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Everyone is commenting on privacy, but isn't the main use for VPNs (at least in the US) to avoid the consequences of digital piracy?
by zipwitch 7y ago
Everyone is commenting on privacy, but isn't the main use for VPNs (at least in the US) to avoid the consequences of digital piracy?
- mirimir 7y agoThat's an aspect of privacy, no?
- stubish 7y agoPiracy is a case where you can't afford to give up your privacy for convenience, and common in the US, so probably yes. It is different in other countries. Lots of countries don't care about digital piracy enough to enforce restrictions. Pornography, access to uncensored social media, or just being able to email people outside of your firewall become the major use cases. It is still fairly rare to find people who are prepared to pay the costs for privacy just because they want privacy. I think that would change if the friction was reduced, such as Apple, Google or Microsoft including free VPN services built into their products.
- presumably 7y agoGoogle already includes free VPN services for Android, although limited to public/open WiFi [0] or Fi users [1]. 0: https://www.howtogeek.com/275474/how-to-use-androids-wi-fi-assistant-to-keep-your-phone-safe-on-public-networks/ https://www.howtogeek.com/275474/how-to-use-androids-wi-fi-a... 1: https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/13/googles-project-fi-gets-an-improved-vpn/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/13/googles-project-fi-gets-an...