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Segregating web and app activities with multiple PCs

Privacy Guides Community [Unofficial] April 30, 2026
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polyester_apricot650:

I’m guessing this isn’t a very popular topic

Nah man, your question:

polyester_apricot650:

I’ve already been segregating my activities with three different phones … Now I want to do it with PCs… Will this setup enhance my privacy?..

has been answered:

winteranimal:

Qubes-os is made for this

gasull:

I think you could have everything in one laptop with Qubes OS

ls.skuggi:

The pain you feel is cured by Qubes OS

In short, no. Based on the threat model youve described, you gain no additional privacy with multiple machines. QubesOS achieves the same effect on single machine, with less complexity & attack surface. This is your solution. Although, the separation/isolation you describe is admittedly more of a security feature than one of privacy

polyester_apricot650:

can my privacy be enhanced with two different public IPs even though I use a VPN

I don’t believe this accomplishes anything, unless your threat model expects a targeted attack through an ISP. Multiple ISPs provides redundancy in the event of a DoS attack on one. And if your ISP is truly malicious & targeting you, I can imagine a situation where you would want to access the internet without their knowledge whatsoever. But those are security & anonymity issues, respectively. As you’ve already noted, a (trusted) VPN does indeed already make your internet activity completely private from ISPs

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