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What VPN do you use to hide traffic from your ISP? (upload.wikimedia.org)

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[–] Reverendender@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Private Internet Access

[–] noodlejetski@geddit.social 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://torrentfreak.com/private-internet-access-to-be-acquired-by-kape/

Some have pointed at Kape’s history. The company had previously operated under the name Crossrider and was active in the advertising space. Among other things, it installed toolbars with ‘potentially unwanted software.’ While the company has since switched to a focus on cybersecurity, this past has made some people suspicious.

[–] Sneptaur@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use PIA in spite of this because their excellent privacy policy has not changed since this purchase. If their policy changes I will drop them like a bad habit.

[–] vanontom@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I also use PIA, for many years now. The performance for price has always been fantastic, along with their policies. However, I'm becoming worried about the company now, noticing signs of bad health. Software development and updates have stopped (I've now switched to OpenVPN). Help and documentation has stopped (and blog/news). Customer service seems extremely understaffed as well.

[–] Sneptaur@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing this. I might cancel my subscription if things don’t improve then.

[–] FarLine99@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why? Prices? Convenience? Trust?

[–] Reverendender@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The price is good, I’ve used them for many years and I’ve never had a problem.

[–] drekly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

same same

[–] FarLine99@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Reasonable 🙂

[–] Sneptaur@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Personally for me all three. They offer OVPN profiles to connect even without using their software and their privacy policy includes a “no logs” clause

[–] narwhalperson@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s a solid point, but VPN companies have violated “no logs” policies in the past.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberstalking-suspect-arrested-after-vpn-providers-shared-logs-with-the-fbi/

[–] Sneptaur@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

That's concerning, but so far so good with PIA