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With these VPN services having become a race to the bottom, it's not all that unsurprising that stuff like this happens.
by liamkinne 7y ago
With these VPN services having become a race to the bottom, it's not all that unsurprising that stuff like this happens.
- neilv 7y agoI think the race to the bottom already has many providers in fistfights at the finish line. For example, when I tried Kodi (as a non-piracy living room media box starting point) a couple years ago, one of the reasons I gave up on it was that it seemed almost every Web search for technical questions would be filled with hits for VPN affiliate pitches. I also found forums, such as on reddit, filled with shilling, drama, and intrigue about VPNs, including some prominent ones. Then there was the related scandal of Facebook targeting children with a "VPN" surveillance channel, and there's really no assurance that many VPN providers aren't doing a similar thing. I suspect there are some legitimate VPNs, but I decided I actually trust free Tor more than any random VPN, for some casual degree of protection against snooping open WiFi and ISP.