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DESCRIPTION:Many information security professionals recommend VPN services 
 to end-users\, especially to protect against the dreaded man-in-the-middle
  attack on your local coffee shop's open Wi-Fi network.  The commercial VP
 N vendors advertise heavily\, making bold statements such as  "we encrypt 
 your network data so no one can see what you’re doing"\,  "surf the web 
 without a trace!"\, "avoid government eavesdropping"\, and assure you that
   "your web traffic can't be tracked anymore".   These claims are all "sna
 ke oil"\, and attendees will watch them be debunked. The actual benefits a
 nd limitations of VPNs will be reviewed\, and a discussion of the myriad w
 ays that are  used to surveil your online activities that go far beyond br
 owser cookies . Some tactics to minimize and mitigate this online tracking
  will be discussed\, as well as what it takes to be truly untraceable onli
 ne.
DTSTAMP:20260418T040324Z
LOCATION:Track #2
SUMMARY:VPNs are Internet snake oil - James Troutman
URL:https://cfp.hackfest.ca/hf2023/talk/Q99AGU/
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