• kinther@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    If your LAN is already compromised with a rogue DHCP server, you’ve got bigger problems than them intercepting just VPN traffic. They can man in the middle all of your non-encrypted traffic. While this is bad, it’s not a scenario most people will run into.

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      7 months ago

      The problem isn’t them being in you LAN. It’s about going to an untrusted network (eg Starbucks, hotel) and connecting to your VPN, boom, now your VPN connection is compromised.

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        7 months ago

        I woke up this morning and thought of this exact scenario, then found your comment lol

        Yes, this is bad for anyone who travels for work and can’t trust the network they connect to.

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      7 months ago

      I wonder if it applies to routers made by a company who likes collecting user data. Because this is a situation many people are in.