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What does it mean that "All network Activity on this Mac may be filtered or monitored", when I launch a VPN? I got a VPN (tried several) and they all pop up this warning. But that "filtered and monitored" is why I got a VPN to stop that from happening.
Mac mini, macOS 12.2
It is trying to tell you that the VPN software itself can filter and monitor your network traffic, since you are now routing all of your traffic through them.
There is no such thing as perfect privacy. It is more a question of who you trust to have your data and for what reason. There are certain types of apps that are very likely to be very untrustworthy. Sadly, VPNs are really high on that list of untrustworthiness.
It is trying to tell you that the VPN software itself can filter and monitor your network traffic, since you are now routing all of your traffic through them.
There is no such thing as perfect privacy. It is more a question of who you trust to have your data and for what reason. There are certain types of apps that are very likely to be very untrustworthy. Sadly, VPNs are really high on that list of untrustworthiness.
Why are you using a VPN? It does absolutely NOTHING to protect your privacy. When you use a public VPN you are giving ALL of your data traffic to the VPN provider.
aha, so how do you really get privacy? and not just when wifi connected.
Use secure protocols like https when browsing the web. Use sftp when using ftp. etc.
VPN Warning
