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Decide on your threat model. VPN from large, established company like Google is great option if you are looking to secure your surfing on various hotspots. For
by jpalomaki 6y ago
Decide on your threat model. VPN from large, established company like Google is great option if you are looking to secure your surfing on various hotspots.
For small VPN providers you need to do the homework. Who owns the business, what’s their business model, privacy policy, how they handle information security etc.
- eindiran 6y agoA major concern that will likely be a part of the threat model of everyone considering using Google VPN is that it will be tied to your Google account. Given the frequency of Google account bans with no recourse, the possibility that your surfing will be used as a new input to the “should this account be nuked?” algorithm is very real. If you are someone who depends on a Google service tied to the same account you plan to surf on, this is a pretty scary threat, even if you don’t buy the arguments made in the article.