Eugen Leitl wrote: > On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 01:22:01PM -0400, EdPimentl wrote: >> http://torrentfreak.com/huge-security-flaw-makes-vpns-useless-for-bittorrent-100617/ > > Only if you use a particular, known broken VPN > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-to-Point_Tunneling_Protocol > > *and* have IPv6 enabled.
It's clear that PPTP has severe security weaknesses as a VPN, but what I'm wondering is why anyone thought that a VPN would provide anonymity. I suppose you can specifically design a VPN for anonymity (that's approximately what Tor, I2P, etc. are), but what was the basis of the argument that any-old-VPN would provide it? -- David-Sarah Hopwood ⚥ http://davidsarah.livejournal.com
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