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I don't use a VPN service to "hide myself", I use a VPN service to access content from other countries that is locked to that specific country. A use-case the O

I don't use a VPN service to "hide myself", I use a VPN service to access content from other countries that is locked to that specific country. A use-case the OP seems to be completely oblivious about.

dicytea 3y ago
Arguably the most common use-case out there. Most regular people are certainly not subscribing to VPN services for the sake of privacy or anonymity.
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samuellevy 3y ago
That's covered by the very first line of the main body of the article: > Because a VPN in this sense is just a glorified proxy.
- blueflow 3y ago
  Imagine telling someone about your tincd setup to do NAT traversal and access your home server, and upon hearing the word "VPN" they ask what provider you use. I feel comment-grandparent's pain.