ASDraptorOct 2, 2024

Can a VPN read my traffic to know what I'm doing?

https://lemmy.autism.place/post/421704

Can a VPN read my traffic to know what I'm doing? - Autism Place

https://torrentfreak.com/italy-approves-piracy-shield-vpn-dns-proposal-risk-of-prison-for-isps-intact-241001/ [https://torrentfreak.com/italy-approves-piracy-shield-vpn-dns-proposal-risk-of-prison-for-isps-intact-241001/] As title. Italy is decided to pass a law that basically creates a chinese-type firewall in the country. The question is simple: even if I’m not doing anything illegal, my VPN provider will have to know what am I doing to report it in case it’s illegal, or face jail. So how could my traffic remain private in this scenario? Can a VPN provider with no logs policy be held accountable of anything? Can it actually know what I’m doing?

Show threadshortwavesurfer
If it truly keeps no logs, then it cannot tell what you are doing. But otherwise, a VPN provider can indeed tell what you’re doing because you are only shifting the trust from your internet service provider to your VPN provider. I would highly recommend something like IVPN or Mullvad and only pay for it in Monero. That way, even if logs are kept, you are just a number account to them and they do not have a name for you.
Oct 2, 2024 at 11:42amWeb
Show threadkarikaOct 2, 2024
An account with your IP address
Show threadExcessShivOct 2, 2024
That doesn’t really make a difference if no traffic history is saved. If there are no logs of traffic saved, there’s noting that can be tied to the account.
Show threaddwindling7373Oct 2, 2024
This citizen has an account with this VPN provider is not “nothing”.
Show threadExcessShivOct 2, 2024
It is nothing of significance WRT prosecution or any kind of legal action. It is nothing useful.
Show threaddwindling7373Oct 3, 2024
Let’s say, I don’t know, a government builds a great firewall and forbit people from trying to circumvent it.
Show threadShortN0teOct 2, 2024

a VPN provider can indeed tell what you’re doing

New to me that https is broken

Show threadslazer2auOct 2, 2024

don’t have to break TLS to know what site you are accessing. The SNI of the cert does that.

The specific url however is protected by TLS.

Show threadShortN0teOct 2, 2024
They see what sites you are visiting yes but they do not see what you are doing on them. They do not see the content of the traffic. Huge difference.
Show threadvariantsOct 2, 2024
Huge difference depending on who is judging you