[@AnthonyPrince01]

How about using a VPN using UDP, TCP and port 443 or 80

[@salpertia]

Would they be able to block i2p?

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

but they take into account not only port, it's a more complex data harvesting

[@Ellifiknow]

Would it help to spoof your location before you turn on vpn?

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

if you know how to spoof your location without vpn, then why do you need vpn at all

[@geoffreyking856]

Thanks

[@timmysmith9991]

Google and Meta are so evil.

[@johnpublic168]

About the same as living in a small town

[@great_gold9016]

Great video Rob! I love this format, it helps us follow along and the break down in segments is perfect. I appreciate the hard work you put into your weekly videos. Thank you 🙏😎

[@swagmuffin9000]

Lol i like the pfp. Calyx is great 👍🏻

[@cforcharades]

Listening while working, will need to come back and take 📒 with a 🖋 loads of good advise 😊 thinks!!!

[@pigeonarmstrong]

I love your channel. Thanks for all useful info!

[@Stephen_Strange]

Wow, thank you Rob - SO many views in such a short amount of time, so many people want this, less tracking because we don't want to be spied on, doesn't mean we are up to no good either.

[@chrisr7597]

Thanks Rob🔥

[@notta3d]

This was a good video. Never thought about using running multiple browsers for different things.

[@Michael-oj5pr]

Awesome, i already knew many of this but now im concerned that my empty TP roll is tracking me...

[@BlueBeeMCMLXI]

Do not have a device. Go back to REAL life. That would screw them up the most. Be face to face, person to person, pay in cash, only buy local physically.

[@enki9006]

Absolutely

[@User-w7ckl]

That's not always possible, companies force you to use their apps, or mobile stuff even for basic things

[@User-w7ckl]

For instance, banks are becoming branchless and cashless, leaving you with no choice but to use their banking apps

[@enki9006]

@@User-w7ckl I agree, if it wasn’t for my job app I would have just an old basic phone that isn’t “smart” Smart actually means “ self monitoring and reporting technology” 🤬

[@User-w7ckl]

@@enki9006 that is for hard disks 😂, but good one

[@SpiritintheSky.]

Greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[@cjburian1]

KZbin suddently quit working in Firefox and it took me weeks to figure out that the issue was that they had begun thwarting private secure DNS.

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

I use private secure DNS and KZbin could care less. DNS is a private request between my computer and another computer asking for the IP address of KZbin. Once the the connection is made, DNS is not involved anymore. Perhaps you had another situation specifically on your setup.

[@cjburian1]

@@SpaceCadet4Jesus If I turn it on, youtube is super slow to the point of unusable, the screen is a bunch of placeholder graphics, just white and gray--for a long delay or even indefinitiely. If I use godaddy or google DNS, very fast populating the screen. They're doing something involving DNS. Using private secure DNS has no impact that I can tell on other sites, just youtube.

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

@cjburian1 What is your DNS source address? I want to try it myself, to troubleshoot it.

[@Innerdiamond]

works on mine with no problem

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

@@cjburian1 still waiting for your response. Cough up the private secure DNS service so I can troubleshoot it.

[@andrewsturgeon-m1m]

No such thing as privacy to any degrees even in the slightest. Want a tiny amount of privacy?..you'll have to get rid of your internet system, but then,there is no total privacy any more.

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

Agreed. There has never been total privacy at any time in anyone's life, except in death. Even when you drive your car, the shape of your car, the color of your car, and the license plate number appears for all to see. If you buy anything in the store and don't pay cash, then it's all trackable, not easily, but still trackable.

[@robertjbelenger]

Notice that Brave browser (Linux) is only for x64 systems. Thanks for the video once again. Cheers.

[@Lil-JensStudio]

I tested the brax site with three different browswers, cookies off, four different VPN's with each unique visit. In every single instance, the fingerprint remained the same as did the OS and the time zone no matter the location of the VPN server. So much for presumed privacy. It's 1984 or worse! George Orwell was right, Big Brother IS watching you!

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

This is a misinterpretation of what's required to deliver website data in a form that your browser can understand. A website has to have at least basic information about who it is talking to in order to know how to send you data that will format properly in your browser. If the internet was to stop this, then they would just send you a long string of data and you'd have to interpret, parse, and format it and none of that would be easy or fun so basically the internet as we know it would die.

[@JDHYDXYHSHEHYDYYDHD]

im new, where is this site?

[@BanazirGalpsi1968]

So how do you 100 percen prevent fingerprinting?t​@@SpaceCadet4Jesus

[@RexFitzpatrick]

Great info! Appreciate your work. Would Docker and/or containers either if it is an extension, or add-on, or app stop the data collection?

[@robbraxmantech]

Some

[@additudeobx]

Rob, what a huge wealth of info that you are sir. I subscribed and will investigate more. Thanks!

[@linsqopiring6816]

There are so many privacy threats that can defeat a VPN it's quite onerous. But watch to the end because there are some powerful ways to fight back. Rob, why the time change for the upload? Just curious.

[@robbraxmantech]

screwed up

[@linsqopiring6816]

@@robbraxmantech lol, well it was a nice screw up because I got to see it sooner.

[@KMRH1969]

Rob, thank you for all you do for us. You have taught me so much about privacy. I appreciate you so much. I also use your email, sms and vpn service. Thanks again Rob!

[@OleksandrSe]

Your work is very helpful to the society ✊

[@joyboricua3721]

Amazon does this a lot too

[@TheSmallRabbit]

Great information as always thank you for sharing this. :-) p.s Rob could you explain maybe in another video how the protocol QUIC used by Google is so dangerous to security as it cannot be inspected by deep packet inspection on even a NG Firewall so generally we block it, but then the session re establishes via TCP but what exactly is the capability of Google QUIC. It seems to me like they can control and do almost anything hidden from you.

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

QUIC is a UDP connectionless transmission protocol with TLS 1.3 encryption built in. It facilitates your normal connection into a much faster, more secure and flexible transmission method. It uses techniques that, previously only were used in a VPN, except that it's much faster. "They" are not doing anything nefarious or hidden or controlling to you.

[@blinkmeforever]

Thank you good sir

[@shockiller465]

Love Brave all thanks to you sir

[@jrjefferson01]

learned alot in this video . Thank You once again

[@harrickvharrick3957]

You should publish a printed roadmap, RB!

[@RobKHere]

I use a VPS to protect my traffic, not hide who I am. I hit coffee shops a lot and also use my banking app. So I use a VPN for a little better level of protection. But I know they are not fool proof

[@FoggyStillness]

Great information. Explains a great deal. Thank you!

[@Docto4St4ang3]

Great insight into fingerprinting , loved it.

[@CoverageAwarenessStudio]

clearing cookies and turning off history!

[@jasonprivately1764]

I remember a unique piece of software that changed the pointer vectors to return the values of various hardware type systems and os's, used it to download specific Mac software from an apple specific platform directly to an XP based machine . Without any issues. It answered any request with any system I required of it including some cellular phones. Thereby spoofing the site.

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

That software is not unique, and is still available, it's merely a user agent changer which gives different values to a website. I used one decades ago and found it was a waste of my time. The website return data was so convoluted my browser couldn't understand it and formatted it improperly on the screen. Only for the ultra paranoid.

[@rmh5102]

Curious to get your take on the pager incident..

[@FEETLE]

excellent information .... its just unfortunate that our tools of defense are diminishing in every phase of updates to big tech OS's. and hardware😮‍💨

[@alexfischer9493]

Great information! Thanks

[@picobyte]

Changing mac address also doesn't work anymore.

[@etziowingeler3173]

works for what? Of course it works, it's an important functionality. Almost every phone should do that these days

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

where it doesn't work? it works perfectly

[@YassaArafatOFbattleRAP]

I think this man rob provides a very important service or insite for everyone ,everything right now and for the future. Biggest worry is the speed of technology is moving beyond our current status of understanding and we may end up caught amongst serious repercussions big price to pay. It doesn't matter if usually i would keep things simple. This tech is beyond that. So adjusting and understanding is crucial.

[@osirisone6019]

Fantastic breakdown and explanation of the subject

[@JamaicaWhiteMan]

However, it does prevent Starlink from knowing about the torrents I download, which is the only reason I use one.

[@robbraxmantech]

Then the VPN company gets the torrent reports.

[@JamaicaWhiteMan]

@@robbraxmantech And that matters, why? They don't seem bothered by it. Starlink, on the other hand, has been known to threaten to cancel accounts.

[@newworldforward1842]

@@JamaicaWhiteMan Government looks at it.. If you're a big fish, they'll hook you soon enough.

[@JamaicaWhiteMan]

@@newworldforward1842 I live in Jamaica. Not going to happen here, and I don't expect the Americans to demand my extradition over it.

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

You still use torrents in this day and age? Aren't most of them infected?

[@chantellucky4565]

👍👍👍 great info!

[@earthstick]

Recently I was blocked from watching KZbin live streams. I tried turning off the VPN, no difference. Then I tried from a different device that had never logged into Google and found it worked. So I tried the blocked device again after logging out of KZbin, still didn't work. It's evidence that once you log into Google then you have a Google Id associated with that device. Incidentally, a few weeks later, I can watch live streams from the blocked device while logged in - block removed.

[@cx3268]

heard too many say, Oh 'I have VPN' as if that's a complete protection.

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

Gullible people are being sold a product that is not made for the purpose they're trying to sell it to you for.

[@treecloser]

Also there is an "emergency" service installed on the android phone that is tracking 24/7 its not possible to turn it off.

[@johnmknox]

So how do you get around all of this? A lot of sites now ask you to enter a code send by SMS to your phone and wont allow you to logon otherwise e.g. KZbin. I really hate having to enter these codes all the time. They are making the internet worse.

[@User-w7ckl]

Privacy is basically impossible to achieve lately because of that . But remember, it's aaalways for your safety 😉

[@Coffissa-S0]

Thank you❤

[@ProfessorVolland]

Great content, what about QubesOS without using Google?

[@Innerdiamond]

My Pay Pal was hacked and someone inserted their phone number. It was removed and nothing lost. Also, had recent CC fraud from me being stupid and purchasing something with my CC. Thank God my credit card caught it but now they have my name, phone number and address. My computer keeps saying 'Im on a public network, which is recommended on windows. It unencrypted. Just learning about all this and need phone and Laptop protection. Do I need a VPN and what is the best and affordable VPN using WIFI?

[@reefhound9902]

Anonymity requires multiple things. Use a VPN, clear cookies, and disguise fingerprints.

[@TheSmallRabbit]

I think once you log into Meta or Google with a valid Id your toast no matter what hiding technique you use.

[@crutsenor]

​@@TheSmallRabbit😂

[@lupaswolfshead9971]

VPN makes it easier to fingerprint you.Also trying to hide your fingerprint makes you stand out like a sore thumb it causes the result your trying to hide. The "trick" with fingerprinting is the grey rock approach. Blend in with the general masses and not do the huge neon sign over your head whilst you are jumping up and down waving your hands in the air screaming at the top of your voice... look at me i am trying to hide something.

[@papasmurf9146]

@@TheSmallRabbit it's probably not a perfect solution, but I have various virtual machines running on my Linux system. The "Chrome" icon uses ssh to launch chrome on a virtual machine and is my only access to Google. If I did Meta, I would have a similar setup for it (different virtual machine, different account name). At least then it might be contained.

[@snarky-drive-by]

And use a dedicated machine that has never been connected to anything without the VPN active.

[@AndrewCaswell-s5z]

YT quite often unsubscribes me from your channel. Just thought you'd be interested to know.

[@DocRealTalk]

Well...I feel like most of these solutions are too late. Google already know my name, phone number, email, and whatever is on my phone l😩 Which includes VPN and TOR lol I used so many Google services over the last decade. The only thing I didn't use was Chrome. I've used Firefox for the longest time. I'm trying out Brave now, but I might use it for somethings and use Firefox for other things like you said in a previous video. But I have done everything on Firefox for so long, don't really know if it would make a difference.

[@_-.-_-.-_._-.-_-.-_]

Vpns are best used as a point of encryption and safety net to prevent dmca notices from your ISP lol

[@Bobbel888]

Everyone else silent about privacy risks, ignoring or supporting these.

[@additudeobx]

OH yeah, thank you for NOT saying, "OKAY" after each talking point.

[@TiMiTiMiTiMi]

So how does organized crime still exist?

[@ryanqvincent144]

That is an 'individual person' hacking system. see Greed, corruption, morals etc.

[@newworldforward1842]

Organized crime and Government is really one and the same. One can't live without the other.

[@martinscrapp7166]

If people really want to have a good crack at remaining/securing their web-traffic, use VPN and the TOR network. But the absolute best way is to abstain from the internet altogether.

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

Abstaining from the internet all together, it's like saying don't drive a car ever again, or, sell all you own, change all your clothes and become Amish. No thanks!

[@davidstevens5358]

Would love to buy one...not sure how..

[@blueslsd]

Been on linux for years But using Google so must change now. Thank you.

[@josedesveladas2112]

I wonder if the finger print sensor keeps or send data to Gov?

[@robbraxmantech]

No. Fingerprint sensor does not read your fingerprint. It is safe

[@realpain84]

Good channel.good video.subbed.

[@jacobbrizammito7187]

Ths stuff blows my mind.

[@meekdook4236]

Hi Rob. Can you do a video about chat control in eu?

[@nicholsonjay4724]

why are these companies so bent on this?

[@Daniel_RO-TM]

I want to avoid ISP spying. I need to do all these + having a VPN ?

[@Corteum]

Is it that the browser gets fingerprinted, or the actual device itself is fingerprinted? you cant connect to a site without a browser, so maybe it's the browser getting fingerprint?

[@glasslinger]

Both. I have two identical computers. I can take the hard drive on one and plug it into the other and be up and running instantly. When I use a function that uses tracking ("We recognize your device so you don't have to log in.") when I swap the computer the automatic login does not work, even though the hard drive is the same one. They are reading the hardware somehow.

[@Corteum]

@@glasslinger Intersting observations. I wonder what ChatGPT-o1 would say about it all

[@Corteum]

@@glasslinger Good initial observations. Maybe query one of the chattybott LLMs about it and see if it can help you "troubleshoot" it to a solution. Then you can run the test again and see if it made any difference. There are also websites that can test for leaks and other things. Therer may be different setups and configurations with regard to browser, security, debloatation apps, vpn settings, hardware configs that could fix it. Let's look into it more.

[@elijah2863]

Hard drive serial numbers are one of the hardest components to modify

[@billcrane2444]

If you are using CalyxOS operating system on your phone and tether it to an Android OS phone to use Google Maps App while connected to the internet via a cellphone system are you creating any permanent identifier problems on the CalyxOS phone? In other words, will Google put permanent identifiers on the CalyxOS phone?

[@robbraxmantech]

Are you logged in? Then no

[@billcrane2444]

@@robbraxmantech Rob, thank you.

[@elijah2863]

Google will not so long as your not logged in. However your cell provider may have logs of which devices connect to their services then you get geo tagged and it links right back to you ;) use your imagination 😮

[@Besocialmel]

❤Thank you for informing and educating I appreciate you. Definitely watching your other videos. Well damn!!! No wonder I feel like I am be stalked! I actually think I am being stalked by people from India mostly men & I don’t think they are the only ones. I don’t know anyone from India. My neighbor above me might be from India and they are a programmer and for whatever reason I think they are invading my and my daughter’s networks and my devices. I’ve seen some odd behavior in public by men like they are out capturing people’s device data, which sounds crazy but it seems like it’s happening. Some of my social media platforms seem like they are being spammed with accounts from India. I love the recaps.I don’t know what I can do at this point but I will keep trying. I don’t want anybody stalking me or my daughter, or our devices or our networks.

[@reefhound]

Does Firefox or Librewolf expose your installed extensions? Can extensions installed but disabled be used in fingerprinting?

[@robbraxmantech]

Extensions can be queried

[@marcogawa]

Great video as always! Thank you.

[@johnelway9879]

If they’re cooking walkie talkies that use GPS or misguiding JDAMs in Ukraine what chance do you think you stand a chance?

[@samsunga6927]

Great analysis.❤ *However,* I am still concerned about favicon tracking because it may be able to uniquely ID the motherboard without any device or platform ID codes. One sub-method tracks unique differences in GPU behaviour. It is not clear to me that current OSs or browsers are handling this problem, last I checked. Would u comment or make a video, please (or point me to an existing video)?

[@memorysticky7581]

@RobBraxman Tech Are you sure about Chromium not being open source? Or did you just mean Chrome? Please elaborate if you can, thanks.

[@robbraxmantech]

Chromium is open source. Don't know what you are referring to

[@memorysticky7581]

@@robbraxmantech I forget what part of the video, but I could have sworn you said chromium is not open source or something along those lines. Anyways thanks for replying.

[@sheratedis]

What if I use multi account container in Firefox. Does it help to use Google and other services in one browser?

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

that looks like a good extension, but I had no experience with it. If it works like declared, it's a good thing to have

[@LynyrdSkynyrd.4Ever]

Did you watch the video? He answers this question

[@sheratedis]

@@LynyrdSkynyrd.4Ever thank you, but I didn't want a lecture: did you watch the video? Who cares did I watch it or not, but thanks for nothing dude.

[@LynyrdSkynyrd.4Ever]

@@sheratedis he answers your question in the video genius. Why should we repeat it?

[@JDHYDXYHSHEHYDYYDHD]

Screen size, Browsers, geolocation, devices models, dns requests and mac addresses... IP is took as obvious that it will be cloaked. I wont have Windows in the house, also getting GLi travel router set with wire guard on mullvad owned servers is a good daily option.

[@Bill_Bacon]

The commonality of device's identification versus the probability of occurrence calculated, gets you what? Fingerprint...

[@mdb1239]

I figure that everyone' SSN and drivers license numbers are available for anyone to access. Most credit card number have been hacked with all the corporations and hospitals and agencies that have been breached. So what is the point. Yes VPNs are important for bank-like transactions. Hopefully they can be secured.

[@user-ze1bg2dz1s]

I get alot of im not a robot screens when on vpn

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

no surprise. Thousands of people with the same IP. How can web site recognize you're not a robot?

[@LGB-FJB]

Get a better VPN.

[@sulcusulnaris]

It is funnier when the cell phone (manufacturer from China) simply ignores the DNS settings and uses its own DNS server even with VPN, e.g. because the settings for IPV6 are fixed and cannot be changed or switched off.

[@robertbslee4209]

So does apple and Google

[@sulcusulnaris]

@@robertbslee4209 thanks for the info. i didn't know that.

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

IPV6 uniquely identifies you, wherever you are in the world, much more than IPV4. I know we're all supposed to switch to IPv6 but it's hard to get the general public to move onto anything new.

[@originalhazelgreene]

My mom has difficulty using Brave for banking. She can't quite describe what it's doing, she doesnt know the terminology, just that she can't log in to banks, everything else logs in fine. Any idea where I should start looking to find her problem?

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

in your case it's a bank account, and in case of US presidents it's about the big red button the more time senior people spend at the beach, the better

[@fabricio4794]

How can you be so right about it? Do you have a LIVE test together with a VPN company?

[@ingoFX]

How do you have a Google account without giving them a phone number?

[@Roy2584]

@Rob Braxman Tech: what about hardware VPN? such as Deeper Network products? Do those work better than software VPN?

[@NoEgg4u]

Rob, if via Windows, I use TOR browser to visit a site, am I giving up my identify? Or is the only safe way to remain anonymous is by TAILs, or Parrot OS's AnonSurf, or Qubes OS, etc?

[@lupaswolfshead9971]

TOR lol you are not anonymous on TOR. Naval intelligence created operating system. C.I.A/I.S.I.S controlled gateways.

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

TOR is an open source project. Words against it look rather like an anti-TOR propaganda. Secret services might certainly make a boom out of a li ion battery like recently reported speculations (or preliminary data), but this just reveal there capability and make many countries and governments invest in their own electronics and software. The end of M$ and US monopoly might be much sooner then ) Same about Pegasus

[@TheSmallRabbit]

I would say yes your identity could be compromised by application ID and tracking info which is outside the network layers protected by a VPN or re routed traffic as these only block the IP and session data. I think as Rob explained that you have to keep off Google applications and away from wifi networks as it appears if I understood Rob correctly that Google will use your wifi environment to triangulate your device and since if your logged into a google account they now know where and who this communication is coming from. So if your doing something you want to hide I would say yes use TAILS with a VPN or TOR and BRAVE but never use the device to access Google services else your identified. Anything to comment Rob?

[@hiru92]

anon surf is TOR for all apps on OS

[@lupaswolfshead9971]

surprise surprise my comment on the truth about what TOR really is was deleted. I wonder why.

[@haviland586]

If VPN worked, the Federal Government would have outlawed it already.

[@RunByDave]

But also wouldn’t have the government banned this channel???

[@RunByDave]

Where does it end???

[@haviland586]

@@petedavid5127 encrypted from us, not them.

[@ThisisFerrariKhan]

Some governments have outlawed them. And more and more are starting to do so. Brasil is one outside of China who went public about targeting people using VPNs.

[@LifeLikeSage]

TFM?

[@robertbslee4209]

Google your VPN vendor and if you cant find many hundreds of subpoenas and legal fight with authorities. Than they are handing your data to authorities when asked

[@BanazirGalpsi1968]

So how DO you keep them from tracking 100 percent?