• 9point6@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Tbh at least this one makes sense, who is going to use a VPN (an internet privacy tool) from Google?

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      3 months ago

      when traveling Communist countries in Asia with google fi it was really nice to have

      but then they revoked my data service while charging me the same amount every month, because they said I’m traveling too much.

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      3 months ago

      My purpose for a VPN is more about connecting to WiFi APs I don’t control. Google VPN worked just fine for that.

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        3 months ago

        These days you don’t get much extra benefit on a VPN over TLS which you get on 99% of websites.

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          3 months ago

          I disagree here, as an American using a Swiss exit node (most compliant) websites are forced to allow a much higher degree of privacy to comply with the laws there.

          While I block all third party advertising and tracking anyway, it’s incredibly satisfying seeing websites explicitly list out everything they’re tracking about you and having that “reject all” button.