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Tom Scott

Tom Scott

Күн бұрын

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@TomScottGo
@TomScottGo 5 жыл бұрын
I'd like to thank all the team at ██████ VPN for ████████████. (The opening speech isn't about a real person, by the way; it was just the worst possible segue I could think of.)
@THEPLANETEARTH
@THEPLANETEARTH 5 жыл бұрын
PIN ME PLEASE
@dandanthedandan7558
@dandanthedandan7558 5 жыл бұрын
THEPLANETEARTH no
@RichardCox0
@RichardCox0 5 жыл бұрын
I’m still confused
@wasir3703
@wasir3703 5 жыл бұрын
4 days ago??
@hypnopyr9084
@hypnopyr9084 5 жыл бұрын
I only use my VPN as an Adblock for my iPhone.
@joen0411
@joen0411 5 жыл бұрын
VPN also prevents bear attacks. I’ve been using VPN for the last 5 years and haven’t been attacked by any bears.
@Merahki3863
@Merahki3863 5 жыл бұрын
Guys I can also attest to this. It's something they never talk about.
@RustOnWheels
@RustOnWheels 5 жыл бұрын
But do watch out for Tunnel bears!
@exi_sfx
@exi_sfx 5 жыл бұрын
Sledanet came to write the same joke, hope people get it
@TonboIV
@TonboIV 5 жыл бұрын
It's true. I don't have a VPN, and I'm constantly being attacked by bears. Actually it's only one bear all the time. Actually, I think it might be a dog. Actually, I think she's just trying to lick me.
@LostDryerSocks
@LostDryerSocks 5 жыл бұрын
I wear glasses and use a VPN and I got attacked by a squirrel. Guess neither prevent squirrel attacks.
@OSW
@OSW 5 жыл бұрын
Future job applications: ⬜ I.T. ⬜ engineer ☑️ gay pirate assassin
@arK-zs6ip
@arK-zs6ip 5 жыл бұрын
Gay scientologist pirate assassin*
@eleSDSU
@eleSDSU 5 жыл бұрын
As a proud gay computer science engineer pirate assassin I must say you are setting your goals way to low.
@arK-zs6ip
@arK-zs6ip 5 жыл бұрын
Larry Lewinsohn na
@hbryster96
@hbryster96 5 жыл бұрын
OSW Review HD this is the last place I’d expect to see an osw comment. Btw jay what bar is Tom?
@Theycallmeali3.12
@Theycallmeali3.12 5 жыл бұрын
DOINK MAKIN KIDS CRY BRAH
@Dudotskiiiiii
@Dudotskiiiiii 4 жыл бұрын
If a company actually agreed to that advertisement I would actually be interested in getting their service.
@obi-wankenobi5411
@obi-wankenobi5411 3 жыл бұрын
Most average people won’t. That’d be bad for their business.
@cadentan9083
@cadentan9083 3 жыл бұрын
@@obi-wankenobi5411 the thing is anyone watching this video and advert just heard all the things the ad is saying, so by just admitting it in the video makes you look more genuine, honest and down to earth. Probably not a good idea to run that ad to mass audiences, but to people who already know the truth, it works.
@Rig0r_M0rtis
@Rig0r_M0rtis 3 жыл бұрын
@@cadentan9083 The people "who already know the truth" probably already made the decision and an ad would be wasted money.
@CodenameRune
@CodenameRune 3 жыл бұрын
@@obi-wankenobi5411 Agreed, but different ads for different people. Karen will be persuaded by other things than a CS major might.
@razer6534
@razer6534 3 жыл бұрын
it's probably norton or pia
@bazil4146
@bazil4146 2 жыл бұрын
Calling AES “military grade encryption” is like calling oxygen “military grade air.” It’s not totally wrong, it’s just that everyone is breathing that same air
@Jujiro_Hanma
@Jujiro_Hanma Жыл бұрын
That’s what he said tf
@JustAGoatt
@JustAGoatt Жыл бұрын
Pure oxygen is a great way to cause combustion, so I think it's military grade air
@alt1763
@alt1763 Жыл бұрын
@@JustAGoatt and dying for after a couple hours
@Joeysaladslover
@Joeysaladslover Жыл бұрын
We also watched the video thanks
@arifinmustafa9741
@arifinmustafa9741 Жыл бұрын
Great explantation.
@AndreRhineDavis
@AndreRhineDavis 4 жыл бұрын
I'm really proud of Tom for not sacrificing his honesty and integrity for "a lot of money"
@markusala-turkia3079
@markusala-turkia3079 3 жыл бұрын
@@RandomNameLastName811 I don't think they're even paying him anymore and he's just doing the "ads" as a part of his videos. I mean, do you really think NordVPN watches them and goes "yep, this is good advertisement for us"? I don't.
@ketchup5099
@ketchup5099 3 жыл бұрын
@@RandomNameLastName811 lot of money at times is less than $100
@roguish766
@roguish766 3 жыл бұрын
@@RandomNameLastName811 ah yes, because we all go to internet historian for trustworthy information especially on data security, what a scam artist selling out
@durkarjen
@durkarjen 3 жыл бұрын
You took the word right out of my mouth, Andre. It chears my up to see an ask of integrety.
@alaricmtb5806
@alaricmtb5806 3 жыл бұрын
Never gonna tell a lie about my VPN
@IceQubed
@IceQubed 5 жыл бұрын
Tom Scott isn't just a national treasure, he's an international treasure.
@enkiimuto1041
@enkiimuto1041 5 жыл бұрын
The final goal of Nicholas Cage trilogy we've been waiting to see.
@StraveTube
@StraveTube 5 жыл бұрын
The question of which nation has the right to claim the treasure has been mired in courtrooms for years.
@cantrip7
@cantrip7 5 жыл бұрын
He's a treasure whose location is indiscernible thanks to ◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️ VPN
@Udontkno7
@Udontkno7 5 жыл бұрын
Mr. Worldwide
@NHCH
@NHCH 5 жыл бұрын
Italy agree
@dennisbrannvalls1fan964
@dennisbrannvalls1fan964 5 жыл бұрын
I honestly can’t believe Tom would throw gay pirate assassins under the bus like that.
@pandinus1377
@pandinus1377 5 жыл бұрын
Give us maul skins you rascal
@pinkeye00
@pinkeye00 5 жыл бұрын
butt pirates you mean.
@dorleysflir5350
@dorleysflir5350 5 жыл бұрын
Let me try and understand something. If everything is already encrypted and we're not really needing a VPN, why worry about a VPN seeing what the ISP was seeing? The ISP needs to keep the logs in many country's for 5 years, so no logs means no 5 year history. I'm not a GPA but do value my privacy. Besides, I don't know what I'm searching today that might become illegal within 5 years.
@koteghe7600
@koteghe7600 Жыл бұрын
​@@dorleysflir5350Even if you search something and then it becomes illegal, you can't have any problems with that, because that's not how law works
@mildlyconcerning
@mildlyconcerning Ай бұрын
@@dorleysflir5350You can't commit a crime that doesen't exist yet. also I would love to know what you're searching that you're worried about it being illegal
@DanielDatic
@DanielDatic 2 жыл бұрын
Lots of people saying that this video aged poorly because Tom now is sponsored by a VPN company, but did it really age poorly? In this old video, Tom is clearing up some of the "false" claims that VPN companies make and talks about how he dislikes ads that lie or mislead - he himself did not use any of these claims in his new video where he is sponsored by a VPN company. In the new video, he literally says that he is using a VPN because he is traveling a lot and away from home, which automatically makes websites show up in dutch, and prices in Euros. He also said that he could not access a UK government site without the VPN. I don't think this aged poorly. I think he is sticking to his principles and did an honest VPN advert.
@muhammadzidnii2577
@muhammadzidnii2577 2 жыл бұрын
I actually feel that VPN advertising changed after this video. It went from making bogus claims about VPN to advertising what they have over other companies
@imEden0
@imEden0 2 жыл бұрын
It's not a bad advert either.
@ThePurpleCheesecakeZebra
@ThePurpleCheesecakeZebra 2 жыл бұрын
exactly. hes just pointing out that vpns have very little advantage in security and the advertisers are usually only highlighting the security side because the real reason people use vpns is in a legal and sometimes moral grey area
@mrtbts
@mrtbts 2 жыл бұрын
agreed
@PhatOof
@PhatOof 2 жыл бұрын
@@muhammadzidnii2577 It absolutely did, it was a massive shift.
@Her_Imperious_Condescension
@Her_Imperious_Condescension 4 жыл бұрын
I'm a gay pirate assassin and a VPN has helped immensely, thanks Tom.
@JonasDAtlas
@JonasDAtlas 4 жыл бұрын
@@ayefries Well I never considered that, but now I can't not and I want answers
@unknownbutawesome8759
@unknownbutawesome8759 4 жыл бұрын
Or are you a gay that pirate assassin?
@flavoredchin
@flavoredchin 4 жыл бұрын
@@unknownbutawesome8759 unfortunately, that's not a grammatically valid interpretation.
@zommy5re77
@zommy5re77 4 жыл бұрын
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmm
@mirzaahmed6589
@mirzaahmed6589 4 жыл бұрын
@@ayefries Yes
@aBroadMeadow
@aBroadMeadow 4 жыл бұрын
Turning down a deal like that tells a lot about your character. I’ll remember that.
@toasty_the_fox
@toasty_the_fox 4 жыл бұрын
*Everyone liked that* Ah, Fallout memes, sweet sweet nostalgia :D
@aurelien5747
@aurelien5747 4 жыл бұрын
*Bradley Evans will remember that*
@rootabeta9015
@rootabeta9015 4 жыл бұрын
@@aurelien5747 Damn it, beat me to it
@brandonsimoncini
@brandonsimoncini 4 жыл бұрын
Karel Veliký Didn’t they stem from Telltale’s The Walking Dead? Fallout 4 had those pop ups in 2015, while Telltale TWD came out in 2012
@MrKamillordo
@MrKamillordo 4 жыл бұрын
There was no sponsorship. At least that's how I took it. And if I didn't understand your joke, then shame on me I guess.
@SkippyTheLost
@SkippyTheLost 5 жыл бұрын
It’s kinda funny that if the VPN company approved Tom’s version, then I’d probably trust that company more than any other VPN service
@shallowabyss515
@shallowabyss515 5 жыл бұрын
100% agree with this point
@pwhnckexstflajizdryvombqug9042
@pwhnckexstflajizdryvombqug9042 5 жыл бұрын
That's true but the business probably wants to keep it's reputation and avoid getting into legal trouble.
@Fenriswaffle
@Fenriswaffle 5 жыл бұрын
That is not a boat that would float very long. Being associated with/advertised as being good for activities legally grey at best and some of the highest crimes worldwide at worst? Its silly, but it miiight get them in trouble with people who lack that sense of humor and appreciation for honesty.
@BM3000
@BM3000 5 жыл бұрын
It's basically what ProtonVPN does. Targeting journalists and activists isn't as colorful as gay pirate assassins, but at least it's honest. They even mention "safe file sharing".
@pedrogarcia8706
@pedrogarcia8706 5 жыл бұрын
It's probably a bit. I doubt there was actually a real VPN company. I can't remember the last time I saw a sponsored video from Tom.
@itzkingcringe
@itzkingcringe 2 жыл бұрын
I like how when Tom got sponsored by a VPN he only stated the benefits he said in this video and not the bs
@randomdams9179
@randomdams9179 Жыл бұрын
When did he get sponsored by a VPN?
@bossman0116
@bossman0116 Жыл бұрын
@@randomdams9179 If you havent found it yet it's the flower video about the clock that got ruined by the internet
@GeorgeDCowley
@GeorgeDCowley Жыл бұрын
@@randomdams9179 The flower video.
@Tpbraut
@Tpbraut Жыл бұрын
​@@GeorgeDCowleyalso Tom Scott's new video: "Why are adverts so loud?"
@d-lynnz7855
@d-lynnz7855 4 жыл бұрын
Dang, shame that VPN backed out of the sponsor deal; the gay pirate assassin market would've probably been really profitable
@cubix6495
@cubix6495 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@thomasball5432
@thomasball5432 4 жыл бұрын
Yarrr kween!
@Ken.-
@Ken.- 4 жыл бұрын
Arggg, Matey. We already get loads of free booty.
@gaypirateassassin2404
@gaypirateassassin2404 4 жыл бұрын
now i dont know which vpn i should buy... rip
@TollyKipper
@TollyKipper 4 жыл бұрын
@@gaypirateassassin2404 oh no...
@Sarcastix7
@Sarcastix7 5 жыл бұрын
Gay Pirate Assassins: "He's on to us"
@ShainAndrews
@ShainAndrews 5 жыл бұрын
Nope, only you. I happen to assaginate gay pirates. Completely different. Now can I get your address to expedite this process?
@lord_scrubington
@lord_scrubington 5 жыл бұрын
YAR
@evanallaire2829
@evanallaire2829 5 жыл бұрын
chartreuse by capital cities
@Mentat13
@Mentat13 5 жыл бұрын
this is going well
@BenWillock
@BenWillock 5 жыл бұрын
Vento Aureo anyone?
@rickseiden1
@rickseiden1 5 жыл бұрын
"That was a lot of money left on the table. A lot of money." And that, Tom, is why we trust you!
@iZainAli
@iZainAli 5 жыл бұрын
True that
@nitehawk86
@nitehawk86 5 жыл бұрын
Worth it to use "Gay Pirate Assassins" in a serious toned video.
@ykl1277
@ykl1277 5 жыл бұрын
I've also left a lot of money on the table. Will you trust me with your credit card number, ssn, birthday and mother's maiden name?
@hhaavvvvii
@hhaavvvvii 5 жыл бұрын
There's no actual proof of the censor bars actually censoring a real company. I'd bet good money there is no such company, and it plays into the story being told.
@TwilightEpiphany
@TwilightEpiphany 5 жыл бұрын
@@hhaavvvvii that's what i think too! the segue at the beginning seemed a little strange to me.
@user-be1it9zi8v
@user-be1it9zi8v Жыл бұрын
I think one inclusion that's worth mentioning is that a VPN might hide your identity and stop tracking etc but the second you login to a website like Google, facebook, then all of that goes out the window. Too many people think a VPN gives them privacy and then stroll around the Internet logged in to their google account, linked to their facebook account, linked to their steam account....
@SollowP
@SollowP 3 жыл бұрын
Coming from someone working in the military; military grade is "lowest bidder that gets the job done"
@TheGrumbliestPuppy
@TheGrumbliestPuppy 3 жыл бұрын
Unless a CEO is friends with someone high up in the pentagon or white house. Then military grade for that project is "as much as their corrupt pals can get away with charging us regardless of quality."
@5.7moy
@5.7moy 3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it doesn’t get the job done. *laughs in UCP, NWU blue uniform*
@bubbletea1985
@bubbletea1985 3 жыл бұрын
that's a cool ass profile pic
@RabbiHerschel
@RabbiHerschel 3 жыл бұрын
How do you feel about serving in a military that is involved with indoctrination against Founding-Stock Americans?
@beenjamminunc13
@beenjamminunc13 3 жыл бұрын
@@bubbletea1985 nigha what
@bensmart2829
@bensmart2829 4 жыл бұрын
"The best choice for gay people, pirates, assassins, and gay pirate assassins" This is why I'm subscribed to this channel
@iwbmo
@iwbmo 4 жыл бұрын
exactly
@liwu7068
@liwu7068 4 жыл бұрын
Yes
@viola4825
@viola4825 4 жыл бұрын
I’m so happy rn 😊 I’m your 1.5 k like
@FooxTru
@FooxTru 4 жыл бұрын
1.8K likes and 3 replies lmao
@Uhuxxs
@Uhuxxs 4 жыл бұрын
So you're a gay pirate assassin?
@cyrilconnolly9451
@cyrilconnolly9451 3 жыл бұрын
Finally, someone who can clearly explain a VPN without their sole motivation being money. Thanks Tom
@lunakoala5053
@lunakoala5053 3 жыл бұрын
To be fair tho: I don't hear those misleading claims in most sponserships. Usually it's just "Watch Netflix like you're in the US". Still not optimal to then link to the website filled with those misleading claims. But it's a long shot of actively being deceptive themselves.
@raymondbenjamins5884
@raymondbenjamins5884 3 жыл бұрын
@@lunakoala5053 not sure what you're watching then, but most VPN ads in videos I watch claim it protects your data, which it clearly does not in any meaningful way.
@lunakoala5053
@lunakoala5053 3 жыл бұрын
@@raymondbenjamins5884 then you watch worse creators than I do (when it comes to this sort of thing)
@cdscissor
@cdscissor 2 жыл бұрын
@@lunakoala5053 These claims of security tend to have died down as of late. Back when Tom made this video it was quite common to overemphasise it.
@m.hprince6514
@m.hprince6514 2 жыл бұрын
Perhaps you forgot what tom said at the beginning, he knows and understands this stuff, you can't have a wood sculpturer to know data science. I'm not ruling out the money but, many just don't know it and saw only the visible capability of it
@Xnoob545
@Xnoob545 2 жыл бұрын
The military grade encryption part reminds me of one of his linguistics videos Saying your VPN uses military grade encryption is like saying your tomatoes are 100% vegan
@strehlow
@strehlow Жыл бұрын
Or your bottled water is gluten free.
@halbronk7133
@halbronk7133 Жыл бұрын
@@strehlow It makes me laugh when I go to the store and there's a wall of items that all have tags on them saying things like "gluten free," "kosher," "vegan." Like, if you care about eating kosher, you probably know that rice is kosher. Yes, marketing department, olive oil is, in fact, vegan.
@MihkelKukk
@MihkelKukk 7 ай бұрын
Now imagine they could implement Citadel II Encryption into a VPN...
@haydo8373
@haydo8373 5 ай бұрын
I've gone down this rabbit hole, many fertilisers have blood and bone, straight from the slaughter house, but I get the sentiment
@franceskinskij
@franceskinskij 2 ай бұрын
and yet another advert stretching Grice's maxims
@o-hogameplay185
@o-hogameplay185 3 жыл бұрын
"Military grade" is like when you make a sci-fi movie, and can not explain how things works, so you just throw words like "quantum", or "nano tech"
@takia5683
@takia5683 3 жыл бұрын
@@xEqualsRandom "Oh no! They have Quantum Molecular Shielding! We have to get our scientists to produce Dark Matter Nano Tech Blasters if we are to have a chance at defeating them."
@chimadang1573
@chimadang1573 2 жыл бұрын
don't forget about electromagnetic, they always throw that one in
@SimonWitt
@SimonWitt 2 жыл бұрын
@@takia5683 no need to do that, you just need to reverse the polarity and they'll be defenceless!
@alphapegasus9761
@alphapegasus9761 2 жыл бұрын
Paracausal
@sharkycat1096
@sharkycat1096 2 жыл бұрын
“Hacking the mainframe”
@exacutor9
@exacutor9 5 жыл бұрын
Damn Tom, you've got balls. bye bye to your VPN sponsorships but hello to an enormous amount of respect.
@d4b
@d4b 5 жыл бұрын
Ironically, a VPN company DID manage to advertise on the pre-roll, whether they intentionally did this, or an algorithm matched them as a "great fit".
@ZachTangen
@ZachTangen 5 жыл бұрын
@@d4b I'd go with algorithm. I think KZbinrs do get a little selection of general categories they can pick from from not down to the actual ads that play. The algorithm sees a key word "VPN" and shows you an ad for a VPN since you just be interested in them.
@d4b
@d4b 5 жыл бұрын
@@ZachTangen Right. In this case, I was referring to "they" as the advertiser(s). I trust Tom not to intentionally solicit/accept a VPN company, at least here. :-)
@whitepeoplergullible9241
@whitepeoplergullible9241 5 жыл бұрын
These comments are so obviously curated. Nord got hacked. He's doing damage control.
@synexiasaturnds727yearsago7
@synexiasaturnds727yearsago7 Жыл бұрын
​@@whitepeoplergullible9241clearly not considering I can see posts like this
@georgeofhamilton
@georgeofhamilton Жыл бұрын
“Hiding your sexuality from college administrators” is such an oddly specific example.
@AvalonisHere
@AvalonisHere Жыл бұрын
America is a silly place.
@music-master
@music-master Жыл бұрын
This is the UK
@RealTkco
@RealTkco Жыл бұрын
@@AvalonisHere like how you point out America, but this is a more UK specific thing :)
@valbrrie
@valbrrie Жыл бұрын
and unfortunately an oddly common one
@voidreo4827
@voidreo4827 Жыл бұрын
@@RealTkco Avalon might have remembered the uni in the US where if you were caught holding hands with someone of the same sex, you’d be expelled and they’d keep your tuition.
@NVclosetmedgrower
@NVclosetmedgrower 5 жыл бұрын
I am no longer scared of my online passwords and identity being stolen. I am however scared shitless that I'm being spied on by gay pirate assassins. Thanks tom
@roguishpaladin
@roguishpaladin 5 жыл бұрын
Yarr.
@Stoney_Eagle
@Stoney_Eagle 5 жыл бұрын
Whaaahaaaahaaaaahaaaaa 😂
@csharpcoffee
@csharpcoffee 5 жыл бұрын
YarghhhAANNH!. This is the sound of a pirate taking it in his black hole
@Farmergreen877
@Farmergreen877 5 жыл бұрын
Arrrr I be taking ur booty now 😏
@shinjisan2015
@shinjisan2015 5 жыл бұрын
Use a password manager instead. It has a secure master password on a browser extension or app, can even require you use an authenticator on a second device, and then all the other passwords can be generated by the password manager. You just remember the highly secure master password and that's it.
@icepolymer2594
@icepolymer2594 4 жыл бұрын
Guys, I think it's Raid: Shadow Legends.
@kanedaku
@kanedaku 4 жыл бұрын
Ah, someone else who watches Simon Whistler videos.I still to this day dont know about Shadow Legends
@sablovestwice
@sablovestwice 4 жыл бұрын
@@kanedaku what
@kanedaku
@kanedaku 4 жыл бұрын
@@sablovestwice What
@TheBurritoBanditt
@TheBurritoBanditt 4 жыл бұрын
No its Raid: Shadow Master Coins Seven Sins 99 Lengends Deluxe New Funky Mode
@CaseyQuotes
@CaseyQuotes 4 жыл бұрын
No, it said ■■■■ VPN
@picowill
@picowill 5 жыл бұрын
I was about to say, "Tom, you could have used that link on the screen to Rick Roll us", but upon checking it... I was indeed Rick Rolled and I congratulate you.
@guidogaggl4020
@guidogaggl4020 4 жыл бұрын
2:36
@CasperTheRestless
@CasperTheRestless 4 жыл бұрын
i was so proud of him
@8b8b8b
@8b8b8b 4 жыл бұрын
dQw4... wait, seems familiar
@NilesBlackX
@NilesBlackX 4 жыл бұрын
dQw = Rick Roll
@yammmit
@yammmit 4 жыл бұрын
Will Levine at this point most people know the link just by looking at it.
@fireblade696
@fireblade696 Жыл бұрын
Guys he didn’t change his mind. He didn’t use any of the lying talking points in his video
@DeviousWizard
@DeviousWizard 4 жыл бұрын
"Military grade encryption" is essentially the same as "Surgical grade steel" a buzzword used to sell you things
@ulisesr614
@ulisesr614 4 жыл бұрын
Or “Aircraft grade aluminum”
@liiannopeekarriS
@liiannopeekarriS 4 жыл бұрын
Or Space grade aluminium
@johnwicked1132
@johnwicked1132 4 жыл бұрын
just use tour
@sirhootsalot2343
@sirhootsalot2343 4 жыл бұрын
John Wicked the Mario kart game?
@andywest5773
@andywest5773 4 жыл бұрын
Or "digital quality audio".
@Secretman33
@Secretman33 5 жыл бұрын
Are you telling me advertisements aren’t to be trusted and that people lie? I can’t believe it
@DarkPortall
@DarkPortall 5 жыл бұрын
I know you're being ironic, but false advertisment just goes unregulated. In my opinion, any false or misleading advertisment should be removed and the company's advertising rights removed.
@Secretman33
@Secretman33 5 жыл бұрын
DarkPortal yet that is an optimistic hope that will almost certainly never see the light of day
@snowfloofcathug
@snowfloofcathug 5 жыл бұрын
Secretman33 But it’s on the internet, it must be true
@DarkPortall
@DarkPortall 5 жыл бұрын
@@Secretman33 yes, i'm being optimistic, but im talking about the ideal state, not the way to it. Ideally we'd start with people boycotting theese companies, and not skipping the ad so the company pays the creator
@Mike__B
@Mike__B 5 жыл бұрын
@@DarkPortall All the milk around here states rBST-free! Which isn't a lie, but it's also what everyone does in the state, so is it misleading? Or just making you feel like you're getting something better than everyone else?
@spacegoose2989
@spacegoose2989 4 жыл бұрын
VPN also prevents death! I haven’t died once in my whole life! Edit: Those scammers lied to me
@toymachine2328
@toymachine2328 4 жыл бұрын
All evidence points to you being immortal
@Hans5958
@Hans5958 4 жыл бұрын
Correlation does not imply causation, but I can see the way you try to put the satire.
@anaverageprince2350
@anaverageprince2350 4 жыл бұрын
This will not age well
@toymachine2328
@toymachine2328 4 жыл бұрын
@@anaverageprince2350 will for a while, once it's proven wrong I'm not too concerned about it.
@Foxyy01
@Foxyy01 4 жыл бұрын
👁️👄👁️
@Spiderwolfer
@Spiderwolfer 2 жыл бұрын
One employee getting bribed to "leave" a usb in a server or computer is a real threat. The people/company hiring the employee will pay an exorbitant amount of money for this and this is one of the reasons that nothing can be truly secure. Though this is not extremely common, it does happen and is sometimes very hard to notice or fix. Great video.
@celarc99
@celarc99 4 жыл бұрын
"Military Grade" = The cheapest most cost effective way to accomplish whatever it is needs accomplishing.
@BigIggy
@BigIggy 4 жыл бұрын
"The lowest bidder" Always.
@SlenderSmurf
@SlenderSmurf 4 жыл бұрын
floppy disks for nuclear operations
@katyungodly
@katyungodly 4 жыл бұрын
The government will always go with the cheapest option, so “military grade” isn’t exactly a good thing. I worked with 2 electricians as my bosses and the mayor of our town always took us for jobs because we were a tiny new business and thus the cheapest bidders.
@BlankControl
@BlankControl 4 жыл бұрын
That's actually cause floppy disks cannot be remotely hacked.
@warbossgegguz679
@warbossgegguz679 4 жыл бұрын
That, or an incredibly dated way due to a mix of security concerns and bureaucratic red tape. For reference, see the nuclear security still operating off of 8-inch floppy disks and/or the entirety of the VA.
@tiagozortea
@tiagozortea 5 жыл бұрын
Damn that was ballsy. As an experienced engineer I can say this is by far the most truthful video about what a VPN actually does for you. Thank you Tom for having integrity in a world full of sellouts. Can't say the world will reward you for that but at least you know you have it.
@SupaKoopaTroopa64
@SupaKoopaTroopa64 5 жыл бұрын
One thing I think the video should have mentioned is this: The government can still figure out what sites you are connecting to over a VPN. All they have to do is monitor when you send a request to the VPN server, then see what site the VPN server connects to after that. This technique isn't 100% accurate when the server receives multiple requests at once, but it still shows that VPNs aren't as safe as advertised.
@pintpullinggeek
@pintpullinggeek 5 жыл бұрын
As Tom points out, most people being sponsored by VPNs don't lack integrity they simply lack knowledge in the field. While you could argue that creators should thouroughly research their sponsors that research would probably mainly consist of searches to see if the company behaves ethically and if other trusted creators have done deals with the company (cf. the BetterHelp sponsorship fiasco). Taking sponsorship isn't the same as selling out. Most people don't castigate sports stars for taking money from clothing companies. It just feels a bit 'icky' when our favoured content creators here do it becuase of the different parasocial dynamics.
@brandon5058
@brandon5058 5 жыл бұрын
Supa Koopa Troopa 64 That request is most likely a encrypted request or ‘forged’ request depending on how professional coded.
@NGC1433
@NGC1433 5 жыл бұрын
Well, it still is not too hard spoofing a wifi hotspot in a cafe and mounting a mitm attack
@jama211
@jama211 5 жыл бұрын
+1 to this, said it better than I could have.
@klutterkicker
@klutterkicker 5 жыл бұрын
As a gay pirate who is not an assassin, I feel largely represented by this advert.
@ale6creations640
@ale6creations640 5 жыл бұрын
Same
@coscorrodrift
@coscorrodrift 5 жыл бұрын
Never too late to change careers
@Bigbaydota
@Bigbaydota 5 жыл бұрын
@@coscorrodrift you dont choose the pirate life, the pirate life chooses you
@sentientsaladstudios6326
@sentientsaladstudios6326 5 жыл бұрын
Pirate life the chose you chose life pirate the you
@Headlock123456789
@Headlock123456789 5 жыл бұрын
Yarr harr fiddle-dee-dee, my dudes.
@TheReaverOfDarkness
@TheReaverOfDarkness 2 жыл бұрын
There is always a lot of money in lying to a lot of people. Tom, you're not the hero we deserve but you are the hero we need!
@rhettorical
@rhettorical 5 жыл бұрын
FINALLY someone explains why most of the VPN claims are BS.
@1480-b5g
@1480-b5g 5 жыл бұрын
Especially nordvpn. They are by far the worst and the most suspicious
@BlackTecno2
@BlackTecno2 5 жыл бұрын
That's cool and all, but are we not gonna talk about those password managers?
@itsblack2321
@itsblack2321 5 жыл бұрын
@@BlackTecno2 I think password managers are fine
@Christian-vq3lr
@Christian-vq3lr 5 жыл бұрын
Rhettorical I’ve been made fun of so much for saying it, and now I have an easy link to send to explain myself with little effort
@nocare
@nocare 5 жыл бұрын
@@BlackTecno2 Is there something wrong with password managers?? Or are they just doing shitty advertising practices like VPNs??
@rookierook99
@rookierook99 5 жыл бұрын
the irony is that ads displayed on this video are all VPNs.
@TakaG
@TakaG 5 жыл бұрын
Looks like it was demonetized now. :/
@Blackadder75
@Blackadder75 5 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen an add on youtube since 2008 or around, unless it was integrated in the content
@godmagnus
@godmagnus 5 жыл бұрын
Keywords and algorithms.
@mytech6779
@mytech6779 5 жыл бұрын
@@Blackadder75 "Brave" web browser?
@TheRealFrank0
@TheRealFrank0 5 жыл бұрын
KZbin Vanced
@JustJoshtheDad
@JustJoshtheDad 5 жыл бұрын
This is the main reasom i follow you. Because you have values, and dont compromise just to get paid. Thoughtful, well put together educational content. Keep it up!!!
@tehvanmarjapuu9741
@tehvanmarjapuu9741 5 жыл бұрын
haha i got the 69th like. edit:nice
@kundudev1449
@kundudev1449 5 жыл бұрын
True that
@dnddonut6242
@dnddonut6242 5 жыл бұрын
so true i trust tom to give us all of the truth
@screaminlordbyron7767
@screaminlordbyron7767 5 жыл бұрын
Josh Werth sounds reasomable
@dickurkel6910
@dickurkel6910 5 жыл бұрын
Having values doesn't mean you should never try to get paid for hard work you do.
@glenns_AI
@glenns_AI Жыл бұрын
You know how nice it is, that for years I've seen these VPN propaganda videos - and that one of my favourite guys doesn't just fall in place, but actually gives an honest explanation. If we had more people in the world like you Tom, we might stand half a chance.
@TallBison
@TallBison 5 жыл бұрын
Tom: refuses to compromise a high quality video for VPN advertisers. KZbin: runs 2 different VPN ads after the video
@darthdanger666
@darthdanger666 5 жыл бұрын
Still integrety
@fartingfury
@fartingfury 5 жыл бұрын
It's like in the movie The China Syndrome, where a nuclear reactor nearly goes boom and just after the news report there's an ad for a microwave :-)
@sodiboo
@sodiboo 5 жыл бұрын
Me, an intellectual: turns off wifi to hide the ads
@sparkybish
@sparkybish 5 жыл бұрын
KZbin being KZbin, amiright kids?
@LisaBowers
@LisaBowers 5 жыл бұрын
Haha. I got Express VPN ads before _and_ after the video.
@WIImotionmasher
@WIImotionmasher 5 жыл бұрын
FINALLY SOMEONE POINTED THIS BS OUT ITS BEEN DRIVING ME INSANE
@lewiscain-mcaliece1805
@lewiscain-mcaliece1805 5 жыл бұрын
God, I felt for ages this VPN thing was going to be exposed in one way or another.
@ionymous6733
@ionymous6733 5 жыл бұрын
@bob morphy exposed : adjective -- not covered or hidden; visible.
@ionymous6733
@ionymous6733 5 жыл бұрын
@bob morphy A major point of VPN advertisers is that it provides protection that isn't there. Most people are already protected. There ARE some reasonable uses though.Why am I typing out the video here? Just watch it.
@ZeldagigafanMatthew
@ZeldagigafanMatthew 5 жыл бұрын
@bob morphy What's the number one thing you here repeated so often in these VPN ads? Privacy. You don't really have a choice but to take them at their word that they don't log anything, and what you're doing is simply changing who can see what sites you're accessing. VPN's do have other uses, sure, but they don't openly advertize that. Either because doing so could damage their image or lead to legal action, or other reasons. If the only thing about your internet activity that you change is using a VPN, you are still just as traceable, especially if you need to enter payment information that doesn't use cryptocurrency.
@jaggerjdm9787
@jaggerjdm9787 5 жыл бұрын
like that Lifelock ad that says that they scan the dark web for you personal info. Like how tf are you gonna "scan the dark weeb"
@YuKonSama
@YuKonSama 5 жыл бұрын
"Things you might not need" - Tom Scott 2019. I would watch a series about these things :D
@magnusdagbro8226
@magnusdagbro8226 5 жыл бұрын
Yes! Make one on animal-based food.
@AndrewMcColl
@AndrewMcColl 5 жыл бұрын
It does feel like a UK version of 'Adam Ruins Everything'
@Lugh314
@Lugh314 5 жыл бұрын
​@@magnusdagbro8226 I guess it's been a hour since you told someone you were vegan, huh?
@Nimashet
@Nimashet 5 жыл бұрын
@@Lugh314 32 min
@darkfyy
@darkfyy 5 жыл бұрын
Magnus Dagbro you might not need legs but it sure is great to have some
@za90255
@za90255 2 жыл бұрын
KZbin recommending me this video after Tom got sponsored by Nord VPN is ironic That's a good one algorithm
@azathoththe3rd
@azathoththe3rd 3 жыл бұрын
As a KZbinr parodying the FBI once said " oh no they're using a VPN. What am I gonna do. I doubt I have the authority to make them hand over their uses logs due to federal regulation."
@blight1885
@blight1885 3 жыл бұрын
Any chance you remember the video? Sounds like it was very funny
@azathoththe3rd
@azathoththe3rd 3 жыл бұрын
@@blight1885 Things your FBI agent says
@bajnhk9522
@bajnhk9522 3 жыл бұрын
@@blight1885 The FBI agent said calmly
@Aestareth_
@Aestareth_ 3 жыл бұрын
honestly never seen that video but is it jReg
@keithmcdermott8119
@keithmcdermott8119 3 жыл бұрын
Ya but some are based in say romainia amd Switzerland that dont generally comply with outsiders demands for accounts bank or otherwise. So still ok to have that extra safety. Imo
@mrhatsy
@mrhatsy 3 жыл бұрын
Before this video, the main thing VPN sponsorships talked about was the security, after this video the main selling point for VPNs became the feature of obtaining content from other countries.
@muhammadzidnii2577
@muhammadzidnii2577 2 жыл бұрын
And not slowing down their connection when using vpn
@ilyasofficial1617
@ilyasofficial1617 2 жыл бұрын
@@muhammadzidnii2577 that's good
@mystrdat
@mystrdat Жыл бұрын
They're still happily using all of those.
@IIARROWS
@IIARROWS Жыл бұрын
Nope, it's still mainly on false security.
@phfen
@phfen 9 ай бұрын
Yep, and with no shame that it is then often a fringe of law or regulations (which Tom mentions rightly).
@upsidedownChad
@upsidedownChad 4 жыл бұрын
Respect. Turning down a sponsor deal and telling us your honest opinion / facts about it. Respect.
@dananabread6632
@dananabread6632 3 жыл бұрын
mood
@thunderphoenix2932
@thunderphoenix2932 3 жыл бұрын
1.3k likes and only 1 reply? I'm gonna change that
@Pepplay33
@Pepplay33 3 жыл бұрын
@@thunderphoenix2932 same
@GgGhost
@GgGhost 3 жыл бұрын
@@thunderphoenix2932 congratulations! We've made it to 4 replies!
@ConstantDerivative
@ConstantDerivative 3 жыл бұрын
@@GgGhost 5!
@georgelloydgonzalez
@georgelloydgonzalez 2 ай бұрын
And just like that, Tom changed the VPN companies' advertising game forever
@leophyte9663
@leophyte9663 5 жыл бұрын
Well Tom, you did it, you refused a big ol' bunch of cash to keep your free speech, and in the way you taught us about VPNs. You flippin legend.
@samsh0-q3a
@samsh0-q3a 5 жыл бұрын
But nobody was stopping him....
@sidjindal
@sidjindal 5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely legend.
@scripter13
@scripter13 5 жыл бұрын
Creative legend.
@vidmasterK1
@vidmasterK1 5 жыл бұрын
@@samsh0-q3a monetization would, as it has stopped many other KZbin channels.
@MattsAwesomeStuff
@MattsAwesomeStuff 5 жыл бұрын
Tom, thanks for being a bastion of integrity in this ocean of greed. I was just thinking about what the 5 figures of cash you let on the table would have bought you and how it would have improved your life, and you walked away from it just to be able to know you're a decent person. So, if a reminder is of any help, you're a decent person and the world is a better place with you in it.
@desert-rat145
@desert-rat145 5 жыл бұрын
The hero we need
@BlueLynx1904
@BlueLynx1904 5 жыл бұрын
well said
@notyrpapa
@notyrpapa 5 жыл бұрын
hear hear
@ruaridhusher4373
@ruaridhusher4373 5 жыл бұрын
Hard agree :)
@SQERDOMOONLIGHT
@SQERDOMOONLIGHT 5 жыл бұрын
Maybe even 6 figures. The best KZbin sponsorship deals are upwards of 100k per video, and tom seems to be the constitent high viewed A rated channel to get those offers
@zacharypower7674
@zacharypower7674 5 жыл бұрын
Anyone who has ever been in or known someone in the military knows "Military grade" means "Built by the lowest bidder" anyway
@jlammetje
@jlammetje 5 жыл бұрын
We're also all using a "military grade communications network", i.e. the internet :-D
@cyborg_v271
@cyborg_v271 5 жыл бұрын
Miliitary Grade: AKA: The servers are built like bricks to withstand explosives, not sure how that helps the virtual customers but hey XD
@lordbinkythebuffoon5465
@lordbinkythebuffoon5465 5 жыл бұрын
AES has very solid foundations tbh. The only weaknesses are implementation specific ones.
@passthebutterrobot2600
@passthebutterrobot2600 5 жыл бұрын
My underpants must be military grade, as they were the cheapest I could find.
@718Gilbert
@718Gilbert 5 жыл бұрын
I mean you're correct but also the US military also sets minimum requirements of performance that can be higher than civilian use stuff
@pizzaboi34
@pizzaboi34 2 жыл бұрын
I'm here after nordvpn sponsored robot tom scott twin.
@ericpa06
@ericpa06 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to know I'm not the only one who remembered this video hahaha
@spudhead169
@spudhead169 4 жыл бұрын
"My VPN company doesn't keep logs." "How do you know?" "Well they said so." "Uh huh!"
@sfglim5341
@sfglim5341 3 жыл бұрын
@LastName Almaember 😂😭
@swindlesmccoop
@swindlesmccoop 3 жыл бұрын
i remember a while back, the fbi was investigating this guy for something, and they asked a vpn company for the logs of the guy. the company was like "we dont keep any logs," which they doubted, so they investigated them and found out that they did not in fact keep any logs.
@alpheusmadsen8485
@alpheusmadsen8485 3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps the typical VPN company can be trusted not to keep any logs, but I find it funny that Facebook also offers a VPN service. If there's *anyone* I wouldn't trust not to keep logs, it would be Facebook.
@ThatGreatGuyJesus
@ThatGreatGuyJesus 3 жыл бұрын
@@swindlesmccoop That was express VPN seized by the Turkish government. Or maybe the example you're giving is a separate incident, but Turkey did seize some servers related to an assassination of a Russian ambassador in Turkey & they came up blank
@swindlesmccoop
@swindlesmccoop 3 жыл бұрын
@@ThatGreatGuyJesus might be that one, but i think the one im thinking of is private internet access
@CocoTheMii
@CocoTheMii 3 жыл бұрын
"If I took a sponsorship from a boat manufacturer and then it turned out that the boats sank, that would suck." -Tom Scott, 2019
@drakez341
@drakez341 3 жыл бұрын
Well yes they are not supposed to do that
@dihydrogenmonoxide9210
@dihydrogenmonoxide9210 3 жыл бұрын
this video is sponsored by white star line
@prinzeszelda3650
@prinzeszelda3650 3 жыл бұрын
I mean. Whatever floats your boat
@CocoTheMii
@CocoTheMii 3 жыл бұрын
@@prinzeszelda3650 not this, clearly
@shadowfox3442
@shadowfox3442 3 жыл бұрын
@@prinzeszelda3650 well not them, apparently.
@benjaminnelson5455
@benjaminnelson5455 5 жыл бұрын
Also, does this mean Tom is going to start an "Honest Ads" series/mini-series?
@felinetech9215
@felinetech9215 5 жыл бұрын
Damn !! That would be EPIC
@CharmEng89
@CharmEng89 5 жыл бұрын
I would love that too!
@Tom-fb6nz
@Tom-fb6nz 5 жыл бұрын
that would be cool
@charliefranklin8523
@charliefranklin8523 5 жыл бұрын
@Tom Scott please do this
@patrik5123
@patrik5123 5 жыл бұрын
Here's to hope!
@muhammadzidnii2577
@muhammadzidnii2577 Жыл бұрын
This video actually changed the way VPN was advertised.
@Electroporcupine
@Electroporcupine 5 жыл бұрын
"Our VPN uses Military Grade Encryption to protect your data" is like a box of cereal with "100% Asbestos Free!" on it.
@tonyhedgewolf
@tonyhedgewolf 5 жыл бұрын
I particularly love the packs of chalk which are labelled 'non-toxic'...
@deidara_8598
@deidara_8598 5 жыл бұрын
"Military grade" really means "cheap but durable". AES uses the same key for encryption and decryption, if the attacker gets that key, which is totally possible, then suddenly all the security bestowed by a VPN vanishes.
@SuperSMT
@SuperSMT 5 жыл бұрын
GMO-free sea salt!
@sleeptyper
@sleeptyper 5 жыл бұрын
Bag of sugar - without artificial sweeteners. The bag tastes just like a paper bag should.
@tfae
@tfae 5 жыл бұрын
@@deidara_8598, modern systems generate a fresh key for each session and discard it after the connection is closed. Check out forward secrecy.
@njones420
@njones420 5 жыл бұрын
I made the mistake of listening to the Edward Snowden podcast.... I'm watching this on my etch-a-sketch, from inside a faraday-cage in the woods.
@chrisschuck2974
@chrisschuck2974 5 жыл бұрын
This was brilliant. Thanks
@brainmind4070
@brainmind4070 5 жыл бұрын
I hear Magna-Doodles get better reception.
@njones420
@njones420 5 жыл бұрын
@@brainmind4070 Blasphemy!
@Erebus-PCFX
@Erebus-PCFX 5 жыл бұрын
Nice.
@ZaJaClt
@ZaJaClt 5 жыл бұрын
5g is coming, so soon a drone will fly a camera in near your neck of Woods and ull be streamed live 247
@Alex_Wentworth
@Alex_Wentworth 5 жыл бұрын
This was the most convincing VPN advert i've ever seen, genuinely. Too bad for your sponsor
@LisaBowers
@LisaBowers 5 жыл бұрын
████.com/honest really missed out.
@carterschulte7997
@carterschulte7997 5 жыл бұрын
As a gay pirate assassin, I have to agree.
@rafaelrafaelrafael
@rafaelrafaelrafael 5 жыл бұрын
@@carterschulte7997 I'm a gay pirate, should I be concerned?
@eddiemate
@eddiemate 5 жыл бұрын
Rafael Almeida Possibly, to be safe you might want to use •••• VPN
@xirma377
@xirma377 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making this! As a fellow industry professional, those VPN ads drive me crazy. I've been complaining about it for years and only now have I found this video. So glad I'm not the only one!
@AtomicShrimp
@AtomicShrimp 3 жыл бұрын
The curtains look like badly deinterlaced video
@pathetic5036
@pathetic5036 3 жыл бұрын
damn a 600k ytber having no replies
@iltoni6895
@iltoni6895 3 жыл бұрын
Tf you doing here
@jyothia6770
@jyothia6770 3 жыл бұрын
hmm
@chicken6367
@chicken6367 3 жыл бұрын
Sup
@choofxd
@choofxd 3 жыл бұрын
o/
@PromoCraft-rz3vz
@PromoCraft-rz3vz 4 жыл бұрын
I would’ve downloaded that VPN if they had the courage to actually approve Tom’s ad, and I applaud Tom for not affecting the authenticity of this video for money. I say I’d do the same, but I’m not certain.
@elisem4489
@elisem4489 4 жыл бұрын
somehow i feel that was a joke
@MrKamillordo
@MrKamillordo 4 жыл бұрын
@@elisem4489 Yes, it obviously was. Just look at that url (/honest) :)
@dnsfsn
@dnsfsn 4 жыл бұрын
@@elisem4489 got to imagine that tom has been offered VPN sponsorships in the past and has turned them down, though.
@SeaCowsBeatLobsters
@SeaCowsBeatLobsters 4 жыл бұрын
Same. Would’ve even paid $10 a month
@WlatPziupp
@WlatPziupp 2 жыл бұрын
Any company spending as much money as they do convincing people they aren't safe without that product absolutely can not be trusted
@handoverthestromboli6715
@handoverthestromboli6715 5 жыл бұрын
“Are you a gay assassin pirate?” Was not a line I was expecting to hear today
@polygondwanaland8390
@polygondwanaland8390 5 жыл бұрын
I am now
@samthegreatestpickle1632
@samthegreatestpickle1632 4 жыл бұрын
When were you expecting to hear it?
@handoverthestromboli6715
@handoverthestromboli6715 4 жыл бұрын
sam king of the lions tomorrow
@nikkehtine
@nikkehtine 4 жыл бұрын
“Are you a gay assassin pirate?” yes, I am
@jaynee8581
@jaynee8581 4 жыл бұрын
"F*CK, Dave pack your stuff, they're on to us!"
@ThemanlymanStan
@ThemanlymanStan Жыл бұрын
I love this video! Thank you so much Tom for being honest with us about VPNs
@debaelwyn
@debaelwyn 5 жыл бұрын
To be fair, something marketing itself at "This is for gay pirate assassins!" would at least get a second look from me, because, c'mon! That'd be fantastic.
@syystomu
@syystomu 5 жыл бұрын
I know right!
@sanjaymatsuda4504
@sanjaymatsuda4504 5 жыл бұрын
Is that gay pirates who are also assassins, or assassins who specialize in assassinating gay pirates, or gay assassins who specialize in assassinating pirates?
@KingTaltia
@KingTaltia 5 жыл бұрын
@@sanjaymatsuda4504 I like to think I'm a Gay assassin who specializes in killing Pirates. I've never met a Pirate who got away alive. (Though that's mainly because I'm lucky enough to have never met a Pirate)
@SacredDaturaa
@SacredDaturaa 5 жыл бұрын
I can also see how a VPN might be squirrelly about okaying this ad.... "hey if you're thinking about doing illegal stuff, use Redacted VPN!" Might get them in legal trouble in the future.
@Udontkno7
@Udontkno7 5 жыл бұрын
Boom
@TwelveCrows
@TwelveCrows 4 жыл бұрын
Ok, can we just take a moment to acknowledge that the link which appears at 2:36 is the link to a rickroll... Tom Scott is a legend!
@cubix6495
@cubix6495 4 жыл бұрын
Everyone knows that link
@cubix6495
@cubix6495 4 жыл бұрын
@hcufvhhf Hychyfvju enter the link as shown in 2:36
@TwelveCrows
@TwelveCrows 4 жыл бұрын
@hcufvhhf Hychyfvju rickrolling is when you get someone to watch the video for rick astley's never gonna give you up, by sending them the link disguised as something else
@mikef5951
@mikef5951 4 жыл бұрын
yep XcQ right there. surprised i had to scroll this far to notice that
@JovanLemon
@JovanLemon 4 жыл бұрын
as soon as i noticed it i died laughing
@danielreid1232
@danielreid1232 4 жыл бұрын
This is very accurate for those living in most Western democracies. I've never understood why they're so popular there. However, government censorship was addressed only in passing, which is a huge deal for the majority of people. The advert could have included, "Are you part of the 64% of the world's population whose government censors the internet?" I'm accessing this video from China, home to 18% of the world's population, thanks to a VPN.
@spudsbuchlaw
@spudsbuchlaw 4 жыл бұрын
Ah, hello there!
@brendan8741
@brendan8741 4 жыл бұрын
@@Vivi-xn9iz probably smuggling it in on a flash drive or something
@lordlurk7968
@lordlurk7968 4 жыл бұрын
@@Vivi-xn9iz There are things like proxy websites which act just like a VPN, allowing you to use a website to access another website and it usually encrypts the data. VPNs are generally just a bunch of proxy website anyways. You could literally rent a server in the U.S. and log into it from China and use the server to browse w.e. you wanted and it'd still achieve the same effect, just more expensive.
@EstrellaViajeViajero
@EstrellaViajeViajero 4 жыл бұрын
@@Vivi-xn9iz You get it before you enter the country. Using a VPN is not inherently illegal (many Chinese companies use them to connect with customers in the outside world). However, it's what you do with the VPN that might get you in trouble.
@namegeneric9344
@namegeneric9344 4 жыл бұрын
Same
@teggyegg
@teggyegg 2 жыл бұрын
For some reason I feel like buying a ton of flowers.
@trinity6880
@trinity6880 2 жыл бұрын
yup
@zedramer
@zedramer 2 жыл бұрын
Had to see if this video was still here ;)
@Schattengewaechs99
@Schattengewaechs99 2 жыл бұрын
Huh?
@kaelastreet6651
@kaelastreet6651 5 жыл бұрын
"That's a lot of money left on the table" is a statement that elevates you beyond anything you hoped for. Well done Tom.
@bobthebuilder5493
@bobthebuilder5493 4 жыл бұрын
Truly
@pythontron8710
@pythontron8710 4 жыл бұрын
"It's not wrong. It's just not special" -God when making me
@f0rk723
@f0rk723 4 жыл бұрын
Ur profile pic looks a little bit like a swastika._.
@johnrubensaragi4125
@johnrubensaragi4125 4 жыл бұрын
@@f0rk723 Problem?
@f0rk723
@f0rk723 4 жыл бұрын
@@pythontron8710 it's a snake isn't it? Also I didn't want to insult you.
@f0rk723
@f0rk723 4 жыл бұрын
@@tidy5156 oh I didn't know that sry. Thanks for telling me ^^
@DaDARKPass
@DaDARKPass 4 жыл бұрын
@@f0rk723 Well no... zoom it out and it's clearly the python logo.
@Heyyoudoyouwantto
@Heyyoudoyouwantto 5 жыл бұрын
The hilarity when there's literally a VPN ad on this video.
@DS_4172
@DS_4172 5 жыл бұрын
IP Vanish?
@Heyyoudoyouwantto
@Heyyoudoyouwantto 5 жыл бұрын
@@DS_4172 Yep
@Noam_.Menashe
@Noam_.Menashe 5 жыл бұрын
@@Heyyoudoyouwantto I got express
@themonitor7877
@themonitor7877 5 жыл бұрын
@@Noam_.Menashe I got nothing...... oh wait.....( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@luqmanali1619
@luqmanali1619 5 жыл бұрын
Nord VPN
@andrewrogers667
@andrewrogers667 Жыл бұрын
Always able to find the info I'm actually looking for with Tom's videos, thanks!
@counter-terrordoge3335
@counter-terrordoge3335 4 жыл бұрын
I recognise that KZbin link Tom, you can’t trick a Veteran.
@yusufjawaid6216
@yusufjawaid6216 4 жыл бұрын
You ain't a veteran if you know of that link 😂
@personme9871
@personme9871 4 жыл бұрын
Well of course I know you, you're me.
@cryomancer4878
@cryomancer4878 4 жыл бұрын
🎙️👞
@bird5119
@bird5119 3 жыл бұрын
@Justsomerandomguy indeed - the only advantage of being a rick roller
@Bearmonkey13
@Bearmonkey13 3 жыл бұрын
You know the rules and so do they!
@TheCensoreduser
@TheCensoreduser 5 жыл бұрын
as an infosec guy im quite glad someone said this.. the vpn ads have really been getting under my skin
@cybergeek11235
@cybergeek11235 5 жыл бұрын
there are DOZENS of us!
@keithmanfredi
@keithmanfredi 5 жыл бұрын
Same here bud. Internet education is so horribly poor throughout the world. Without education these shitty services will continue to be sold.
@TheCensoreduser
@TheCensoreduser 5 жыл бұрын
@Gibbon ...Brought to you by carl's jr's...
@pyro1324
@pyro1324 5 жыл бұрын
same for a guy with a passing interest in infosec
@Smell-O-Vision-Citrus
@Smell-O-Vision-Citrus 5 жыл бұрын
It wouldn't bother me so much if they didn't market it as a one-stop solution to being tracked and profiled online. Millions of people are running a VPN service on their computers right now thinking they're invisible to corporations, advertisers, and governments, but it is still ridiculously easy to track you if a VPN is the only thing you're using to protect yourself. Cookies, browser fingerprinting, improperly segmented accounts, the list goes on. These VPN companies are misleading customers and encouraging tech illiteracy to improve their profits.
@zwojack7285
@zwojack7285 3 жыл бұрын
Military grade: Your product is made by the lowest bidder.
@khorneflakes2175
@khorneflakes2175 3 жыл бұрын
I know right, all these marines coming home saying how better equipped the ennemy was.
@盾子様
@盾子様 3 жыл бұрын
Yea. The military doesn't look for the highest top tier quality stuff. They just need something that does the job
@trust.worthy
@trust.worthy 3 жыл бұрын
They have top tier weapons and armor but they are weak to hacks and all that
@ZeldagigafanMatthew
@ZeldagigafanMatthew 3 жыл бұрын
It could also mean "millspec", a set of certifications that proves the device in question can stand up to all sorts of punishment.
@Horny_Fruit_Flies
@Horny_Fruit_Flies 3 жыл бұрын
Unless we're talking the American military, which will by a roll of toilet paper for 50 bucks. Not that it's worth 50 bucks, mind you, it's just a way to funnel taxpayer money into private contractors.
@kennethstark7753
@kennethstark7753 2 жыл бұрын
On this day, Scott got a VPN sponsor.
@hariranormal5584
@hariranormal5584 2 жыл бұрын
Ironic heh, nobody can say no to $$$
@GumSkyloard
@GumSkyloard 7 ай бұрын
@@hariranormal5584 Not really ironic, he didn't bs anyone. He stated that it helped im with geoblocking and price differences.
@littlemisspipebomb4723
@littlemisspipebomb4723 5 жыл бұрын
"great for gay pirate assassins" Finally a service for me
@chrissytheconqueror7049
@chrissytheconqueror7049 5 жыл бұрын
That's gay
@sergioeduardo3797
@sergioeduardo3797 5 жыл бұрын
Seems like the next high tier comp in TFT.
@princessllama2663
@princessllama2663 5 жыл бұрын
stop assassinating gay pirates
@MasterCrander
@MasterCrander 5 жыл бұрын
"Yo hoe hoe and mmm a bottle of rum for the two of us honey _{it's poisoned}_ "
@flametitan100
@flametitan100 5 жыл бұрын
This is the representation we truly need in the world.
@SiveenO
@SiveenO 4 жыл бұрын
"Gay Pirate Assassin." Not gonna lie that would make a great username.
@jamessawyer9816
@jamessawyer9816 4 жыл бұрын
Dominik Römer I’m sad that this wasn’t written by ‘GayPirateAssassin’
@SiveenO
@SiveenO 4 жыл бұрын
@@jamessawyer9816 Hah.
@DevanK-rg3td
@DevanK-rg3td 4 жыл бұрын
AYYY
@SiveenO
@SiveenO 4 жыл бұрын
@@DevanK-rg3td neat
@VanlockFR
@VanlockFR 4 жыл бұрын
Not as good as Hiro Protagonist
@joelnormal4876
@joelnormal4876 5 жыл бұрын
Assassin's Creed: Pride Flag.
@bryanadams8264
@bryanadams8264 5 жыл бұрын
Available 2069
@bruhdabones
@bruhdabones 5 жыл бұрын
Bryan Adams 12 seconds ago
@El8MAGNATE
@El8MAGNATE 5 жыл бұрын
Assassin's Creed: Pride Flag v1.1 NO CRACK - [CODEX]
@fablion6324
@fablion6324 5 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU
@SkeleCrafteronYT
@SkeleCrafteronYT 5 жыл бұрын
Bryan Adams FIRE THE RAINBOWSSS
@guyprovost
@guyprovost 2 жыл бұрын
I'm an IT specialist.... This video is refreshing. I could finish your sentences and was right everytime... Very different from what I experienced almost everywhere. Great!
@HisCarlnessI
@HisCarlnessI 5 жыл бұрын
They're also good for avoiding location based pricing.
@Lenron-B06
@Lenron-B06 5 жыл бұрын
very true.
@TonyRule
@TonyRule 5 жыл бұрын
Yes. Especially the likes of plane tickets.
@dickurkel6910
@dickurkel6910 5 жыл бұрын
Also good for bypassing blocks put in schools/universities on specific sites.
@TonyRule
@TonyRule 5 жыл бұрын
@@genericname8727 You'd be surprised. Prices vary quite a bit based on where they think you are at the time.
@xXRealXx
@xXRealXx 5 жыл бұрын
@@TonyRule why tho?
@edwardwilliams3216
@edwardwilliams3216 3 жыл бұрын
"Military grade" is such a hyped up term, not everything made by "the military" is good. Also, which military are we talking about here?
@alicev1500
@alicev1500 3 жыл бұрын
THE military, duh.
@weir-t7y
@weir-t7y 3 жыл бұрын
Military grade normally means "lowest cost and lowest spec"
@jonjohnson3027
@jonjohnson3027 3 жыл бұрын
"Military grade toilet paper" is all you need to know about "military grade."
@ShitpostShuster
@ShitpostShuster 3 жыл бұрын
my food is still bad even if I say it's "military grade cooking"
@edwardwilliams3216
@edwardwilliams3216 3 жыл бұрын
Wait, wait! This military is military grade.
@rhysjones9771
@rhysjones9771 4 жыл бұрын
“great for gays, pirates, assassins, or gay pirate assassins” - Finally an ad for me!!
@absolutelyspiffing
@absolutelyspiffing 4 жыл бұрын
That’s fine, unless you are a pirate or an assassin
@AVI-lh6rm
@AVI-lh6rm 3 жыл бұрын
@@absolutelyspiffing but i wanna be a pirate yarrrr :(
@BRSxIgnition
@BRSxIgnition 3 жыл бұрын
> THE FBI WOULD LIKE TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION
@StartRunning.
@StartRunning. 3 жыл бұрын
fbi pirate assassin 😭😭😭😭
@reduxdev
@reduxdev 3 жыл бұрын
kinda gae ngl
@Chrixiam1998
@Chrixiam1998 Жыл бұрын
Who else is here after the most recent video where he got sponsored by NordVPN?
@elyes2703
@elyes2703 Жыл бұрын
Me. To be fair, his stance did not change. He only promised geo-location capabilities in the ad.
@BGFutureBG
@BGFutureBG Жыл бұрын
Me too. Had to double check if there was a followup to this but seems like he just gave in
@ThePrimePanther
@ThePrimePanther Жыл бұрын
Me
@branch737
@branch737 11 ай бұрын
@@BGFutureBG gave in?
@Kanbei11
@Kanbei11 11 ай бұрын
​@@elyes2703he is also the only one who asks users to check the terms of service of said app
@Felix-ve9hs
@Felix-ve9hs 5 жыл бұрын
You've lost a lot of Money But you still have your dignity
@Cataclism31536
@Cataclism31536 5 жыл бұрын
Seriously, hats off to Tom for not corrupting his message, serious respect
@Popupkiller
@Popupkiller 5 жыл бұрын
and integrity
@Reth_Hard
@Reth_Hard 5 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, there's not a many KZbinrs that are still having their dignity...
@wcbfg
@wcbfg 5 жыл бұрын
You've got some tegridy!
@Azivegu
@Azivegu 5 жыл бұрын
why didnt you use tegridy?
@Simplywhatever
@Simplywhatever 5 жыл бұрын
Watching this from China because that's a valid use for me having a VPN : )
@hxhuang9306
@hxhuang9306 5 жыл бұрын
Same. People say they like to use vpn services to see censored stuff but I just want to watch some Tom Scott.
@backwoodsjunkie08
@backwoodsjunkie08 5 жыл бұрын
How are the roits going over there? I don't trust my Media
@joyce_rx
@joyce_rx 5 жыл бұрын
@@backwoodsjunkie08 then use independant sources, not funded/partnered ones
@johnyang799
@johnyang799 5 жыл бұрын
Build your own from VPS.
@nidonea7397
@nidonea7397 5 жыл бұрын
Use wind scribe cause you get like 10gbs a month or use opera browser's built in vpn
@Mirtiin
@Mirtiin 5 жыл бұрын
I got a fearmongering VPN ad before and after this.
@DoctorWhom
@DoctorWhom 5 жыл бұрын
Tom did mention large advertising budgets.
@blackraen
@blackraen 2 жыл бұрын
I *literally* made this exact presentation, all the same data points and warnings, down to the "...and if you're being targeted by nation-state hackers, you have biggest issues" argument after a family member asked me if they should start using a VPN. It is extremely spooky because I matched the exact order of your data points and even sarcastic remarks about their practical usefulness (sans the murder stuff, my mum wouldn't have laughed at that). Good to know I can just send them to your video next time. Spot on.
@davidsanders9426
@davidsanders9426 4 жыл бұрын
So... is that a gay pirate who dabbles in assassination? An assassin who exclusively targets gay pirates? Or a gay assassin who exclusively targets pirates?
@lightningdemolition1964
@lightningdemolition1964 4 жыл бұрын
That's why punctuation matters.
@vitorbalbino8024
@vitorbalbino8024 4 жыл бұрын
Yes
@JonasDAtlas
@JonasDAtlas 4 жыл бұрын
So many questions! I want answers now, dammit.
@ourladypeace3
@ourladypeace3 4 жыл бұрын
A gay person who pirates (human trafficking) assassins who are bad at their job
@janLilin
@janLilin 4 жыл бұрын
All of the above
@antonievandermeer34
@antonievandermeer34 5 жыл бұрын
Finally, someone talking about it I really get pissed at VPN ads.
@ty8527
@ty8527 5 жыл бұрын
The in video VPN ads support many of the youtubers you currently watch. Without them, you wouldn't be able to watch your premium youtubers for free because of the current system.
@GloveSlapnz
@GloveSlapnz 5 жыл бұрын
@@ty8527 shouldn't mean that you should accept misleading ads. I'm happy that adverts support youtubers and allow them to keep making content for me, but I've never been OK with dubious advertising no matter who it's supporting.
@tobortine
@tobortine 5 жыл бұрын
Well said, I'm with you. It's refreshing to see someone who is technically savvy saying what VPNs really can and can't do.
@ty8527
@ty8527 5 жыл бұрын
@@GloveSlapnz So basically choose between living in a house and no longer having internet, or, just show the ad for 30 seconds and move on. Don't get me wrong, I think it's bad, but you're living in a capitalist world. The only thing that genuinely matters is money. Reputation means nothing. Just look at Chris Brown, or, hell, the President of the US. You could put a baby in a blender and still live a good life if you were paid well enough to do it.
@GloveSlapnz
@GloveSlapnz 5 жыл бұрын
@@ty8527 you sound like you're living a horrible life. Sorry dude.
@nerdyandawesome
@nerdyandawesome 5 жыл бұрын
It's absolutely astonishingly great of Tom to make a video like this. I mean from his point of view the cons are risking some serious beef with other content creators or vpn companies, as well as not getting a lot of sponsorship money, and the only pro? Doing the right thing by explaining the truth. Thanks Tom for not only being a great content creator, but also a great human being
@VitusH190
@VitusH190 9 ай бұрын
It's so great that someone finally says it. I also thought about this every single time I saw one of these vpn advertisements. Great video 👍
@gavintantleff
@gavintantleff 4 жыл бұрын
I bet it’s ExpressVPN; They literally have ads on the Pirate Bay.
@Roadsguy
@Roadsguy 4 жыл бұрын
The syllable timing matches.
@happykiller14
@happykiller14 4 жыл бұрын
Makes sense from the little bit of lip reading I can see too
@tbz1551
@tbz1551 4 жыл бұрын
“Literally” ?
@maxithewoowoo
@maxithewoowoo 4 жыл бұрын
And an ExpressVPN ad came up for me at the beginning
@richardmillhousenixon
@richardmillhousenixon 4 жыл бұрын
It's either ExpressVPN or ProtonVPN. The latter of which I would say is well worth the money because my modem doesn't like my phone or computer unless it's going through a constant ip, aka through a VPN. And only taking a ping hit of 20-25ms it's good for gaming too
@Flipaclip41
@Flipaclip41 5 жыл бұрын
Alright tom, I searched the youtube link you put on screen at 2:35 and it gave me the song never gonna give you up. Thanks
@pattheplanter
@pattheplanter 5 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, your ISP doesn't know that you have been rickrolled.
@guspolly
@guspolly 5 жыл бұрын
I mean of course it is. I think any reasonably well-travelled Internet-citizen should recognize dQw4 on sight nowadays
@Flaxify
@Flaxify 5 жыл бұрын
@@guspolly dQw4 is engraved into my deepest of memories :D
@douglaskwdofi6501
@douglaskwdofi6501 5 жыл бұрын
No offense but who doesn't know what that link is?
@janikarkkainen3904
@janikarkkainen3904 5 жыл бұрын
Always check the last 3 characters of the KZbin video id. If they are XcQ, you know what's gonna happen. Ahh the old XcQ trick.
@tanyacockle6469
@tanyacockle6469 5 жыл бұрын
The VPN commercials everywhere could be considered borderline fearmongering so I appreciate this
@MaxFerney
@MaxFerney 5 жыл бұрын
NordVPN is one I used a while back, and I u installed it, yet it left some remnants that made it so I couldn't connect to my school's website or domains
@squirlmy
@squirlmy 5 жыл бұрын
I was about to thumbs up, but there's nothing "borderline" about them. VPN ADS ARE FEARMONGERING! There's also a lot of misinformation comparing them to Tor. Tor can be used WITH VPNs. There's no reason to choose between them!
@williamsmith6921
@williamsmith6921 5 жыл бұрын
@@squirlmy there are even some vpns that have built in tor, like proton
@brainmind4070
@brainmind4070 5 жыл бұрын
I use a VPN when browsing adult content to keep the admins of such sites from being able to ascertain my identity through metadata. I have no illusions about the fact it's not entirely impervious to identification by other parties.
@amateurprogrammer25
@amateurprogrammer25 5 жыл бұрын
They're not borderline fearmongering, they ARE fearmongering. Plain and unadulterated.
@ashesN
@ashesN 2 жыл бұрын
Funny how this video got recommended after watching the latest video
@tokicorp1129
@tokicorp1129 4 жыл бұрын
Tom: can I have a sponsorship VPN company: Yesn’t
@presidentvalentine2520
@presidentvalentine2520 4 жыл бұрын
*Nes*
@alexwereschuk2004
@alexwereschuk2004 4 жыл бұрын
I think I know what VPN it is
@herby1585
@herby1585 4 жыл бұрын
Alexander 7629 i think its ExpressVpn, what do you think is it?
@sanderhansen7036
@sanderhansen7036 4 жыл бұрын
@@herby1585 Another guess could be Nord vpn, they have quite an agressive marketing as well.
@grieferjones2237
@grieferjones2237 4 жыл бұрын
more like VPN company: can we sponsor you Tom: Yesn’t
@thatunnamedredshirt
@thatunnamedredshirt 5 жыл бұрын
KZbin's brilliant algorithm gave me an advertisement for IP Vanish VPN on this video... It made most of the claims the video then immediately debunked. Nice going KZbin.
@Copyright_Infringement
@Copyright_Infringement 5 жыл бұрын
Vanish - 6 letters Title - 6 black blocks
@AnimeSunglasses
@AnimeSunglasses 5 жыл бұрын
Same here, just after the vid.
@apersonontheinternet7595
@apersonontheinternet7595 5 жыл бұрын
Funny how a VPN service is using google to target certain videos with the words “VPN” in it.
@Saigonas
@Saigonas 5 жыл бұрын
@@Copyright_Infringement very interesting
@bspringer
@bspringer 5 жыл бұрын
@@Copyright_Infringement Title: 3 black blocks
@KayJay01
@KayJay01 5 жыл бұрын
"The best choice for gay people, pirates, assasins and gay pirate assasins."
@anandmurugan9703
@anandmurugan9703 5 жыл бұрын
Just realized i am the target adudince
@juststeve5542
@juststeve5542 5 жыл бұрын
Arrrg, I'd like to buy a long range musket... in pink please.
@catatonicbug7522
@catatonicbug7522 5 жыл бұрын
Does this mean, someone who wants to kill gay pirates, a homosexual person who wants to kill pirates, or a homosexual pirate who also kills people for money?
@tomchapman128
@tomchapman128 5 жыл бұрын
@@catatonicbug7522 Yes.
@jf2801
@jf2801 5 жыл бұрын
@@catatonicbug7522 yes
@DigitalicaEG
@DigitalicaEG 2 жыл бұрын
Flash forward to June 2022 and Tom is doing ads for Nord VPN.
@casacara
@casacara 2 жыл бұрын
And keeps them honest in their ads!
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