# Interested to hear opinions about various VPNs. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 21, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-to-hear-opinions-about-various-vpns/823303 "2018-10-21T20:54:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 25
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-to-hear-opinions-about-various-vpns/823303/25 "2018-10-23T20:38:51Z")
Re: Legit uses for VPN. Slashdot just ran a [story](https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/10/23/149223/firefox-63-arrives-with-enhanced-tracking-protection-search-shortcuts-and-picture-in-picture-on-android) earlier about Firefox starting their own VPN (for a fee) service.\* In particular, they will want people to use it when accessing some types of WiFi points. Many of those are definitely not trustable and a VPN is a must. I treat VPN discussion like SCotUS treated vcrs in the _Betamax_ decision. Just because there’s an infringing use doesn’t mean a total ban. Keep in mind, people use web browser quite a bit to infringe copyrights. Try suggesting banning the discussion of web browsers because of that! Just like TPTB wouldn’t want a thread here on duplicating and selling the new Halloween movie, someone asking questions about time-shifting a TV show or some such seem okay. VPNs: “Let’s be careful out there.” - Not the first one. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-to-hear-opinions-about-various-vpns/823303)._