> when I asked why they use a VPN I got non-specific answers like "you need it for security", "to prevent identity theft" I always assumed that was like head s

> when I asked why they use a VPN I got non-specific answers like "you need it for security", "to prevent identity theft" I always assumed that was like head shops selling water pipes for "tobacco smoking" A fig leaf, to keep their business respectable and the credit card processors off their backs.