If a VPN app is running on my phone, and I share my phone’s Internet connection via hotspot, will the other device also be VPN protected? If not, why? [closed]

I’m new to the concepts of VPN and networks, so please bear with me. I have a VPN app running on my phone, and when I check the phone’s IP address, it shows a location different from my current location (all good). However, when I share my… Continue reading If a VPN app is running on my phone, and I share my phone’s Internet connection via hotspot, will the other device also be VPN protected? If not, why? [closed]

What IMEI(s) does an ISP get in case I use a mobile hotspot to connect my laptop to the web?

I found out today that ISPs get the IMEI code of any device connected to
them.

See a (very old) reference here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4738219.stm

I was hence wondering: in case I connect to the web through a mobile
hotspo… Continue reading What IMEI(s) does an ISP get in case I use a mobile hotspot to connect my laptop to the web?

Solar System Wars: Walmart versus Tesla

It seems like hardly a day goes by that doesn’t see some news story splashed across our feeds that has something to do with Elon Musk and one or another of his myriad companies. The news is often spectacular and the coverage deservedly laudatory, as when Space X nails another …read more

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