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Does not using a VPN free you from surveillance?
by givemeethekeys 6mo ago
Does not using a VPN free you from surveillance?
- MPSimmons 6mo agoTHEORETICALLY the government has _some_ restrictions against monitoring US citizens (https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/social-media-surveillance-us-government https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/soci...), and it sounds like none of those are deemed to apply if you're using a VPN, per the original article.
- jeffbee 6mo agoMany VPNs are owned and operated by organized crime, intelligence services from all kinds of nations, and cops. The idea that a VPN somehow protects you does not enjoy a rational basis.
- IAmBroom 6mo agoIn the same way that wearing a full-face mask frees your from recognition, yes. It also frees you from going unnoticed, and from entering many buildings.