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Yes, VPNs add encryption only between you and the VPN servers.




How were they able to convince anyone that that matters?

People seem to use VPNs to avoid IP based issues, like Netflix or ip bans/associations, not sure anyone would use it for actual privacy -- at best its obsfucation.

Isn't Netflix pretty good at detecting VPNs at this point?



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