VPN INSIDER'S MYTH-BUSTING! Separating Fact from Fiction: How VPNs Really Work

As a VPN Service Provider, I can tell you the truth about VPN's. They are not the end-all. They do not protect everything. And they can be vulnerable IF you don't understand the limitations. This is a particularly important discussion for people in Brazil who are now threatened with a $9000 daily fine for using a VPN. Can you get caught if you use it? What can the government see? What does it really protect? Are there substitutes like iCloud Private Relay or other alternatives?
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[@mauriciodasilva6732]

Brazilian here. After this Elon Musk battle with the Supreme Court, i woke for the privacy problem. I am taking several measures to protect myself and your channel has been a great help! Thank you very much! I am learning a lot!

[@robbraxmantech]

Glad I'm reaching Brazilians! I knew people who invented Bossa Nova can't be bad!

[@matuto2007]

We also invented the aircraft. Check on the internet “Alberto Santos-Dumont”. But…”Capoeira” is not a Brazilian invention. It’s from Africa. A bit off-topic but as your brand new subscriber, I just wanted to let you know it. I’ll watch more videos from your channel now. Thank You and Happy New Year!

[@jimmysavageultrabrutal8130]

THANK YOU SO MUCH 👍 👍 👍 ​@@robbraxmantech

[@keitha.9788]

As a retired Network Architect, this is one of the best tutorials I've ever seen on the subject of individual use VPN. Thanks......😀

[@Dark_Knight_USA]

Greetings: Thx 4 the share

[@BillAnt]

While VPN's are great for hiding location, there some drawbacks to consider. 1. Slows down the connection speed and increases latency. 2. Funnels all your traffic through a single point 3. 99% of sites are already HTTPS/TLS encrypted). 4. Costs extra money.

[@B0rnles13]

Thanks for this I must admit I didn't have a clue before I watched this, and. now I'm going to have to find out what sites and apps can give my location.

[@DrBovdin]

@@BillAnt I would argue that with modern throughputs speed the introduction of a VPN in the route is less of an issue than it used to be. I have tested my various connection points with and without VPNs and I can comfortably saturate any of them with regards to speed even while connected through a VPN. The latency could go up somewhat though, so in some cases (mainly gaming related for regular users) it could have a very slight detrimental effect on your experience.

[@BillAnt]

​@@DrBovdin - I agree speeds are ok especially with WireGuard, but there's no way around latency when you have a VPN (aka Men-In-The-Middle). Every millisecond ads up while fetching the elements of web-pages and of course for gaming. Pros and cons. I just don't like the idea of fueling all my traffic through a single choke point.

[@CHMichael]

"The judge was confused about the technology " that pretty much sums up the problem with people in power.

[@toasty4000000]

People in general...

[@DJJS7]

*I have a one single rule when it comes to any VPN, if any of them advertise (No Logs) but when you go to there terms and conditions and they have tons of reason they collect data it’s than it’s an instant no!. Tons of VPNs do this, I highly recommend to always read the terms and conditions always!!!*

[@censured-again]

​@officialnotesonlifepodcast Actually, read the agreement if you use micro soft, just don't blindly accept it. Any security you thought you had with a vpn is lost anyway by merely accepting the terms of the micro soft license.

[@888buzzz]

Why should you trust that the terms and conditions are truthful, complete and accurate? Who actually checks that they are doing what they say they are or are not doing?

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

indeed if you are going the way of security and privacy, make sure you first have an OS that supports this way ) like linux )

[@Oblivion_94]

Lookup windscribe's logs policy, it is a good read

[@ritchie9872]

That's why I use proton VPN

[@sugaith]

here in Brazil a 9k fine would literally ruin the life of 90% of people

[@suprememasteroftheuniverse]

Chambinho can't enforce that. It's just fear tactic.

[@W4rriorOfLight]

prob 96%

[@Theoryintesting]

Isn’t it amazing how the world is completely controlled by .01 percent of psychopaths who have been born into the role of controlling the masses by any means imaginable! If you don’t have a problem and barely surviving you’re probably not that concerned but when you are shunned by society and deemed mental illness it’s hard not to be pissed off.. anyone who knows the truth is automatically a mental case

[@Theoryintesting]

@@W4rriorOfLightthey just threatening other than a small group that will be the ones who get whipped across their back but financially.. we all slaves to the “masters” like it or not

[@benfurtado101]

@weekendwarrior3420 The government was accused of censorship, so they censored things even more.

[@himanshusojitra]

I came here after Google recommend me this channel😂😂😂. Google knows my interest that I am interested in hiding my privacy. Google says OK I have collected all your data now you can hide your privacy.😂😂😂

[@billhanna5455]

Its safe & Effective LOL

[@dawiecful]

Yup! Always trust Google cuz they have your interest in mind. Elon Musk honestly deserves a Nobel Prize for whatever category they can dream up. Let’s just say freedom. Obama got one just for setting foot in the White House.

[@Silence724]

😂😅🤣This is good!

[@ThinkwareDashCam_YYC]

The irony LOL😅

[@restfulplace3273]

It’s incredible any government would ban privacy. Truly a sign of evil.

[@restfulplace3273]

@DanN-wh3us be careful what you laugh at. A lot of Americans hate trump because of what has been censored.

[@funkstarification]

I would be more wary of what they let you see.

[@JAW-i5z]

@@restfulplace3273 Instead of hating Trump for being an arseh0l3.

[@KristopherNoronha]

India has done something similar (require any VPN operating in the country to provide logs). As a result, it's hard to find a commercial VPN that lets you choose an Indian endpoint. I get around it using TailScale (and friends in India). No idea why though, as it prevents people outside India from pretending to be in India, but doesn't prevent people in India from pretending they're outside India!

[@csaracho2009]

Private companies are not above the law. Judges enforce the laws.

[@gohrt9139]

Interesting rob , and it is looking more and more likely that all these things will be needed as we progress

[@shyamdevadas6099]

I lived in China ten years ago and used a VPN to get through "the Great Firewall". It worked, but not for long. The Central Government put so many resources into hunting down and shutting down the ports that the most you could count on was a few days. (Sometimes, a few hours.) After that, you had to change servers and connection protocols. I got good at it and was generally able to get through. But, it was a hassle. My understanding this that it is far harder to do this in the PRC today. Whether Brazil is willing to go this far remains to be seen. Then again, I was using my VPN mostly to access KZbin, Netflix, etc.. A lot of these countries have their own local or regional equivalents. (Ex. No one in China pays to stream movies.) So, in the end Brazilians may not care enough to try to access Twitter. A lot of the country is too poor to afford a VPN service. Among the others who can, they generally use whatever works for staying in touch with other Brazilians. If this only damages some of Twitter's services, it may be enough for most Brazilians to dump Twitter.

[@Stash186]

I worked in China and SE Asia about ten years and had a similar experience as you. In the beginning I used Express VPN. I quit working three years ago and spent the last 18 months in the US. I went to China two months ago to meet friends and from Nanning to Beijing express VPN did not work. I ended up just using my Verizon data which is not fast but works well. I was afraid I would have a monster phone bill but I did not. I didn't take time to see what the international service cost was. I am a full time crypto miner and have 80 Deeper Connect Mini in the US, which is a Decentralized VPN, it is a device not an app. Also have a few in Bangkok where I live. You buy the device and there are no other cost, plus they earn about five bucks a month.

[@BuceGar]

Could you have used TOR in order to get around the firewall?

[@shyamdevadas6099]

@@BuceGar My VPN had onion server options, but they didn't always work well. I've been told that the Central Government has been blocking TOR since 2010. I'd believe it. The fact is that 10 years ago, they were pretty damned good at blocking all protocols. Today, my friends there tell me things are much worse.

[@suprememasteroftheuniverse]

The biggest crowds in Twitter are Americans, indians and Brazilians.

[@udmbfckx2916]

Thanks for the practicality and history class on how this works and what can be done.

[@hhk5724]

I work in cyber security and I love how simply you explained this.

[@bindiberry6280]

Make sure your own private vpn servers allow you to configure it to clear all connection data after you use them..

[@kennethsmith4956]

This video is why I trust "you Rob" thanks for being transparent 🤘🏼

[@johnrieley1404]

Absolutely, he is clear and instructive even through he has a store.

[@eloquentextrovert]

​@@johnrieley1404Even Rob need to put food on table

[@Formula1-Dave]

You rob? TOUCHÉ. These jokes write themselves.

[@thepurplesmurf]

My main reason to use a VPN is to block ads. Services like Twitch force ads on you based on your geo location, determined by your IP. If you come from a rich country with a rather common language, a lot of companies run ads on platforms like Twitch. One example is German (I'm originally from Germany, living in Switzerland). If I'm connected to a German ISP, Twitch runs ads 2-3 times per hour with ads as long as 3 minutes. This is annoying to say the least. If I switch to a Swiss ISP, ads already go down to maybe 1-2 ads per day, usually 30 seconds in length. If I connect to a tiny country (e.g. Luxembourg) or a poor country (Albania), I see an 10 second ad maybe once every 2 months. It's sad, that the Internet became with global ad platform. But there are ways around it, for the moment.

[@robinwells8879]

I make it a rule to not deal with any company that advertises to me. Sometimes I cut my nose off to spite my face but it makes me happy 😂

[@Ftjxmmged]

The reason people in 'rich' (enriched) countries get more ads than people in 'poor' (impoverished) countries is mainly because many of the impoverished countries either are not historically capitalist or have been historically socialist and therefore the hunger to consume anything and everything to fill the void is less present. Its not just about them not having as much money to spend on things. It is literally also that they don't want to.

[@NathanGregoryAuthor]

I used your IP-Check tool to test my IP connection on (1) Comcast, no VPN, (2) Using a private VPN that is served out of a data center I control, and (3) Proton VPM. In all three cases, your tool says I am NOT using a VPN. Clearly, my VPNs are not very private. I would love to see a more in depth discussion of why this might be the case.

[@angelmarauder5647]

Are you using Windows? Especially Windows 11. They like to bypass any VPN services because they think they own you which they do.

[@NathanGregoryAuthor]

@@angelmarauder5647 I am well aware of Windows' tendency to enforce split tunneling and keep their telemetry connections open directly to their servers. There are ways to bypass that, but you have to dig into the registry, and tweak a few settings that can only be reached with an administrator powershell. I spent some long hours fighting that battle a few years ago. I don't imagine it has gotten better since. But that is precisely WHY I don't use Windows (except when I must, for an unenlightened customer). So, no, this test I referenced was on a Mac, which has generally been better behaved. But clearly, it would appear that Apple has implemented some of Microsoft's bad ideas. It is increasingly becoming the case that if you want to keep things private, you simply MUST be on Linux. Neither MacOS nor Windows (10 or 11) can be trusted.

[@tyronetrump1612]

@@angelmarauder5647 Want to know what the meaning of futile is.... try to completely get rid of Defender ... and I mean completely. I run 11 as a virtual machine and I do not need any of that shit . I had to go thru hell and back, registry tweaks, host files to get it to stop with it's bullshit and warnings. even to this day I still have Antimalware core and service executable hanging out in my task manager

[@KristopherNoronha]

You may have misunderstood what a VPN does. A private PVN is indistinguishable from traffic originating on that server. If you control the private VPN, unless hundreds of other users are also using your private VPN, nobody will be able to detect that it is indeed a VPN.

[@IwatchFilm]

@@angelmarauder5647 That's just dumb, the OS does not control whether you use a VPN, and if you do the OS cannot access the traffic on that VPN. The connection to the VPN is outside the OS's control. Again, an OS cannot "bypass" VPN services - with the exception of "system updates" and that sort of connection, which is non-consequential if your concern is protecting the privacy of your network communication.

[@CatsAndCode]

13 years in devops, and over 20 years in dev/IT. this is literally the first time i heard the term "VPN Insiders". Just a little note Rob: If a company/service/agency are using a real good security system they should be able to filter "Source" and "Origin" without guessing. That way...you cant "cheat" the destination. In fact, most of those company/service/agency "encourage" that the first line of defense would be more open than the basic generic servers. Why? To be able to collect as much data they can and... spy.

[@ryanqvincent144]

Excellent information about the realities of VPN use. Obviously, they really are a useful part of our 'security layer'. As a seperate topic I visited the 'Geo' website. It showed that I could be located by 'wireless' data. Ouch. I realized I needed to switch off 'Geolocation' from my browser. Embarrasing, not a major issue for me. However, it was an excellent reminder about us needing to be careful about how we use the 'internet' as regards privacy with web browsers. Thanks for all your work. It really is appreciated. :)

[@christophersoutherlin2631]

First, does the VPN actually own its network and servers? Second, many VPN companies claim to be located in a non-Five Eyes nation, but this is a front. I personally knocked on the door a VPN company, and no VPN company was there. A Google Map search can find this. Third, many VPN companies use virtual servers with virtual IPs to save cost. They claim you're connecting to a specific nation, but don't be surprised if your data is being routed to an entirely different location. In one instance, while in the USA and connecting to a nearby USA server, my data was being routed to Japan with huge delays!

[@shacker2222]

It’s all very important that while using a VPN, that you are not leaking any DNS traffic that can point back to you.

[@excel323]

Protonvpn never fails

[@elocin9791]

How can you protect DNS traffic?

[@user-ii7xc1ry3x]

@@elocin9791 Naomi Brockwell got a video series about that if you're interested

[@VAPhillyFan54]

This is such a top tier explanation. Very good examples to help folks follow along. Never forget that folks are always working to protect better (and attack better) so always try to update your knowledge on what you are using. This goes for not just vpns, but os, software, networks, etc. Thanks for the explanations.

[@olenilsen4660]

Thanks for making this video, it was certainly educational! Also, I learned a new threat to avoid, namely fingerprinting. Now, your site gets that wrong too ;) Love your work, and it´s very helpful. I will consider your services upon renewal.

[@KMRH1969]

This is why I have been using your VPN for almost two years Rob!!!! I also have your email and phone services. I cannot thank you enough for doing what you do Sir!

[@jsano2754]

I need to up my game

[@svenhuber6533]

The problem is the ACCESSIBILITY, I am in China, if I use a router VPN many Chinese APP stop to function because they cannot access outside locations. So if I want to go to blocked websites than I will switch it on.

[@sirjohng1]

On YT if you use any country VPN server you will get the adverts of that country in their language and any censorship regarding Copyright of music. If you access Amazon through a VPN it will show your enquiry from the VPN country you are using and give you warnings as to delivery options to that country, good tests to show your VPN is working.

[@robinwells8879]

Two things occur to me re VPN. Always assume that you are being overheard everywhere always. If you do not wish to have overheard what you are saying do not use any electronic media and do not be anywhere near any other electronic device. This is why such conversations in the films are held in secure gardens whilst walking around! I was also going to suggest using a pager but that now seems somewhat problematic too😂

[@libtardiacitizen]

Will someone explain this tr0glodyte what The P@triot act was? The repealing of Habeus C0rpus and $hit. Don't tell me this thing is a real person.

[@fishhuntadventure]

I worked for an ISP in the 90’s. The CEO said users/subscribers and even employees should just assume that “someone is always watching like any other public space. The internet is not private, and encryption might not be a long-term reliable solution.” With the tech as it is today that statement is probably truer now than it was then.

[@formerfetusopposingabortion]

@@fishhuntadventure So to sum it all up ... we're screwed no matter what we do?

[@yasminbarry7941]

@RobinWells: 😂 Hilarious but true

[@Theoryintesting]

@@robinwells8879 heck even the squirrels have a cell phone these days! The OG at just trying to get a nut! 🐿️ 🥜

[@kwaki-serpi-niku]

I don't particularly prefer to use a VPN because it masks my location. I'm more looking for the encryption of my internet traffic so that my ISP, for instance, doesn't know what I'm doing at any point in time.

[@UntakenNick]

Shocking fact: your ISP cares about making a profit by selling their service, not what people do on the internet.

[@aradesh1134]

That lead me down a bit of a rabbit hole. Let's say you're planning to do something most people would see as horrific, but you want to maintain anonymity. If I were running an ISP, I'd want to avoid having customers using my hardware in that way. Encryption seems to go against an ISP's ability to safeguard from liability.

[@kwaki-serpi-niku]

@@aradesh1134 If someone is planning to do something horrific and they use a public roadway to carry out that horrific act, does that make the local, state, or federal government liable because they use that roadway In the process of carrying out that horrific deed? No. Do we possibly know what everyone is doing on all those public roadways? No. Do we have some lawmakers that want to know and want laws in place to be able to track each one of us as we travel in our vehicles up and down public roadways? Yes. What are people's concerns for why they are against the government knowing those kinds of things? Those chief concerns are privacy. Don't you think this same analogy could be applied to people using the internet? Blaming the ISP for a potentially unlawful activity that one or more of its users might carry out using its service would be equivocal to holding the owner of a roadway responsible for a driver carrying out a crime and using said roadway in the process. It's an absurd notion, I think.

[@kwaki-serpi-niku]

@@UntakenNick sadly, they do care what we do on the internet in varying degrees. Why do these companies choose to limit or block certain kinds of traffic that flows on their service? If all they cared about was making a profit, then they wouldn't do that kind of thing.

[@UntakenNick]

@@aradesh1134 Knowing what you're doing would make them liable, not the other way around.

[@Astrodicted]

This must be the best non-sales sales video ever made haha. Thx for the awesome explanation, digital sifu

[@Savan_Triveda]

Great explanation. The point where guests in your network can expose your identity is creepy. I have no router with VPN. I may download a third party firmware.But thats also risky in a way.

[@greg-s]

In Australia the government has installed servers to log all metadata coming in and out of Australian data centres. Rob, does your VPN service have servers in Australia and if so I presume the Aust government is logging all metadata going in and out of them (which we can manage when we know that is going on)?

[@OneFlewOver1776]

Why would he answer that?....Or did he? I think not!

[@strsocerplaya9]

Did not know about turning off location permission for the browser. Thanks!

[@meta3d562]

I tried to buy a de-google phone here in Brazil with you because of these things. I wanted help with some simple import processes, remember?

[@triplemotor]

NO GOVERNMENT has any jurisdiction over any human..Governments are service corporations that write policy NOT LAW.

[@gh8447]

Which alternate reality did you just warp in from?

[@triplemotor]

@gh8447 ..You obviously have no clue as to why I wrote that.

[@tomgoff7887]

@@triplemotor It's obvious that he understands exactly why you wrote that. He was very kind in that his comment didn't assume that your problem is a deficiency in grey matter.

[@triplemotor]

@tomgoff7887 ...You are another unconscious incompetent, and YOU definitely lack Grey matter

[@houseaccount3293]

As someone who is an expat and lives outside of the US. All of my banks and credit cards are able to tell what region or city I am in around the world. For example, When I was in Manila, capital one even with my Express VPN turned on and set to NJ server, was able to tell what city and country I was in. I tried Nord VPN and every other VPN I was able to find. The reason this was such a issue was all these banks even with a VPN on, and would know my location and lock my account from access to "protect my account". Which is fine, I want they to safe guard my account. But VPNs do NOT hide you location and traffic like people think they do Edit: Expert was Expat.

[@maklasik]

Not exactly correct. VPN hides the location (your address) and doesn't expose it. But bank apps use your GPS/wifi to validate it. Mocking GPS location helped me to trick the system. VPN does it job and is not responsible for data that your device sends. If it sends your GPS location, VPN service can't do much about it

[@pl8101]

I know it was a torture for you. In short, if you believe in certain line of the internet connection, be paranoid, you will over come your weakness and know how to deal with your Banks who are just wants to show you how Smart 🤓 are the stupid Banking sectors. 😊😊

[@houseaccount3293]

@@pl8101 Did you smack your head on a door before you sat down to type this? I mean we all make typos. but your grammar is English as a 4th language level grammar.

[@pl8101]

@@houseaccount3293 How stupid are you. You will never learn about anything. 😂😂 😆

[@j.6756]

Cookies let the site admin know who you are... vpn... or not.... ... no cookies... ???... well then... you get the text or phone verification requests... then "they" know who you are...

[@summerlake356]

Thanks Rob, I love your clips! I am in Europe and have to use VPN to access RT and sometimes to protect my privacy, since I am a dissident...

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

Are you dissidenting right now?

[@Don_Puparo]

Why would u wanna watch that latrine RT?!

[@NoEgg4u]

Rob, the Brazil government could see who is sending traffic to a VPN (without knowing, yet, that it is a VPN), by seeing that, aside from an initial DNS lookup by the user (for the client to connect to the VPN), no other DNS lookups have been requested by the user. And yet, lots of data passing between the user and the ISP. Or am I mistaken? I do not know the laws in Brazil. But when they outlaw X, and they have no freedom of speech, then I would imagine that the Brazil police might be ordered to round up anyone using a VPN service, or to break in to people's homes who are suspected of using a VPN service. Thus, if my first paragraph is correct, the citizens of Brazil might get their doors kicked in if they have only 1 DNS lookup, followed by streams and streams of encrypted data, 100% of which is going to a single IP address in a foreign country. And it is only a matter of time before the Brazil authorities identify who owns the target IP address. ----- Logs: Courts can order a VPN service provider to keep logs, and also issue a gag order, not allowing the VPN service provider to reveal the court order for them to keep logs. ----- I see VPN services as glorified proxy servers, that are highly attractive to governments. There are legitimate uses for VPN services. But I would never trust one where my freedom would be at stake, and be at the whim of an anonymous VPN employee handing over my data to the authorities.

[@loum.4377]

Just use Tor browser with the VPN and you’re 100% safe.

[@NoEgg4u]

@@rashidismail9537 I do not know.

[@eloquentextrovert]

cutting one's nose to spite in own face Brazil is headed to Venezuela.

[@christophmahler]

"Courts can order a VPN service provider to (...)" Brazil has no jurisdiction in the US while Israel would certainly be given any information, they demand on behalf of national security - it is even likely that the drama is a ruse to have citizens of Brazil to migrate their data into the US thus having leverage over a BRICS member. Understanding the geopolitics of telecommunication is a factor: Chinese companies won't likely sell data to the US and vice versa when in a state of Cold War - that is the position of the consumer wherever they have residency - hence the popularity of Swiss bank accounts in the past and British Commonwealth oversea trusts that can't be forced to comply with British law.

[@jsano2754]

@@christophmahlerAwesome comment.

[@moetocafe]

In certain parts of the world, that are so well wiretapped by gov agencies, they don't even need to ask a VPN provider for logs. In such places even a no-logs provider can't help you. What does it matter, if a VPN provider does not have logs to provide, if the in and out of the datacenters are already wiretapped and the agencies can do traffic analysis time-based and taking into account other factors too to construct a map for them who is using what IP at a given time....

[@jojoba619]

If you’re behind a web proxy server, it will appear as multiple hosts are using the same IP address too. Something else to consider is most employer provided mobile devices (computers, smart phones) use a vpn to connect to the company’s network to access resources.

[@rafaelreich5542]

Very interesting... But do you accept Monero for payment for ultimate privacy?

[@ej2953]

I use the ProtonVPN and love it. Each computer and cell phone shows up at a different location. I've thought about setting up the firewall to route everything over the VPN, but I have some need to connect to other local computers outside of the office firewall and before the border firewall.

[@statostheman]

Mullvad was raided by the Swedish police, but had no logs to give to the authorizes. Even our intelligence services uses Mullvad. And that says a lot.

[@laustinspeiss]

The only VPN you can trust - is if you absolutely know who & where BOTH endpoints are owned and operated by.

[@BradKarthauser]

"Staring Rob Braxman." Will we be able to get autographed headshots soon?! 😂❤

[@EmoDKTsuchiya]

Always wanted to get a VPN setup but also knew that the advertised options potentially wouldn't br truly private

[@forrest603]

Any serious VPN product (at least, in the US) can be expected to be compromised by intelligence or the gov't with a Patriot Act legal authority. These include a non-disclosure requirement that forbids recipients from discussing the letter's contents and instructions with anyone other than an attorney. A similar approach is used for patents that are perceived to be a "threat to national security" which could mean anything. Privacy doesn't really exist, but there are things you can do on your own, and that's where the average person loses out as it's not easy. And so here we are.

[@Grandstorm-mn6tn]

One thing I don’t see addressed is do VPNs help with latency? Many advertise that using their vpn can help ping with games.

[@elvinaguero4651]

So sad really... thanks for shining some light on this important topic. VPN are not a magical device any device either.

[@Nicalissimo]

Two other elements to mention: 1) Device location by WFI proxy. If your Wifi is enabled, your device picks up its location indirectly from other WIFI network devices since these mostly have a location set or an IP address with a known location. 2) Device location by bluetooth proxy. Your device (a laptop for example) has its location set to ABC, your device logs my bluetooth device nearby and shares that data, ergo my device must be at ABC. Bottom line, unless you are using a type-writer, its very difficult to hide location in 2024.

[@upyours1256]

so , the fascist judge is telling people not to post fascist stuff ? 😒😒😒😒😒😒

[@reekinronald6776]

My fascism is good fascism and your fascism is bad fascism. Pretty much sums up human Civilization boils down to

[@upyours1256]

@@reekinronald6776 yes great reply , so true 👍

[@c1ph3rpunk]

@@reekinronald6776it’s one step higher than that, my cult is gooder than your cult.

[@fun_ghoul]

@@upyours1256 Fascism isn't when you don't get what you want, crybaby.

[@upyours1256]

@@fun_ghoul that has nothing to do with fascism , you are either one of those paid grubs in the comments sections , or just plain an idiot !

[@garloin]

The main purpose of VPN is not to hide your IP address. Security was of course the key point in its inception, but the main reason behind is creation was to provide secure connection to a private corporate network. It doesn't hide your IP address at all, but it hides the resources that you are connected to inside the VPN

[@BasedF-15Pilot]

I trust good VPN/DNS provider companies far FAR more than I trust my local ISP/DNS.

[@stemill1569]

cool vid. think for a long time that that all the advertising for VPN providers in videos spread a lot of wrong knowledge about VPN.

[@johndaniels9532]

I watch many channels but subscribe to a small subset. Yours was just added to that subset. Your knowledge, personality and presentation style is exemplary

[@jimmysavageultrabrutal8130]

I am a big fan of your channel 😎 from long ago. THANK YOU SO MUCH 👍

[@michaelkasza2869]

I agree with you because lots of people they don’t know about the secret even the proclaiming you are secured

[@TheNathanMChannel]

I find it's much easier to simply agree with and repeat the narratives handed down by the ruling class of my country's current government.

[@frederickhargro5153]

How can a judge impose a penalty on the public. Doesn’t a law have to be passed by their legislators making it illegal?

[@rpf23543]

For legal reasons, vpn providers need to keep logs to identify users, doesn’t matter how much „no logs“ they put in marketing. This may not apply to all countries, but in Europe it is.

[@mistyculous9644]

Rob has servers in European countries, and he has indicated that there are no logs on these servers. He has in place indicators for all of us users of his services to know if and when his business with no VPN logs has been compromised.

[@rpf23543]

@@mistyculous9644 well, in the European country I live, I work for a service provider. Trust me, I know the legal situation since I had to implement technical „solutions“ 😀

[@rpf23543]

@@mistyculous9644 it's funny that every time I answer to your comment with some insight infos, my comment gets deleted. Hehe...so, don't believe everything some "trustworthy" youtuber is saying in a video....

[@mistyculous9644]

@@rpf23543 KZbin will delete comments with URLs in them.

[@LionRoars918]

Using Brave with location turned off, your test site still shows the correct time zone and IP (unless i turn the VPN on). The maps are blank in all cases and turning on location permission on the browser makes no difference.

[@Ted...youtubee]

Years ago I had a job at an internet company. To look at traffic issues had to look at users browsing. Interestingly, a lot of it was adult corn. Obviously they weren't using a vpn.

[@Fret-Reps]

What do you think about Proton VPN. Trust or don’t trust?

[@joseluisvazquez5126]

Latest moves by the EU and Brasil against Musk and Durov mean the next move can only be p2p fully distributed networks, protocols like Tor ir Nostr. Service Providers are Single Points of Failure

[@KristopherNoronha]

Unfortunately too many Tor endpoints are honeypots, and because Tor switches endpoints so often, even having 1% of the nodes compromised means your traffic will be discovered.

[@joseluisvazquez5126]

@@KristopherNoronha Ideally, we would end up having a decent percentage of the population realise the importance of privacy. So much so that buying your own open source router at home will become relatively frequent, and each of those routers has a single server facing the Internet, a Tor server. All the rest behind the NAT. With a few million nodes, it will not be so easy to trace. For this to work, that device must be like buying a mobile today, or a tv, no nerdiness required. Privacy is a social problem. Being a nerd lone wolf with "perfect" privacy only goes so far, it kind of puts a target on your back. But even just 1 out of 100 normies onboard privacy, things change greatly.

[@noldo3837]

And you think Elmo Musk is fighter for freedom or what? When he is a friend Putin, with Putin's little bich Trump? With Holocaust deniers? With Naredra Módí, with Erdogan, who block all their political opponents? Whenever any dictator asks him to block any opponent of any dictator, he bows, spreads his legs, and does as hes told by the dictators.

[@mr.boniato6402]

I Rob, thanks for the video. I tried to visit and navigate to your website, but it's a bit cumbersome. I am very confused as to how to purchase the VPN or any other product you sell.

[@robbraxmantech]

There is nothing cumbersome. Brax.Me is NOT A STORE. It is a social media site. It HAS A STORE. When you join then you have access to the store. Over 100K people there

[@mistyculous9644]

start out at bytzVPN.com for explanation and then go to Brax.me to purchase at Brax's STORE in the main menu

[@fishbone470]

Great video.. and thank you for all your work on privacy for the masses!

[@dethswurl117]

If anyone is curious about Nord VPN, they're based out of Panama, as their jurisdiction doesn't require data retention or log storing

[@ronandpatd5980]

So with IE with my VPN on it comes up with my actual address, using brave or opera it comes up blank. Does that mean IE is providing this data and the others are not?

[@levon9999]

How do you deal with someone flooding the vpn server you are connected to slowing down your connection to make it unusable?

[@Innerdiamond]

How about bank accounts & Pal Pal when signing that wants to know my location? You just answered my question. THX

[@BertelSchmitt]

Any VPN usage can be detected by deep packet inspection. In China, any VPN connection usually lasts less than a day, then it gets blocked. Exception: users of foreign data plans, Wifi in top hotels.

[@lovemycountryhatemygovernment]

How does the MITM get a trusted certificate on your device?

[@PerMejdal]

A retail VPN connection is not magic that makes your actions online private and anonymous. But it advertised that way. This misinformation is fine when it gets criminals caught. But not when authoritarian governments catches people who speak up against them. The issue is that it is easier to tell a simple lie, than explain the complicated truth. This video was a good attempt. I wish someone would make a shorter and animated version.

[@venktesh6600]

digital awareness is so less in all of us who foolishly believe assume that they are educated ones and feeling living dignified life is so stupid. I got stuck into legal battle with real estate mafias who later got the digital help then got in to my computer and mobile and loot some cryptos there and made privacy in to hell. In this connection I even tried seekin help with my basic rights protecting officials, unfortunately it didn't work. In digital age common citizen is so helpless he simply doesn't know whats going on with him and perpetrators will be looking n controlling at his private life like mean gods . However, what really happening in case of Elon Musk and Brazil SC is unknown. As we have seen Elon's intentions and directions aren't mostly that straight and people friendly. As an entrepreneur we have seen Jack Ma's approach has clarity, straight and people friendly. The mumbling Musk sounds fishy many a times. And Brazil is known for its patriotism 'be Brazilian and Buy Brazilian."

[@n0nam3given]

Rob, two things you did not mention, and they are BIG: 1) any VPN choice boils down to one factor, do you TRUST that VPN to be as they represent themselves? How many "honey pots" are there out there? If I were a three-letter intel agency, I would invest a lot of resources into creating a front. How much would it cost to have a bad actor pretending to be a good actor? Rob, YOU could be an intel-agent, making six-figures every single month to PRETEND to be a good guy. Rob, you could talk forever and never be able to provide PROOF that you are not a front for a honey pot. If anyone buys YOUR VPN service, they are doing so, 100-percent on TRUST that you say you are who you say you are; 2) given that a small percentage of really BAD people will use a VPN to download and share pictures and videos that are the kind that will get any holder a very LONG prison sentence, there is a very high likelihood that such illegal activities and illegal videos/images have been routed through YOUR VPN. So now, don't YOU have a problem? An intel-agency could show up with a COURT ORDER in hand, forcing YOU to install logs and to provide incriminating information to the agency... and the COURT will require you to NOT say a word to anyone. This kinda-sorta compromises everything, no? You might be 100-percent honest and real. You could be legit, yet there could be the equivalent of a THUG with a $5 wrench standing over your shoulder, forcing you to RAT OUT every customer, every URL visited, every illegal activity... forcing you to install logs, forcing you to remain quiet, and forcing you to comply with the THUG, 100-percent. A bit of a problem, no?

[@Openeyesopenheart42]

These are great points mate, it would be horrifying to be set up , and using a VPN is certainly a tool that could be used to do so. Interesting and disturbing points.

[@robinwells8879]

Rob mentioned that his servers don’t have sufficient storage to make a usable log.

[@mistyculous9644]

Also, Rob has put into place indirect indication that his VPN has been compromised and no longer is safe as advertised.

[@YoutubeBorkedMyOldHandle_why]

Super interesting talk. Of course there is also the other half of VPN, where you run a VPN server on your network (router etc.) to connect to your local network from an airport or work etc. Entirely different purpose, but also useful. Perhaps you could talk about this a bit. Possibly also compare with pros and cons of using VNC.

[@robbraxmantech]

Yes. a very common use for business networks as well. Though this uses a different protocol.

[@friedrichdergroe9664]

I currently use OVPN. How do you compare to that service? What countries do you have exit nodes in? Static IPs?

[@bytes31]

Hey Mr. Rob, can you make a video about Deeper Connect (the decentralize) VPN or DPN.

[@Jomo-x6n]

I use a VPN provider based in Switzerland. Let's hope they'll guard my IP address as well as they guard people's money.

[@zurgesmiecal]

they snitch on people who want to evade taxes...soo

[@hugokatz]

Swiss banks requre sizable minimum balances, to get, and keep a bank account.

[@davidlf1492]

Does not ipv6 by its very nature uniquely disclose end-point identity (there is no NAT at the isp to mask each connection amidst the whole of the traffic) Please explain my misunderstanding.

[@robbraxmantech]

You are very correct. But currently iPV6 doesn't route to the Internet. So it's like the LAN of the carrier. I do have an iPV6 video but looks like you already understand it.

[@Placesandspaces35]

I use policy based routing and set rules in my external firewall to route specific domains, ip addresses, countries etc. through different vpn configuration files i have imported into it. Routing traffic this way doesn’t slow down my internet and i encrypt my dns using dns over tls. Works great thus far.

[@Buck1954]

Many questions answered. I have wondered about the VPN maze. Will have to listen to this again. Will check out your site. Thank you.

[@IvanFazekas]

been subscribed to you since the 2020 election. i still appreciate you even after the huge tech censorship tsunami. ty for continuing to educate

[@neurofiber2406]

Very impressive rundown on the current VPN ecosystems, business models, and tradeoffs.

[@FlexDRG]

I run my own vpn on my router at home. Thus when out and about, I can use the vpn to avoid snooping by what ever wifi I'm on. I don't need a vpn to hide what I do from my ISP, or gain access to say the US version of a streaming service. And often the likes of Microsoft, Google and FB will still know what you do, with or without a vpn.

[@IXXI7]

No log policy is key in a vpn provider

[@IXXI7]

I use proton vpn and mail they have a strict no log policy and have been audited many times successfully showing no data stored it's a Swiss company and Switzerland is very strict on protecting freedoms and privacy

[@narcissismisadisease]

​@@IXXI7Proton is it. Been using them nearly 2 years now. I've had zero issues with them.

[@johnconnor7501]

@@IXXI7 is nordvpn good?

[@HypnoSpark]

@@IXXI7 under Swiss law, Proton can be forced to collect/give out information on accounts belonging to users under Swiss criminal investigation. as happened in 2021 with french climate activists.

[@mjh5437]

I hate how it is now complicated to have any personal privacy,I don`t understand any of this technical language whatsoever.

[@mistyculous9644]

if you make Rob's videos on this channel into a course and start from the beginning (a few years ago) in twenty minute increments with your own notes - you will become educated, for free.

[@send2gl]

Great video. I run a home VPN server via a R-Pi mainly to give me secure access to my own home network without having to open ports. I'd be fascinated to know how your, and other VPNs connect with other servers throughout the world, are they all VPN servers in their own right?

[@KristopherNoronha]

They provide a very different service from what you are seeking... it is the same technology, but they do not let you communicate with other devices on the VPN, only with other devices outside the VPN.

[@kilcar]

Our grandparents went through the Great Depression. We are living through the Great Oppression .

[@bitsandbobs4082]

Robert any views on the exploding phones

[@meseahunt]

great lesson video for me!!! 🤠 would like a brax router unfortunately with ATT I do not think it would work since they have a proprietary router, what are your thoughts/ideas on this, and am I or am I not able to switch and have their service go/cont through the new secure router??

[@KristopherNoronha]

You can still install your own router inside your network, and use your own router's Wifi instead of the ATT one.

[@tna2me197]

Great job on the explanation. Only issue I have with VPN providers is who's behind them. I don't trust them. Much like Alphabet, they have deep ties to 3 letter agencies. Don't think for a minute that a VPN "protects" you from watching eyes. I don't use one. But I can see some benefit for using one in some situations.

[@hugokatz]

Its very wierd, but I'm here in Austin, Texas...and have never logged in to X...whatever that is. So that helps...right?

[@robbraxmantech]

And you're a Brazilian in Austin? How does even relate? LOL

[@717273mopar]

Hi Ron, great video. A question, I got laid off from my job in 2015. I applied for unemployment benefits. I went to Peru for a week and made the mistake of certifying for benefits in Peru. NY state must have seen that I was outside of the USA and denied my benefits, could a VPN installed on my laptop have prevented this?

[@pl8101]

My God, you are a fool but at least you learnt from your stupid mistakes. 😊😊

[@Dark_Knight_USA]

Greetings: Skynet exists...masked as other names. Usually 3 characters funded by U.S. taxpayers.

[@xres74]

Most major apps that restrict content by region also check your GPS location. 😢.

[@idiSpatUzhe]

love you gear. very tasteful and fashionable. Please consider making line to sell. Now I have walmart (doh!). But will have something like in this vid (tada). Brax Rox!!!

[@imnobody4522]

How about going through multi VPN's to get to a site?

[@terrycavender]

Nice explanation, but, how can Google still tell where I am, even if I'm using a VPN? I have Google Voice and I use it when I travel outside the US. Recently, I've been getting a message when I try using Voice that Voice has detected my foreign network, and I may be charged fees. So, if I'm using a VPN, how is this possible?

[@lms5951]

When you are on a family member's Verizon cell phone plan, does it make any difference whether or not I use a VPN when the family member, who owns the plan does not care about privacy at all but I do? Also I do not live in the same area as the family member but live in another County over and I access the internet via a T-Mobile T-10 cellular hotspot so would it make sense to use a VPN with this hotspot to get online?

[@scrooge1374]

short answer, yes. Long answer, if you are asking what you did then you don't understand VPN use, I suggest you read more on the subject.

[@mjmeans7983]

I just heard about I2P a few days ago. Can that protocol be used to browse to X web site and what are the limitations and trade-offs compared to VPNs?

[@IWantMyPizza-NL]

Weird, your tool showed me the wrong OS I use and wrong amount of memory (either my pc or modem router), and no location other than the timezone setting of my pc and language setting in my browser. I have no VPN or whatever. Is my ISP doing this for me?

[@FrancisThompson-r7n]

Question for Rob - if I use a VPN router and wish to connect to my work which also uses a VPN that connects to my current WiFi , how will that work since I will now have to log in to a VPN through a VPN router?

[@Anonymous------]

You only need to access the internet through the VPN router, you don't need any other VPN, provided the VPN in the router is working. There is no need for more than one layer of VPN unless you don't want the VPN router to know about your device such as real IP or Mac address.

[@PSM5787]

So what about “private network” that Apple has??

[@dittmannrudolfrohr2149]

"Die multikulturelle Gesellschaft ist hart, schnell, grausam und wenig solidarisch, sie ist von beträchtlichen sozialen Ungleichgewichten geprägt und kennt Wanderungsgewinner ebenso wie Modernisierungsverlierer; sie hat die Tendenz, in eine Vielfalt von Gruppen und Gemeinschaften auseinanderzustreben und ihren Zusammenhalt sowie die Verbindlichkeit ihrer Werte einzubüßen. " -