Thinking of Adding VPN To My Email

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Good morning,

Is anyone familiar with VPN? I'm thinking of adding it to my email account.

Problem I have is there are freebee VPNs for a basic account. But for cost I can get the next level account.

I'm weary of these. All I'm asking for is a more secure email.

I'm open to your expertise and constructive opinions whether to add or not add a VPN account to my email.

God bless you all and Happy Thanksgiving.

Bob
 
bobinfaith said:
Good morning,

Is anyone familiar with VPN? I'm thinking of adding it to my email account.

Problem I have is there are freebee VPNs for a basic account. But for cost I can get the next level account.

I'm weary of these. All I'm asking for is a more secure email.

I'm open to your expertise and constructive opinions whether to add or not add a VPN account to my email.

God bless you all and Happy Thanksgiving.

Bob
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VPN is usually used for web browsing. I suppose you can also use it for email. What are you hoping to achieve?
 
VPNs just hide where you are located. Hiding your location from your own email service...well, I'm not sure why you would NEED to do that (assuming that you aren't doing something grossly illegal, or mass spamming).

Securing email is best done with a 2FA. Gmail offers Google Authenticator, Microsoft has their own version, iCloud ones up the whole thing but in their very Apple way that isn't necessary of 99.9999% of people and is more likely to lock you out forever than help you.

You could also use Authy or one of a million competitors. They will ALL offer the same protection for email access.

It really just all comes down to why you need to use a VPN (most people really just don't despite the insane levels of advertising). The main usage of a VPN is to change where you appear to be connecting from. For business, it puts you into a remote network. For Web, it fools your browser into thinking that you are somewhere else (So you can watch Netflix while pretending to be in England so you can watch Faulty Towers or something). And most of the streaming services are starting to Block VPNs, and some States and Countries are going through some harmful and unnecessary levels to ban them.
 
Also, not accusing you of anything. English just gets dumb with the impersonal pronouns.
 
Thanks, brothers;

I'm trying to achieve safety on my desktop. I use my desktop a lot and have an antivirus program that scans each midnight.

I've gone a long time without any form of security but I didn't want to underestimate my safety from my emails, business accounts, etc...
 
bobinfaith if you have work emails with sensitive content and really want secure communication then consider using PGP. That's public/private key encryption. For example you can use this when emailing your CPA or lawyer. Of course PGP requires both parties to agree beforehand to work but it's currently the gold standard in encryption.
 
Hello Jason;

LearningToLetGo said:
Your best bet is 2FA to reduce someone hijacking your account.
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LearningToLetGo said:
bobinfaith if you have work emails with sensitive content and really want secure communication then consider using PGP. That's public/private key encryption. For example you can use this when emailing your CPA or lawyer. Of course PGP requires both parties to agree beforehand to work but it's currently the gold standard in encryption.
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We just moved last Saturday and after setting up my Apple desktop I learned my computer Mac Mini (2017,) MacOS 10.15.7 and 27" monitor (Thunderbolt) are all way outdated. Today's mac minis is a MacOS26 Tahoe and the monitor is 27" Studio Display.

I had a nice problem in that my workstation worked great for 9 years and remained fast. But as you know I can't upgrade.
I have Word files for ministry, Excel for financials and several sensitive apps with vendors.

I may enjoy a YouTube update on sports, listen to music or review an article from a Pastor or ministry.

I don't believe I'll need PGP or VPN. But before I invest in 2FA I have to decide to install while keepiing the workstation that works?

For now it's too costly, $1600.00 to $2000.00 to invest in a new Apple computer. I've used PC for many years but prefer Apple.

Your thoughts?

Thanks!

Bob
 
I saw a mac mini at Costco for $499 on sale. Problem is it only had 256GB of storage, but you can add more or plug in a USB drive.

Personally I stopped using Mac or PC about seven years ago since both Apple and MS are too nosey and controlling.
 
If you want to REALLY learn how to troubleshoot a computer on the high end, Linux is the way to go. FreeBSD is a very pure version. Great if that is the use case. Frustrating for the average user. Mint has a version that is supposed to be more user friendly, but honestly, for what you want, just get an updated Mac mini. It will be easier, especially since that is what you are already used to. You should be able to use the same keyboard, monitor, etc. It doesn't sound like you NEED to have it maxed out. Base price is around $500 and you'll have a clean new system ready to go. Everything will just transfer over.
 
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