• Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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    9 days ago

    You are welcome to scan my public IP. There are bots scanning it every few seconds. If there was a vulnerability it would be exploited in the matter of a few minutes.

    Also, you have no way of knowing who is behind a website. That’s why web browsers have strong security mechanisms. It is by necessity.

    VPNs do very little. However, VPN companies want to keep up the fear mongering to make money.

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      9 days ago

      If there was a vulnerability it would be exploited in the matter of a few minutes.

      Around 10 minutes for an unpatched XP box with no firewall.

      Much longer for obscure vulnerabilities in routers or more difficult to exploit vulns in hosted software.

      It is also possible for vulnerabilities in peertube itself to exist, which will be an issue regardless of VPN use.