Privacy vs Anonymity
Privacy is about what is known about you. Anonymity is about who you are. Almost everyone who wants the first is told they should want the second.
2 articles in the Atlas on threat models - Privacy vs Anonymity; What Is a VPN?. Privacy is about what is known about you. Anonymity is about who you are. Almost everyone…
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Privacy is about what is known about you. Anonymity is about who you are. Almost everyone who wants the first is told they should want the second.
A VPN builds an encrypted tunnel between your device and a server you choose, so the network in between carries ciphertext. What that hides, and what it does not.