Privacy @lemmy.ml Odelay42 @lemmy.world 2d ago

Is private Internet access (PIA) still a good privacy option,

I have had PIA for years on desktop and mobile with firefox and it's been fine. Any reason I should consider switching, or is it still generally good for privacy?

I occasionally torrent. But I'd like to browse and post politically sensitive content safely. Here on Lemmy, but also other non federated places.

Thanks

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Be careful it’s owned by an Israeli company that also owns ExpressVPN, CyberGhost, and Zenmate - Kape technologies
- Found that it is a UK based society where did you find that it was Israeli?
- Ah, that's good to know. Thanks.
Never was. But is a good option to hide your torrents from your ISP
- Kind of useless if you're not gonna explain why.
  
  Basically any cheap VPN is good for torrenting as we don't need complete anonymity but more of a proxy like connection, to not receive letters from ISPs telling us our use of internet
I'm very happy with the Mullvad VPN. The Tor Browser is great, too.
There are 4 privacy respecting VPNs out there: Mullvad, Proton VPN, IVPN, Windscribe. As for my opinion I have been using Windscribe for years now and it's been great but I have a specific use case for a VPN so I need one regardless of the privacy aspect. My point is if you want a VPN just for the hypothetical privacy gains in my opinion you're wasting time and money.
I still have it for torrenting purposes only; it works and works well. Can’t speak to any more than that.
No. I bought it and it was pushing my internet speed down by half with all options tried, it would also gradually slow further. I switched back to express, it's no hassle at all, ever.

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