From: MikeE@ster.invalid   
      
   Mike Easter wrote:   
   > Mike Easter wrote:   
   >> It makes sense for privacy services to charge for the services   
   >> they provide. It also makes sense for /some/ privacy services to   
   >> provide a free version of their services as a method to promote a   
   >> product they sell.   
   >   
   > This article didn't provide me w/ anything particularly useful, but   
   > it had a good clickbait title:   
   >   
   >> This Is Why I Stopped Using Free VPNs   
   >   
   Another article that doesn't adequately justify its 'position' w/ any   
   kind of useful fact:   
      
   > Don’t trust these VPNs—their shady pasts make them risky   
      
   And, in addition starts w/ a very questionable premise:   
      
   > VPNs are a must-have today if you need genuine privacy protection.   
      
   The author is a contributor to MUO Make Use Of; here's another of his   
   articles:   
      
   > I quit using Tor Browser, but these 5 features are impossible to   
   > replace   
      
   > I quit using the Tor Browser simply because I lost faith in the   
   > project. From malicious or compromised exit nodes to deanonymization   
   > exploits, it wasn't the private alternative internet I had hoped it   
   > would be.   
      
      
      
   --   
   Mike Easter   
      
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