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by banister 772 days ago
"closing specified programs" has to be the silliest thing i've ever heard. By the time you close it, it's probably already leaked thousands of packets. The leak of a SINGLE packet is already too much.

Such an "application killing kill switch" is just marketing fluff, it makes zero sense from a security standpoint.
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IndySun 771 days ago
I can't check your fascinating answers but a friend is, and is beginning to concur, so I'll take theirs and your advice as closer to correct. Thank you. Next question, where have you been for so long and only back now why giving such juicy answers?
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Dylan16807 771 days ago
Well to be fair I'm not sure if they kill the programs before or after disconnecting the VPN interface.

I'd sure hope it's before.

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