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[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

I am thinking more in the vein of piracy or hacking not some business stuffs

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Are you saying it's smarter to not use a VPN for piracy?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Maybe you can explain what you actually mean then, because I don't understand your point.

I would say those dollar-store VPN products people use for geo-spoofing is the worst security risk when it comes to VPNs. You are sending your data through some other company that you have no control or insight into. You have no idea what network security they employ, or whether they are willing or obligated to release your data to other parties.