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   Carlos E. R. to All   
   Re: Top Consumer Reports Top Three VPNS    
   12 Feb 26 15:07:59   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.software.firefox   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-02-12 04:46, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:11:06 -0800, Mike Easter wrote:   
   >   
   >> Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> They are very much about security.   
   >>   
   >> Some (types of, situations of, uses of) security is good or very   
   >> good or very necessary.   
   >>   
   >> Some (etc) security is an unnecessary and inconvenient burden.   
   >   
   > All the VPN services I’m aware of use encryption. You may call this   
   > “an unnecessary and inconvenient burden”, but it comes as a standard   
   > part of the service.   
      
   Which the VPN people can decrypt and read. Using a VPN protects me from   
   my ISP, but endangers me with the VPN people.   
      
   I feel safer using end to end encryption.   
      
   --   
   Cheers,   
           Carlos E.R.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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