Just need some suggestions from Ozb community… what you guys use the VPN for?
What sort of hacks or tricks/tips that you recommend for the new user? I have recently signed up for surfshark. Thanks guys
What Are The Different Uses of VPN?
Prince321 on 22/07/2021 - 13:24
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- Getting around regional pricing
- Torrenting
1) Access to content that may be region-locked and therefore not available in Australia (certain websites, USA streaming services etc.)
2) Purchasing content from other countries for much cheaper e.g. Russia or Brazil stores for games or streaming accounts are much cheaper than local due to economy.
3) Illusion of added-security for less-than-legal or grey-area activities.
Make your employer think you've moved to a different country during lockdown. Not sure the benefit but could be amusing if anyone notices.
I'd opt to have some dudes in Europe, heck even shady dudes in Russia or China, keep tabs on me rather than big mummy at home telling me I can't keep my bedroom door closed.
What are you doing in your bedroom?
The Europeans / Russians / Chinese know. Ask them.
Collecting Linux ISO's
Username checks out.
You'd be surprised. I've got ~10 different (actual) Linux ISOs downloaded on my PC at home.
And someone actually got a warning for downloading Ubuntu
Downloading from Channel BT.
Legal schtuff
I get slightly better pricing with Canadian locale setting on the Oculus quest store.
region locked content
Pre-COVID, it was useful when overseas to set an Australian location before logging into Australian websites (without triggering security alerts / lockouts)
Ghost accounts.
Trick OzBargain into thinking I'm in Japan when I'm really not (check your upvotes)
Corporate VPNs allow employees to connect to work from home.
VPNs like PIA/Nord are useful to circumvent censorship in other countries. In Australia, you can use them to avoid the metadata retention policy we have here.
Apparently a lot of people in Australia use them as a DCMA trash bin.