"Why do you need a VPN? My traffic is all encrypted with TLS."
Carl Dong: that is half right, which is the most frustrating type of right.
TLS does encrypt your traffic. But when the connection starts, the client hello carries a field called SNI, and SNI shows the hostname you are visiting in plain text, to everybody on the path.
WikiLeaks, your bank, whatever it is. Encrypted contents, fully legible destination.
obscura (npub1dd9…xe7p)
https://ungovernable.network/shows/freedom-tech-friday/obscura-vpn-with-carl-dong/
Ungovernable
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2026-09-10 13:00:00 UTC
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