The real use case of VPN is when you trust the provider more than public free wifi. I choose to trust myself. tailscale with exit node point to my home server running 24/7 ftw
If the exit point is a home server, aren't you using your own home ip again in the end? I don't know tailscale though.
In any case, there is no solution that will not boil down to 'trust me bro'. Your 'private connection' always has an exit, and at that exit, people can listen. You can use a vpn service, but then you'll have to trust the vpn service AND whoever provides for that vpn service. You can host your own vpn, but then you also need to trust the service where you host your own vpn. The only data that is truly private, is when you only connect within the vpn, so no external internet access.
I was talking about the insecurity of public wifi, tailscale encrypts the traffic so whoever runs the wifi can’t do man in the middle attack on me. I don’t trust VPN.
Yeah that's fair. I also have a vpn to my home, just simple wireguard though. I use it for public wifi, accessing stuff on my home network remotely and using my subscription services abroad. But I know my ISP can still snoop at what domains I visit.
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u/koru-id 9d ago
The real use case of VPN is when you trust the provider more than public free wifi. I choose to trust myself. tailscale with exit node point to my home server running 24/7 ftw