Rate my setup (google one vpn + android libretorrent + vlc via chromecast)

VPN
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  1. Google one vpn on mobile (see this post why it’s technically anonymous)
  2. Libretorrent on Android so I don’t have to connect my PC anywhere
  3. VLC on android (no speed up shortcut, I don’t like to watch videos in 1x speed but have to click manually for each video, any recommendations?)
  4. Chromecast it all to the TV via chromecast ultra

Concerns:

  1. VPN goes via a separate app (google one), there’s a killswitch settings inside but I’m not certain it actually drops the internet if you force quite the app (can happen)
  2. I’m using a custom DNS provider on my phone and router, can some leak happen there?
  3. Can some IP leak happen because of the chromecast casting?

Thanks!

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“Terrible bad” would be my rating.

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Flaws:

  • Google: don’t trust google, please, don’t
  • torrent client on mobile: won’t be accepted in most PT, if you ever want to expand in that direction
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Google One VPN seriously bad choice biggest data collection company Google.

Android for torrenting unless you can turn off internet connectivity checks in your settings you could be leaking your IP address, more info here. Android leaks some traffic even when 'Always-on VPN' is enabled

VLC via Chromecast it depends on what data the chromecast collects and sends back to Google either directly or through the app on your phone.

I run GrapheneOS and Mullvad VPN using BiglyBT but that’s my preference on Android.

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Your Basis the Google vpn is literally from a company that’s one of the biggest data hoarder and big data company’s out there.

You seem to care/intended about privacy so this is a weird choice.

Your setup is flawed from the ground up.

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Not sure what exactly you mean, what’s flawed? They’re clearly stating how their VPN works and their logs https://one.google.com/about/vpn/howitworks, can’t see anything flawed here?

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Okay to sum this basicly bloated text up is.

" we are safe

These are the basics of a vpn

Client is open source

We try to evade vulnerabilities normal networks have

We got verified by others

Trust me bro"

I know how such a big wall of text with basic vpn methology and bloat could confuse people.

So basicly in a Tl Dr it’s a ton of non sense iewithout proofs and just promises.

If I would make now. Vpn and tell you " we don’t log, we got verified by third party’s, we don’t snoop around just ignore that my 2nd company is a huge giant data hoarder ComPany logging and selling everything, also we are safe trust me bro
And now tell chat gpt to inflate that text 10 fold and throw some basics in how vpn work "

Would you use my Vpn?

These are statements any vpn makes but more often with way more proof and no literal data hoarding and selling business as main point.

It’s literally against Googles main income to make people anonymous or better protected anonymity wise.