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mr. ed wrote:


I use my VPN only on US servers. I haven't noticed any problems in all the years I've been using the Internet. Yes, it's probable that complete protection can't be achieved, so the only way to be really safe is don't use the Internet at all. Maybe we shouldn't use our cell phones, either. I don't think many of us are willing to do that.;)

BTW, I've been using Firefox for a little while now, and liking it.

Your VPN connection does not "terminate" at your BANK or any OTHER WEBSITE other than the server the VPN software is running. There are folks who love to make you feel warm and fuzzy by selling you a VPN service, but in reality a VPN does NOTHING to make your connection any more secure than not running a VPN.

As I mentioned, for a VPN to be effective it MUST start at your PC and END at the EXACT server you wish to connect to. Terminations anywhere else and you may as well never have used a VPN.

Most folks use VPNs to AVOID having their IP being traced/tracked or perhaps to use public open WiFi (possible security risk of a rogue Social Engineering attempt).

Many Companies do use VPNs for what they are intended for, remote secure connections via Internet to the Company computer networks.. In these cases, the Company IT installs a VPN on their internal IT network, the employee has a PC with the company's VPN software installed. The employees PC VPN connects to the Company server VPN termination.. Data is encrypted the entire path and only is decrypted at each end..

Your case, there are hundreds of thousands perhaps millions of network switches, servers and security holes between your VPN termination and what ever website you are trying to reach that is totally unencrypted and out in the open.

Yes, you will find Firefox is much faster than Edge or even Chrome and I have not had many issues with Firefox not working with websites.

You can get a "addon" program for Firefox called AdBlockPlus (looks like a red stop sign with ABP in it) which will vastly speed up your websurfing by stopping a lot of intrusive unwanted "ads".

ABP also is helpful in stopping those blasted "inline" Ads (blue text with double underlines) which you trigger by rolling the mouse over and the ad pops up.. Those ads are a source of PUPs (Potential Unwanted Programs), malware, virus loads.. Got hit with malware twice from those ads.. After the second time I dumped IE for FF with ABP..