I spent $60 on a VPN and it feels like I just paid for a false sense of security

I got it last year after a friend kept talking about how his data was being sold. The setup was easy and it said my connection was private. But then I tried to pay my property tax bill online and the county website blocked me, saying my IP looked suspicious. I had to turn the VPN off just to give the city my money. So I paid to hide from companies, but now some places I actually need to use think I'm a scammer. Has anyone else run into this where a privacy tool just gets in the way of normal stuff?

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matthewsullivan21d ago

My bank's fraud alert goes off every single time I try to log in with my VPN on. I have to wait for a text code, then call them, and explain I'm not actually logging in from another country. It's the most secure way to get locked out of your own account, lmao. I feel like I paid to look suspicious to everyone, including the people I actually trust with my money.

hollym8220d ago

Honestly, that's the system working as it should. The bank's job is to protect your money from real thieves, not make your VPN convenient. A sudden login from another country is a huge red flag, and treating it as normal would be reckless.