I'd like to thank all the team at ██████ VPN for ████████████. (The opening speech isn't about a real person, by the way; it was just the worst possible segue I could think of.)

@THEPLANETEARTH

4 жыл бұрын

PIN ME PLEASE

@dandanthedandan7558

4 жыл бұрын

THEPLANETEARTH no

@RichardCox0

4 жыл бұрын

I’m still confused

@wasir3703

4 жыл бұрын

4 days ago??

@hypnopyr9084

4 жыл бұрын

I only use my VPN as an Adblock for my iPhone.

Future job applications: ⬜ I.T. ⬜ engineer ☑️ gay pirate assassin

@arK-zs6ip

4 жыл бұрын

Gay scientologist pirate assassin*

@eleSDSU

4 жыл бұрын

As a proud gay computer science engineer pirate assassin I must say you are setting your goals way to low.

@arK-zs6ip

4 жыл бұрын

Larry Lewinsohn na

@hbryster96

4 жыл бұрын

OSW Review HD this is the last place I’d expect to see an osw comment. Btw jay what bar is Tom?

@Theycallmeali3.12

4 жыл бұрын

DOINK MAKIN KIDS CRY BRAH

VPN also prevents bear attacks. I’ve been using VPN for the last 5 years and haven’t been attacked by any bears.

@Merahki3863

4 жыл бұрын

Guys I can also attest to this. It's something they never talk about.

@RustOnWheels

4 жыл бұрын

But do watch out for Tunnel bears!

@exi_sfx

4 жыл бұрын

Sledanet came to write the same joke, hope people get it

@TonboIV

4 жыл бұрын

It's true. I don't have a VPN, and I'm constantly being attacked by bears. Actually it's only one bear all the time. Actually, I think it might be a dog. Actually, I think she's just trying to lick me.

@LostDryerSocks

4 жыл бұрын

I wear glasses and use a VPN and I got attacked by a squirrel. Guess neither prevent squirrel attacks.

Calling AES “military grade encryption” is like calling oxygen “military grade air.” It’s not totally wrong, it’s just that everyone is breathing that same air

@Jujiro_Hanma

Жыл бұрын

That’s what he said tf

@JustAGoatwastaken

10 ай бұрын

Pure oxygen is a great way to cause combustion, so I think it's military grade air

@alt1763

10 ай бұрын

@@JustAGoatwastaken and dying for after a couple hours

@Joeysaladslover

9 ай бұрын

We also watched the video thanks

@arifinmustafa9741

8 ай бұрын

Great explantation.

Lots of people saying that this video aged poorly because Tom now is sponsored by a VPN company, but did it really age poorly? In this old video, Tom is clearing up some of the "false" claims that VPN companies make and talks about how he dislikes ads that lie or mislead - he himself did not use any of these claims in his new video where he is sponsored by a VPN company. In the new video, he literally says that he is using a VPN because he is traveling a lot and away from home, which automatically makes websites show up in dutch, and prices in Euros. He also said that he could not access a UK government site without the VPN. I don't think this aged poorly. I think he is sticking to his principles and did an honest VPN advert.

@muhammadzidnii2577

Жыл бұрын

I actually feel that VPN advertising changed after this video. It went from making bogus claims about VPN to advertising what they have over other companies

@tvre0

Жыл бұрын

It's not a bad advert either.

@ThePurpleCheesecakeZebra

Жыл бұрын

exactly. hes just pointing out that vpns have very little advantage in security and the advertisers are usually only highlighting the security side because the real reason people use vpns is in a legal and sometimes moral grey area

@mrtbts

Жыл бұрын

agreed

@PhatOof

Жыл бұрын

@@muhammadzidnii2577 It absolutely did, it was a massive shift.

Gay Pirate Assassins: "He's on to us"

@ShainAndrews

4 жыл бұрын

Nope, only you. I happen to assaginate gay pirates. Completely different. Now can I get your address to expedite this process?

@lord_scrubington

4 жыл бұрын

YAR

@evanallaire2829

4 жыл бұрын

chartreuse by capital cities

@Mentat13

4 жыл бұрын

this is going well

@BenWillock

4 жыл бұрын

Vento Aureo anyone?

Guys, I think it's Raid: Shadow Legends.

@kanedaku

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, someone else who watches Simon Whistler videos.I still to this day dont know about Shadow Legends

@fumiko___

3 жыл бұрын

@@kanedaku what

@kanedaku

3 жыл бұрын

@@fumiko___ What

@TheBurritoBanditt

3 жыл бұрын

No its Raid: Shadow Master Coins Seven Sins 99 Lengends Deluxe New Funky Mode

@CaseyQuotes

3 жыл бұрын

No, it said ■■■■ VPN

“Hiding your sexuality from college administrators” is such an oddly specific example.

@AvalonisHere

Жыл бұрын

America is a silly place.

@music-master

Жыл бұрын

This is the UK

@RealTkco

Жыл бұрын

@@AvalonisHere like how you point out America, but this is a more UK specific thing :)

@valbrrie

9 ай бұрын

and unfortunately an oddly common one

@voidreo4827

8 ай бұрын

@@RealTkco Avalon might have remembered the uni in the US where if you were caught holding hands with someone of the same sex, you’d be expelled and they’d keep your tuition.

I like how when Tom got sponsored by a VPN he only stated the benefits he said in this video and not the bs

@randomdams9179

10 ай бұрын

When did he get sponsored by a VPN?

@bossman0116

9 ай бұрын

@@randomdams9179 If you havent found it yet it's the flower video about the clock that got ruined by the internet

@GeorgeDCowley

9 ай бұрын

@@randomdams9179 The flower video.

@Tpbraut

9 ай бұрын

​@@GeorgeDCowleyalso Tom Scott's new video: "Why are adverts so loud?"

I honestly can’t believe Tom would throw gay pirate assassins under the bus like that.

@pandinus1377

4 жыл бұрын

Give us maul skins you rascal

@pinkeye00

4 жыл бұрын

butt pirates you mean.

@dorleysflir5350

4 жыл бұрын

Let me try and understand something. If everything is already encrypted and we're not really needing a VPN, why worry about a VPN seeing what the ISP was seeing? The ISP needs to keep the logs in many country's for 5 years, so no logs means no 5 year history. I'm not a GPA but do value my privacy. Besides, I don't know what I'm searching today that might become illegal within 5 years.

@koteghe7600

8 ай бұрын

​@@dorleysflir5350Even if you search something and then it becomes illegal, you can't have any problems with that, because that's not how law works

"Military grade" is like when you make a sci-fi movie, and can not explain how things works, so you just throw words like "quantum", or "nano tech"

@takia5683

2 жыл бұрын

@@xEqualsRandom "Oh no! They have Quantum Molecular Shielding! We have to get our scientists to produce Dark Matter Nano Tech Blasters if we are to have a chance at defeating them."

@chimadang1573

2 жыл бұрын

don't forget about electromagnetic, they always throw that one in

@SimonWitt

2 жыл бұрын

@@takia5683 no need to do that, you just need to reverse the polarity and they'll be defenceless!

@alphapegasus9761

2 жыл бұрын

Paracausal

@sharkycat1096

2 жыл бұрын

“Hacking the mainframe”

The military grade encryption part reminds me of one of his linguistics videos Saying your VPN uses military grade encryption is like saying your tomatoes are 100% vegan

@strehlow

Жыл бұрын

Or your bottled water is gluten free.

@halbronk7133

Жыл бұрын

@@strehlow It makes me laugh when I go to the store and there's a wall of items that all have tags on them saying things like "gluten free," "kosher," "vegan." Like, if you care about eating kosher, you probably know that rice is kosher. Yes, marketing department, olive oil is, in fact, vegan.

@MihkelKukk

Ай бұрын

Now imagine they could implement Citadel II Encryption into a VPN...

I think one inclusion that's worth mentioning is that a VPN might hide your identity and stop tracking etc but the second you login to a website like Google, facebook, then all of that goes out the window. Too many people think a VPN gives them privacy and then stroll around the Internet logged in to their google account, linked to their facebook account, linked to their steam account....

@EgonFreeman

2 ай бұрын

I think that asking them to put "WARNING: USING A VPN DOES NOT PROTECT YOU FROM CRAPPY OPSEC" on all of it would be too much though...

As a gay pirate who is not an assassin, I feel largely represented by this advert.

@ale6creations640

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@coscorrodrift

4 жыл бұрын

Never too late to change careers

@Bigbaydota

4 жыл бұрын

@@coscorrodrift you dont choose the pirate life, the pirate life chooses you

@sentientsaladstudios6326

4 жыл бұрын

Pirate life the chose you chose life pirate the you

@Headlock123456789

4 жыл бұрын

Yarr harr fiddle-dee-dee, my dudes.

If a company actually agreed to that advertisement I would actually be interested in getting their service.

@obi-wankenobi5411

3 жыл бұрын

Most average people won’t. That’d be bad for their business.

@cadentan9083

3 жыл бұрын

@@obi-wankenobi5411 the thing is anyone watching this video and advert just heard all the things the ad is saying, so by just admitting it in the video makes you look more genuine, honest and down to earth. Probably not a good idea to run that ad to mass audiences, but to people who already know the truth, it works.

@Rig0r_M0rtis

3 жыл бұрын

@@cadentan9083 The people "who already know the truth" probably already made the decision and an ad would be wasted money.

@CodenameRune

3 жыл бұрын

@@obi-wankenobi5411 Agreed, but different ads for different people. Karen will be persuaded by other things than a CS major might.

@razer6534

3 жыл бұрын

it's probably norton or pia

Guys he didn’t change his mind. He didn’t use any of the lying talking points in his video

I'm here after nordvpn sponsored robot tom scott twin.

@ericpa06

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to know I'm not the only one who remembered this video hahaha

Turning down a deal like that tells a lot about your character. I’ll remember that.

@toasty_the_fox

4 жыл бұрын

*Everyone liked that* Ah, Fallout memes, sweet sweet nostalgia :D

@aurelien5747

4 жыл бұрын

*Bradley Evans will remember that*

@rootabeta9015

4 жыл бұрын

@@aurelien5747 Damn it, beat me to it

@brandonsimoncini

4 жыл бұрын

Karel Veliký Didn’t they stem from Telltale’s The Walking Dead? Fallout 4 had those pop ups in 2015, while Telltale TWD came out in 2012

@MrKamillordo

4 жыл бұрын

There was no sponsorship. At least that's how I took it. And if I didn't understand your joke, then shame on me I guess.

"Military grade encryption" is essentially the same as "Surgical grade steel" a buzzword used to sell you things

@ulisesr614

4 жыл бұрын

Or “Aircraft grade aluminum”

@liiannopeekarriS

4 жыл бұрын

Or Space grade aluminium

@johnwicked1132

4 жыл бұрын

just use tour

@sirhootsalot2343

4 жыл бұрын

John Wicked the Mario kart game?

@andywest5773

4 жыл бұрын

Or "digital quality audio".

For some reason I feel like buying a ton of flowers.

@trinity6880

Жыл бұрын

yup

@zedramer

Жыл бұрын

Had to see if this video was still here ;)

@Schattengewaechs99

Жыл бұрын

Huh?

Who else is here after the most recent video where he got sponsored by NordVPN?

@elyes2703

6 ай бұрын

Me. To be fair, his stance did not change. He only promised geo-location capabilities in the ad.

@BGFutureBG

6 ай бұрын

Me too. Had to double check if there was a followup to this but seems like he just gave in

@ThePrimePanther

6 ай бұрын

Me

@andrew66862

6 ай бұрын

It was always Nord.

@branch737

6 ай бұрын

@@BGFutureBG gave in?

"Our VPN uses Military Grade Encryption to protect your data" is like a box of cereal with "100% Asbestos Free!" on it.

@tonyhedgewolf

4 жыл бұрын

I particularly love the packs of chalk which are labelled 'non-toxic'...

@deidara_8598

4 жыл бұрын

"Military grade" really means "cheap but durable". AES uses the same key for encryption and decryption, if the attacker gets that key, which is totally possible, then suddenly all the security bestowed by a VPN vanishes.

@SuperSMT

4 жыл бұрын

GMO-free sea salt!

@sleeptyper

4 жыл бұрын

Bag of sugar - without artificial sweeteners. The bag tastes just like a paper bag should.

@tfae

4 жыл бұрын

@@deidara_8598, modern systems generate a fresh key for each session and discard it after the connection is closed. Check out forward secrecy.

"The best choice for gay people, pirates, assassins, and gay pirate assassins" This is why I'm subscribed to this channel

@iwbmo

4 жыл бұрын

exactly

@liwu7068

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@viola4825

3 жыл бұрын

I’m so happy rn 😊 I’m your 1.5 k like

@FooxTru

3 жыл бұрын

1.8K likes and 3 replies lmao

@Uhuxxs

3 жыл бұрын

So you're a gay pirate assassin?

KZread recommending me this video after Tom got sponsored by Nord VPN is ironic That's a good one algorithm

One employee getting bribed to "leave" a usb in a server or computer is a real threat. The people/company hiring the employee will pay an exorbitant amount of money for this and this is one of the reasons that nothing can be truly secure. Though this is not extremely common, it does happen and is sometimes very hard to notice or fix. Great video.

It’s kinda funny that if the VPN company approved Tom’s version, then I’d probably trust that company more than any other VPN service

@shallowabyss515

4 жыл бұрын

100% agree with this point

@pwhnckexstflajizdryvombqug9042

4 жыл бұрын

That's true but the business probably wants to keep it's reputation and avoid getting into legal trouble.

@Fenriswaffle

4 жыл бұрын

That is not a boat that would float very long. Being associated with/advertised as being good for activities legally grey at best and some of the highest crimes worldwide at worst? Its silly, but it miiight get them in trouble with people who lack that sense of humor and appreciation for honesty.

@BM3000

4 жыл бұрын

It's basically what ProtonVPN does. Targeting journalists and activists isn't as colorful as gay pirate assassins, but at least it's honest. They even mention "safe file sharing".

@pedrogarcia8706

4 жыл бұрын

It's probably a bit. I doubt there was actually a real VPN company. I can't remember the last time I saw a sponsored video from Tom.

Are you telling me advertisements aren’t to be trusted and that people lie? I can’t believe it

@DarkPortall

4 жыл бұрын

I know you're being ironic, but false advertisment just goes unregulated. In my opinion, any false or misleading advertisment should be removed and the company's advertising rights removed.

@Secretman33

4 жыл бұрын

DarkPortal yet that is an optimistic hope that will almost certainly never see the light of day

@snowfloofcathug

4 жыл бұрын

Secretman33 But it’s on the internet, it must be true

@DarkPortall

4 жыл бұрын

@@Secretman33 yes, i'm being optimistic, but im talking about the ideal state, not the way to it. Ideally we'd start with people boycotting theese companies, and not skipping the ad so the company pays the creator

@Mike__B

4 жыл бұрын

@@DarkPortall All the milk around here states rBST-free! Which isn't a lie, but it's also what everyone does in the state, so is it misleading? Or just making you feel like you're getting something better than everyone else?

There is always a lot of money in lying to a lot of people. Tom, you're not the hero we deserve but you are the hero we need!

Always able to find the info I'm actually looking for with Tom's videos, thanks!

Tom Scott isn't just a national treasure, he's an international treasure.

@enkiimuto1041

4 жыл бұрын

The final goal of Nicholas Cage trilogy we've been waiting to see.

@StraveTube

4 жыл бұрын

The question of which nation has the right to claim the treasure has been mired in courtrooms for years.

@cantrip7

4 жыл бұрын

He's a treasure whose location is indiscernible thanks to ◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️ VPN

@Udontkno7

4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Worldwide

@NHCH

4 жыл бұрын

Italy agree

Coming from someone working in the military; military grade is "lowest bidder that gets the job done"

@TheGrumbliestPuppy

3 жыл бұрын

Unless a CEO is friends with someone high up in the pentagon or white house. Then military grade for that project is "as much as their corrupt pals can get away with charging us regardless of quality."

@5.7moy

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes it doesn’t get the job done. *laughs in UCP, NWU blue uniform*

@bubbletea1985

3 жыл бұрын

that's a cool ass profile pic

@RabbiHerschel

3 жыл бұрын

How do you feel about serving in a military that is involved with indoctrination against Founding-Stock Americans?

@beenjamminunc13

3 жыл бұрын

@@bubbletea1985 nigha what

You know how nice it is, that for years I've seen these VPN propaganda videos - and that one of my favourite guys doesn't just fall in place, but actually gives an honest explanation. If we had more people in the world like you Tom, we might stand half a chance.

This video actually changed the way VPN was advertised.

Dang, shame that VPN backed out of the sponsor deal; the gay pirate assassin market would've probably been really profitable

@cubix6495

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@thomasball5432

3 жыл бұрын

Yarrr kween!

@Ken.-

3 жыл бұрын

Arggg, Matey. We already get loads of free booty.

@gaypirateassassin2404

3 жыл бұрын

now i dont know which vpn i should buy... rip

@The_Holier_Spirit

3 жыл бұрын

@@gaypirateassassin2404 oh no...

I'm a gay pirate assassin and a VPN has helped immensely, thanks Tom.

@JonasDAtlas

4 жыл бұрын

@@ayefries Well I never considered that, but now I can't not and I want answers

@unknownbutawesome8759

4 жыл бұрын

Or are you a gay that pirate assassin?

@flavoredchin

4 жыл бұрын

@@unknownbutawesome8759 unfortunately, that's not a grammatically valid interpretation.

@zommy5re77

4 жыл бұрын

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmm

@mirzaahmed6589

4 жыл бұрын

@@ayefries Yes

I love this video! Thank you so much Tom for being honest with us about VPNs

Who else is her after his newest vid?

@jirt36

2 жыл бұрын

Same

"Military Grade" = The cheapest most cost effective way to accomplish whatever it is needs accomplishing.

@BigIggy

3 жыл бұрын

"The lowest bidder" Always.

@SlenderSmurf

3 жыл бұрын

floppy disks for nuclear operations

@katyungodly

3 жыл бұрын

The government will always go with the cheapest option, so “military grade” isn’t exactly a good thing. I worked with 2 electricians as my bosses and the mayor of our town always took us for jobs because we were a tiny new business and thus the cheapest bidders.

@BlankControl

3 жыл бұрын

That's actually cause floppy disks cannot be remotely hacked.

@warbossgegguz679

3 жыл бұрын

That, or an incredibly dated way due to a mix of security concerns and bureaucratic red tape. For reference, see the nuclear security still operating off of 8-inch floppy disks and/or the entirety of the VA.

“Are you a gay assassin pirate?” Was not a line I was expecting to hear today

@polygondwanaland8390

4 жыл бұрын

I am now

@samthegreatestpickle1632

4 жыл бұрын

When were you expecting to hear it?

@handoverthestromboli6715

4 жыл бұрын

sam king of the lions tomorrow

@nikkehtine

4 жыл бұрын

“Are you a gay assassin pirate?” yes, I am

@jaynee8581

4 жыл бұрын

"F*CK, Dave pack your stuff, they're on to us!"

Thank you so much for making this! As a fellow industry professional, those VPN ads drive me crazy. I've been complaining about it for years and only now have I found this video. So glad I'm not the only one!

It's so great that someone finally says it. I also thought about this every single time I saw one of these vpn advertisements. Great video 👍

I'm really proud of Tom for not sacrificing his honesty and integrity for "a lot of money"

@markusala-turkia3079

3 жыл бұрын

@@RandomNameLastName811 I don't think they're even paying him anymore and he's just doing the "ads" as a part of his videos. I mean, do you really think NordVPN watches them and goes "yep, this is good advertisement for us"? I don't.

@ketchup5099

3 жыл бұрын

@@RandomNameLastName811 lot of money at times is less than $100

@roguish766

3 жыл бұрын

@@RandomNameLastName811 ah yes, because we all go to internet historian for trustworthy information especially on data security, what a scam artist selling out

@durkarjen

3 жыл бұрын

You took the word right out of my mouth, Andre. It chears my up to see an ask of integrety.

@alaricmtb5806

3 жыл бұрын

Never gonna tell a lie about my VPN

Anyone who has ever been in or known someone in the military knows "Military grade" means "Built by the lowest bidder" anyway

@jlammetje

4 жыл бұрын

We're also all using a "military grade communications network", i.e. the internet :-D

@cyborg_v271

4 жыл бұрын

Miliitary Grade: AKA: The servers are built like bricks to withstand explosives, not sure how that helps the virtual customers but hey XD

@lordbinkythebuffoon5465

4 жыл бұрын

AES has very solid foundations tbh. The only weaknesses are implementation specific ones.

@passthebutterrobot2600

4 жыл бұрын

My underpants must be military grade, as they were the cheapest I could find.

@718Gilbert

4 жыл бұрын

I mean you're correct but also the US military also sets minimum requirements of performance that can be higher than civilian use stuff

Thank you for honesty and openness in direct conflict with your bottom line! You've earned my subscription.

well well well...

"If I took a sponsorship from a boat manufacturer and then it turned out that the boats sank, that would suck." -Tom Scott, 2019

@drakez341

3 жыл бұрын

Well yes they are not supposed to do that

@dihydrogenmonoxide9210

2 жыл бұрын

this video is sponsored by white star line

@prinzeszelda3650

2 жыл бұрын

I mean. Whatever floats your boat

@CocoTheMii

2 жыл бұрын

@@prinzeszelda3650 not this, clearly

@shadowfox3442

2 жыл бұрын

@@prinzeszelda3650 well not them, apparently.

the irony is that ads displayed on this video are all VPNs.

@TakaG

4 жыл бұрын

Looks like it was demonetized now. :/

@Blackadder75

4 жыл бұрын

I haven't seen an add on youtube since 2008 or around, unless it was integrated in the content

@godmagnus

4 жыл бұрын

Keywords and algorithms.

@mytech6779

4 жыл бұрын

@@Blackadder75 "Brave" web browser?

@TheRealFrank0

4 жыл бұрын

KZread Vanced

I'm an IT specialist.... This video is refreshing. I could finish your sentences and was right everytime... Very different from what I experienced almost everywhere. Great!

Hi, China user here. Been using a VPN for as long as I can remember.

FINALLY SOMEONE POINTED THIS BS OUT ITS BEEN DRIVING ME INSANE

@lewiscain-mcaliece1805

4 жыл бұрын

God, I felt for ages this VPN thing was going to be exposed in one way or another.

@ionymous6733

4 жыл бұрын

@bob morphy exposed : adjective -- not covered or hidden; visible.

@ionymous6733

4 жыл бұрын

@bob morphy A major point of VPN advertisers is that it provides protection that isn't there. Most people are already protected. There ARE some reasonable uses though.Why am I typing out the video here? Just watch it.

@ZeldagigafanMatthew

4 жыл бұрын

@bob morphy What's the number one thing you here repeated so often in these VPN ads? Privacy. You don't really have a choice but to take them at their word that they don't log anything, and what you're doing is simply changing who can see what sites you're accessing. VPN's do have other uses, sure, but they don't openly advertize that. Either because doing so could damage their image or lead to legal action, or other reasons. If the only thing about your internet activity that you change is using a VPN, you are still just as traceable, especially if you need to enter payment information that doesn't use cryptocurrency.

@jaggerjdm9787

4 жыл бұрын

like that Lifelock ad that says that they scan the dark web for you personal info. Like how tf are you gonna "scan the dark weeb"

"My VPN company doesn't keep logs." "How do you know?" "Well they said so." "Uh huh!"

@sfglim5341

3 жыл бұрын

@LastName Almaember 😂😭

@swindlesmccoop

3 жыл бұрын

i remember a while back, the fbi was investigating this guy for something, and they asked a vpn company for the logs of the guy. the company was like "we dont keep any logs," which they doubted, so they investigated them and found out that they did not in fact keep any logs.

@alpheusmadsen8485

3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps the typical VPN company can be trusted not to keep any logs, but I find it funny that Facebook also offers a VPN service. If there's *anyone* I wouldn't trust not to keep logs, it would be Facebook.

@ThatGreatGuyJesus

3 жыл бұрын

@@swindlesmccoop That was express VPN seized by the Turkish government. Or maybe the example you're giving is a separate incident, but Turkey did seize some servers related to an assassination of a Russian ambassador in Turkey & they came up blank

@swindlesmccoop

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThatGreatGuyJesus might be that one, but i think the one im thinking of is private internet access

Funny how this video got recommended after watching the latest video

I *literally* made this exact presentation, all the same data points and warnings, down to the "...and if you're being targeted by nation-state hackers, you have biggest issues" argument after a family member asked me if they should start using a VPN. It is extremely spooky because I matched the exact order of your data points and even sarcastic remarks about their practical usefulness (sans the murder stuff, my mum wouldn't have laughed at that). Good to know I can just send them to your video next time. Spot on.

As a KZreadr parodying the FBI once said " oh no they're using a VPN. What am I gonna do. I doubt I have the authority to make them hand over their uses logs due to federal regulation."

@blight1885

2 жыл бұрын

Any chance you remember the video? Sounds like it was very funny

@azathoththe3rd

2 жыл бұрын

@@blight1885 Things your FBI agent says

@bajnhk9522

2 жыл бұрын

@@blight1885 The FBI agent said calmly

@Aestareth_

2 жыл бұрын

honestly never seen that video but is it jReg

@keithmcdermott8119

2 жыл бұрын

Ya but some are based in say romainia amd Switzerland that dont generally comply with outsiders demands for accounts bank or otherwise. So still ok to have that extra safety. Imo

"great for gay pirate assassins" Finally a service for me

@chrissytheconqueror7049

4 жыл бұрын

That's gay

@sergioeduardo3797

4 жыл бұрын

Seems like the next high tier comp in TFT.

@princessllama2663

4 жыл бұрын

stop assassinating gay pirates

@MasterCrander

4 жыл бұрын

"Yo hoe hoe and mmm a bottle of rum for the two of us honey _{it's poisoned}_ "

@flametitan100

4 жыл бұрын

This is the representation we truly need in the world.

Thank you so much for this. These creative claims about what VPNs do have been bothering me ever since these sponsorships got popular. (I realize I am very late to finding this video.)

thank you for doing your due diligence and sharing it with others.

"That was a lot of money left on the table. A lot of money." And that, Tom, is why we trust you!

@iZainAli

4 жыл бұрын

True that

@nitehawk86

4 жыл бұрын

Worth it to use "Gay Pirate Assassins" in a serious toned video.

@ykl1277

4 жыл бұрын

I've also left a lot of money on the table. Will you trust me with your credit card number, ssn, birthday and mother's maiden name?

@hhaavvvvii

4 жыл бұрын

There's no actual proof of the censor bars actually censoring a real company. I'd bet good money there is no such company, and it plays into the story being told.

@TwilightEpiphany

4 жыл бұрын

@@hhaavvvvii that's what i think too! the segue at the beginning seemed a little strange to me.

VPN also prevents death! I haven’t died once in my whole life! Edit: Those scammers lied to me

@toymachine2328

3 жыл бұрын

All evidence points to you being immortal

@Hans5958

3 жыл бұрын

Correlation does not imply causation, but I can see the way you try to put the satire.

@anaverageprince2350

3 жыл бұрын

This will not age well

@toymachine2328

3 жыл бұрын

@@anaverageprince2350 will for a while, once it's proven wrong I'm not too concerned about it.

@Foxygamer0101

3 жыл бұрын

👁️👄👁️

On this day, Scott got a VPN sponsor.

@hariranormal5584

Жыл бұрын

Ironic heh, nobody can say no to $$$

@GumSkyloard

Ай бұрын

@@hariranormal5584 Not really ironic, he didn't bs anyone. He stated that it helped im with geoblocking and price differences.

When once Tom appears in a similar ad I will get the thing immediately! (And will laugh for days :)))

I am no longer scared of my online passwords and identity being stolen. I am however scared shitless that I'm being spied on by gay pirate assassins. Thanks tom

@roguishpaladin

4 жыл бұрын

Yarr.

@Stoney_Eagle

4 жыл бұрын

Whaaahaaaahaaaaahaaaaa 😂

@csharpcoffee

4 жыл бұрын

YarghhhAANNH!. This is the sound of a pirate taking it in his black hole

@Farmergreen877

4 жыл бұрын

Arrrr I be taking ur booty now 😏

@shinjisan2015

4 жыл бұрын

Use a password manager instead. It has a secure master password on a browser extension or app, can even require you use an authenticator on a second device, and then all the other passwords can be generated by the password manager. You just remember the highly secure master password and that's it.

FINALLY someone explains why most of the VPN claims are BS.

@user-li2fy4hu7p

4 жыл бұрын

Especially nordvpn. They are by far the worst and the most suspicious

@BlackTecno2

4 жыл бұрын

That's cool and all, but are we not gonna talk about those password managers?

@itsblack2321

4 жыл бұрын

@@BlackTecno2 I think password managers are fine

@Christian-vq3lr

4 жыл бұрын

Rhettorical I’ve been made fun of so much for saying it, and now I have an easy link to send to explain myself with little effort

@nocare

4 жыл бұрын

@@BlackTecno2 Is there something wrong with password managers?? Or are they just doing shitty advertising practices like VPNs??

Looks like he actually did get sponsored by a vpn

@runefaustblack

5 ай бұрын

And he did not make any false claims about their services :)

Thanks for making this information available!

"It's not wrong. It's just not special" -God when making me

@f0rk723

4 жыл бұрын

Ur profile pic looks a little bit like a swastika._.

@johnrubensaragi4125

4 жыл бұрын

@@f0rk723 Problem?

@f0rk723

4 жыл бұрын

@@pythontron8710 it's a snake isn't it? Also I didn't want to insult you.

@f0rk723

4 жыл бұрын

@@tidy5156 oh I didn't know that sry. Thanks for telling me ^^

@DaDARKPass

4 жыл бұрын

@@f0rk723 Well no... zoom it out and it's clearly the python logo.

Finally, someone who can clearly explain a VPN without their sole motivation being money. Thanks Tom

@lunakoala5053

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair tho: I don't hear those misleading claims in most sponserships. Usually it's just "Watch Netflix like you're in the US". Still not optimal to then link to the website filled with those misleading claims. But it's a long shot of actively being deceptive themselves.

@raymondbenjamins5884

2 жыл бұрын

@@lunakoala5053 not sure what you're watching then, but most VPN ads in videos I watch claim it protects your data, which it clearly does not in any meaningful way.

@lunakoala5053

2 жыл бұрын

@@raymondbenjamins5884 then you watch worse creators than I do (when it comes to this sort of thing)

@cdscissor

2 жыл бұрын

@@lunakoala5053 These claims of security tend to have died down as of late. Back when Tom made this video it was quite common to overemphasise it.

@m.hprince6514

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps you forgot what tom said at the beginning, he knows and understands this stuff, you can't have a wood sculpturer to know data science. I'm not ruling out the money but, many just don't know it and saw only the visible capability of it

I like this video because you clearly know what you are talking about and I often cite it when newbies ask about VPNs. The only critique, from my perspective, is that it feels a little bit naive about the nature and scale of the surveillance problem and the implications.

that robot was still creepy

Tom: refuses to compromise a high quality video for VPN advertisers. KZread: runs 2 different VPN ads after the video

@darthdanger666

4 жыл бұрын

Still integrety

@fartingfury

4 жыл бұрын

It's like in the movie The China Syndrome, where a nuclear reactor nearly goes boom and just after the news report there's an ad for a microwave :-)

@sodiboo

4 жыл бұрын

Me, an intellectual: turns off wifi to hide the ads

@sparkybish

4 жыл бұрын

KZread being KZread, amiright kids?

@LisaBowers

4 жыл бұрын

Haha. I got Express VPN ads before _and_ after the video.

“great for gays, pirates, assassins, or gay pirate assassins” - Finally an ad for me!!

@absolutelyspiffing1828

3 жыл бұрын

That’s fine, unless you are a pirate or an assassin

@AVI-lh6rm

3 жыл бұрын

@@absolutelyspiffing1828 but i wanna be a pirate yarrrr :(

@BRSxIgnition

3 жыл бұрын

> THE FBI WOULD LIKE TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION

@StartRunning.

2 жыл бұрын

fbi pirate assassin 😭😭😭😭

@reduxdev

2 жыл бұрын

kinda gae ngl

I just got a legit advert that said "I bet you're watching a Tom Scott video" and scared the living daylights out of me 😨

love how this video suddenly comes to the surface on my feed years later.. good thing I already knew these things. x'3

Assassin's Creed: Pride Flag.

@bryanadams8264

4 жыл бұрын

Available 2069

@bruhdabones

4 жыл бұрын

Bryan Adams 12 seconds ago

@logangarcia

4 жыл бұрын

AC: Pride of the Pirates

@El8MAGNATE

4 жыл бұрын

Assassin's Creed: Pride Flag v1.1 NO CRACK - [CODEX]

@fablion6324

4 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU

Anyone else immediately fill in the blank as ‘Nord’ VPN

@ljh3831

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe

@cosmicpulse7459

3 жыл бұрын

or ‘express’ vpn

@mixerfistit5522

3 жыл бұрын

@@cosmicpulse7459 it definitely felt like more than one syllable so I think you're closer tbh

@MrCheesysmell

3 жыл бұрын

@@cosmicpulse7459 defos express vpn

@branban2040

3 жыл бұрын

i think its surfshark vpn

Why dindt I see the video 2 years ago it hilarious and informative. Thanks for referring to it in the new video. :)

"if you're planning an assassination" Alright, I'm sold. What's the best service?

I was about to say, "Tom, you could have used that link on the screen to Rick Roll us", but upon checking it... I was indeed Rick Rolled and I congratulate you.

@guidogaggl4020

4 жыл бұрын

2:36

@CasperTheRestless

4 жыл бұрын

i was so proud of him

@8b8b8b

4 жыл бұрын

dQw4... wait, seems familiar

@NilesBlackX

4 жыл бұрын

dQw = Rick Roll

@yammmit

4 жыл бұрын

Will Levine at this point most people know the link just by looking at it.

Well Tom, you did it, you refused a big ol' bunch of cash to keep your free speech, and in the way you taught us about VPNs. You flippin legend.

@bobbybologna3029

4 жыл бұрын

But nobody was stopping him....

@sidjindal

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely legend.

@scripter13

4 жыл бұрын

Creative legend.

@vidmasterK1

4 жыл бұрын

@@bobbybologna3029 monetization would, as it has stopped many other KZread channels.

I appreciate you Tom Scott!

looks like Tom took the money from the table in the end

Before this video, the main thing VPN sponsorships talked about was the security, after this video the main selling point for VPNs became the feature of obtaining content from other countries.

@muhammadzidnii2577

2 жыл бұрын

And not slowing down their connection when using vpn

@ilyasofficial1617

Жыл бұрын

@@muhammadzidnii2577 that's good

@mystrdat

Жыл бұрын

They're still happily using all of those.

@IIARROWS

9 ай бұрын

Nope, it's still mainly on false security.

@philippefenain4405

4 ай бұрын

Yep, and with no shame that it is then often a fringe of law or regulations (which Tom mentions rightly).

The curtains look like badly deinterlaced video

@pathetic5036

3 жыл бұрын

damn a 600k ytber having no replies

@iltoni6895

3 жыл бұрын

Tf you doing here

@jyothia6770

3 жыл бұрын

hmm

@chicken6367

3 жыл бұрын

Sup

@choofxd

3 жыл бұрын

o/

Amazing how things changed in 2 years

You earned a subscriber with this video. Salut to your honesty

Also, does this mean Tom is going to start an "Honest Ads" series/mini-series?

@felinetech9215

4 жыл бұрын

Damn !! That would be EPIC

@CharmEng89

4 жыл бұрын

I would love that too!

@Tom-fb6nz

4 жыл бұрын

that would be cool

@charliefranklin8523

4 жыл бұрын

@Tom Scott please do this

@patrik5123

4 жыл бұрын

Here's to hope!

Whenever i see “VPN” my mind instantly says _”Nord VPN”_

@vladde

4 жыл бұрын

Then that means the marketing team of NordVPN are good at their jobs.

@WindspriteM

4 жыл бұрын

there's a bunch of others. protonvpn, expressvpn, panda vpn, onavo

@PhyreI3ird

4 жыл бұрын

Ew, no, stop falling for their tricks.

@lorenzomijorus

4 жыл бұрын

@@WindspriteM therr is also tunmelbear but none cares about them cause there is no vpn

@sunfire65ph

4 жыл бұрын

Nordvpn got hacked in 2018, i'm sticking with expressvpn for now

Been working in I.T for over 17 years, so glad you've done a video on this, VPNs are always miss sold. VPNS are for peeps downloading stuff they arent meant to.

Brilliant! Informative and hilarious (and thanks for keeping your integrity... even though it cost you 'a lot of money')

Military grade: Your product is made by the lowest bidder.

@khorneflakes2175

3 жыл бұрын

I know right, all these marines coming home saying how better equipped the ennemy was.

@JvnkoEnoshima

3 жыл бұрын

Yea. The military doesn't look for the highest top tier quality stuff. They just need something that does the job

@trust.worthy

3 жыл бұрын

They have top tier weapons and armor but they are weak to hacks and all that

@ZeldagigafanMatthew

3 жыл бұрын

It could also mean "millspec", a set of certifications that proves the device in question can stand up to all sorts of punishment.

@Horny_Fruit_Flies

3 жыл бұрын

Unless we're talking the American military, which will by a roll of toilet paper for 50 bucks. Not that it's worth 50 bucks, mind you, it's just a way to funnel taxpayer money into private contractors.

"The best choice for gay people, pirates, assasins and gay pirate assasins."

@anandmurugan9703

4 жыл бұрын

Just realized i am the target adudince

@juststeve5542

4 жыл бұрын

Arrrg, I'd like to buy a long range musket... in pink please.

@catatonicbug7522

4 жыл бұрын

Does this mean, someone who wants to kill gay pirates, a homosexual person who wants to kill pirates, or a homosexual pirate who also kills people for money?

@tomchapman128

4 жыл бұрын

@@catatonicbug7522 Yes.

@jf2801

4 жыл бұрын

@@catatonicbug7522 yes

Mad respect for putting out honest info

Omg, saying all that with a straight face is the icing on the cake! You made my day!

So... is that a gay pirate who dabbles in assassination? An assassin who exclusively targets gay pirates? Or a gay assassin who exclusively targets pirates?

@lightningdemolition1964

4 жыл бұрын

That's why punctuation matters.

@vitorbalbino8024

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@JonasDAtlas

4 жыл бұрын

So many questions! I want answers now, dammit.

@ourladypeace3

4 жыл бұрын

A gay person who pirates (human trafficking) assassins who are bad at their job

@janLilin

4 жыл бұрын

All of the above

To be fair, something marketing itself at "This is for gay pirate assassins!" would at least get a second look from me, because, c'mon! That'd be fantastic.

@syystomu

4 жыл бұрын

I know right!

@sanjaymatsuda4504

4 жыл бұрын

Is that gay pirates who are also assassins, or assassins who specialize in assassinating gay pirates, or gay assassins who specialize in assassinating pirates?

@KingTaltia

4 жыл бұрын

@@sanjaymatsuda4504 I like to think I'm a Gay assassin who specializes in killing Pirates. I've never met a Pirate who got away alive. (Though that's mainly because I'm lucky enough to have never met a Pirate)

@SacredDaturana

4 жыл бұрын

I can also see how a VPN might be squirrelly about okaying this ad.... "hey if you're thinking about doing illegal stuff, use Redacted VPN!" Might get them in legal trouble in the future.

@Udontkno7

4 жыл бұрын

Boom

Thank you very much for this one. Seems appropriate. I can't help but wonder who might be interested in investing in/accessing the information processed by these VPN companies.

Flash forward to June 2022 and Tom is doing ads for Nord VPN.

@casacara

Жыл бұрын

And keeps them honest in their ads!

I made the mistake of listening to the Edward Snowden podcast.... I'm watching this on my etch-a-sketch, from inside a faraday-cage in the woods.

@chrisschuck2974

4 жыл бұрын

This was brilliant. Thanks

@brainmind4070

4 жыл бұрын

I hear Magna-Doodles get better reception.

@njones420

4 жыл бұрын

@@brainmind4070 Blasphemy!

@Erebus-PCFX

4 жыл бұрын

Nice.

@ZaJaClt

4 жыл бұрын

5g is coming, so soon a drone will fly a camera in near your neck of Woods and ull be streamed live 247

"Military grade" is such a hyped up term, not everything made by "the military" is good. Also, which military are we talking about here?

@alicev1500

3 жыл бұрын

THE military, duh.

@JenkemSuperfan

3 жыл бұрын

Military grade normally means "lowest cost and lowest spec"

@jonjohnson3027

3 жыл бұрын

"Military grade toilet paper" is all you need to know about "military grade."

@ShitpostShuster

3 жыл бұрын

my food is still bad even if I say it's "military grade cooking"

@edwardwilliams3216

3 жыл бұрын

Wait, wait! This military is military grade.

Tom Scott is such a genius. Guy's made a big money thru that exact video anyway while keeping his integrity and, at the same time, being highly informative.