• 0xD@infosec.pub
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    1 year ago

    Yeah but Google will know it either way, so it really doesn’t matter. Not that IPs really matter anyway.

    • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Google wouldn’t know it either way. What even is this sentiment? Google doesn’t own the internet. Don’t use their services and use a VPN.

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      1 year ago

      they know your ip anyway. everyone does. It’s your only identifier online. I’d rather not send all my data through them anyway.

          • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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            1 year ago

            It’s a Google VPN, which means they own it, which means they see literally everything you do if you use it, rather than just seeing what you do if you visit a page with their tracking and you don’t block their cookies and scripts.

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                1 year ago

                The difference is that those companies presumably don’t run the biggest advertising agency in the world, don’t cooperate with governments, and don’t log your history or original IP address. Using Google as a VPN provider in oppressive countries that punish free speech online could present a serious hazard. Plus there’s just the overall privacy issue too.