IMO, you’re probably fine with only using VPN. That is with all the settings and additional measures done and with credible VPN provider, which, in my case, Mullvad.
If you’re planning another 9.11 or for some sick reason decided to share no no porns, VPN is definitely not enough and I’m pretty sure you already know that.
A lot of reputable VPN providers are constantly poked bt the authorities. They give nothing because they have nothing.
You’re fine if you’re just trying to bypass stupid regional censorship or download bunch of movies. That is, again, with proper security measures of course.
I’ve seen some people saying that you should use Tor for anonymity when someone’s just asking about how to use VPN better or whatnot. Tor is better in terms of anonymity, sure. But for most of the cases, VPN is fine.
And I cannot stress this enough: you will NEVER be perfectly anonymous online. Period.
I agree that vpns are fine for most people and use cases but is that a reason to lie by saying they make you anonymous? Vpns don’t make you anonymous. That is a fact, why not say it? Besides, VPNs are constantly shilled so I am not worried about their popularity. Tor or I2p make you anonymous, if you want to be anonymous, use them. For torrenting or bypassing geoblock, vpns are good.
I think I titled this wrong. I should’ve said People should stop saying VPN isn’t enough.
My VPN is supposed to not keep information about who is using which IP, no logs and no government possibility to have them doing it silently (Swiss VPN).
Or are you meaning fingerprinting by my navigator etc?
Genuinely interested.
What happens if the Swiss government orders the VPN compagny to log the IP of your account? VPN also allows for cross site fingerprinting so your identity can be correlated between sites.
I’m pretty sure if that ever happens, VPN providers will move to some other countries that will not.