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 exaggerated or just outright
  • Em Adespoton
    4•1 year ago

    Ironically, almost all the exit VPNs are owned by either China or Israel. With a few exceptions.

    • @mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
      4•1 year ago

      citation needed

      My VPN is headquartered in California, and actively removed their presence from Hong Kong once their security policy matched China’s, and removed themselves from Russia since that country was opposed to the zero logs policy.