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		lr4444lr on March 28, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: VPN leaks users’ IPs via WebRTC I can appreciate the use of Tails in a VM, but doesn't the provider of the "separate host system" have your identity through your payment information?

roywiggins on March 28, 2018 | [–]

Running Tails in a VM is so your browser can't leak your real IP to the wider internet even if it wants to, because it doesn't know what it is. Your VM provider still knows your real IP address.

dublinben on March 28, 2018 | | [–]

This is essentially the philosophy behind Whonix.

https://www.whonix.org/

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