You probably don't need a VPN
You probably don't need a VPN
Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs, are popular services for (supposedly) increasing your security and privacy on the internet. They are often marketed as all-encompassing security tools, and something that you absolutely need to keep hackers at bay. However, many of the selling points for VPNs are e...

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StantonVitales @beehaw.org
Clearly whoever wrote this has not tried torrenting popular content 🤨
17 0 ReplynaevaTheRat @lemmy.dbzer0.com
Just use any old proxy either paid for in cash in the mail, or in a country that absolutely won't cooperate with yours legally when you need it.
Your VPN will absolutely fold under the slightest legal pressure.
2 0 Replyderbis @beehaw.org Some of them don't even log the data required to cooperate with requests. Mullvad is one.
3 0 ReplyIcyPenguin @beehaw.org IVPN is another
3 0 ReplynaevaTheRat @lemmy.dbzer0.com
how do they prove that they both don't and can't?
2 0 Replyderbis @beehaw.org 2 0 ReplynaevaTheRat @lemmy.dbzer0.com
Better than most but I couldn't find mention of anything that prevents them from complying with secret requests to begin data monitoring.
Potentially where they're based that's unconstitutional or something but I didn't see evidence of such.
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