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Usually connect to Walmart's WiFi but they changed their policy I guess, won't be doing that now...
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this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2023
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it also hides the websites you visit from your ISP, who often likes to profile you based on your browsing habits.
It shifts from the isp to the VPN provider, who isn't doing that profiling yet.
yes.
Yeah but it's on a public wifi
in that case, it hides the websites you visit from:
both of them probably being very eager to profile your browsing habits (as seen on the image in the post).