Possibly linux@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-25 months agoWhy I no longer use a VPN (most of the time) and nor should you - YouTubeyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1141file-text
arrow-up1-132arrow-down1external-linkWhy I no longer use a VPN (most of the time) and nor should you - YouTubeyoutu.bePossibly linux@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-25 months agomessage-square69fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareelectric_nan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down1·5 months agoMy ISP, who I pay $100/mo for internet, tells me straight up that it monetizes my browsing data. I pay $5 a month to a VPN that ‘promises’ it doesn’t do that. Safer bet is the VPN. Even if they (VPN) sell my data, I prefer to spite the ISP anyway.
minus-squareelectric_nan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 months agoYup. Small town USA. 1Gig down 25Megs up.
My ISP, who I pay $100/mo for internet, tells me straight up that it monetizes my browsing data. I pay $5 a month to a VPN that ‘promises’ it doesn’t do that. Safer bet is the VPN. Even if they (VPN) sell my data, I prefer to spite the ISP anyway.
$100/mo?!
Yup. Small town USA. 1Gig down 25Megs up.