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What are all of you people using VPNs for?
mostly porn, because my “free” state requires i provide government id to whack my stick
but also 🏴☠️
Trying to avoid tracking if only a little bit, including by my ISP.
Using public unencrypted WiFi, like what you find at an airport or McDonald’s.
The cell communications network lawful intercept backdoor was popped a couple years ago.
E: I’m catching downvotes here so let me be 100%, the cellular communication network lawful intercept backdoor was compromised so having an always on vpn prevents me from getting spied on by cops when browsing on my cell data. The recent Indian number four incident shows how this affects everyone even with tls.