Should You Use a VPN at Home? – Extended Version

(Let’s Separate Actual Security From Internet Scare Tactics)

If the internet had its way, you’d believe this:

You sit down on your couch.
You open your laptop.
You’re not using a VPN.

Somewhere, a hacker cracks their knuckles and whispers, “Excellent.”

That’s… not how any of this works.

VPNs solve specific problems, but the industry has done an incredible job convincing normal humans they’re a mandatory seatbelt for th…