Yo ho me hearties,

I was reading through Servarr wiki’s VPN Guide and saw this callout:

For most users, secure DNS is sufficient instead of VPNs and fixes indexer connectivity issues without the complexity and problems of VPN setups

Are VPNs no longer the recommended practice? I was under the impression a VPN was pretty much required for sharing stuff in a copyright-sensitive country. I’d be delighted if I could simplify my app stack.

  • onslaught545@lemmy.zipEnglish
    4·
    12 hours ago

    If the traffic is already encrypted, then it shouldn’t matter that your VPN provider can see it.

    I agree about performance, but for my *arr stack it’s not something I care about too much since I’m never actively waiting on a download to complete.

    • Overspark@piefed.socialEnglish
      1·
      4 hours ago

      If you only route your encrypted Usenet traffic through it then sure, the privacy argument is moot, you’re just spending money for worse performance without any benefit.

      But way too many people route all their traffic through a VPN under the assumption that it improves privacy somehow, which often isn’t the case.