It’s Time to Stop Paying for a VPN (Published 2021)
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Many virtual private network services that were meant to protect your web browsing can no longer be trusted. Here are other ways.

Eh, it depends. If you want maximum privacy then it’s probably a good idea. If you’re aware of the risks, have some trust in your ISP, don’t do anything that’s likely to attract unwanted attention, don’t care about making indiscriminate mass surveillance slightly more difficult, and live in a country where there isn’t too much censorship, then not really.

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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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