@Potatos_are_not_friends to TechnologyEnglish • 2 months agoVPN by Google One is shutting down for goodwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square93arrow-up1357arrow-down110cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1347arrow-down1external-linkVPN by Google One is shutting down for goodwww.androidauthority.com@Potatos_are_not_friends to TechnologyEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square93cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareJojolinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoReasonable when the alternative is literally getting mugged on the daily?
minus-squareJJLinuxlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoI would argue that you could negotiate with muggers much easier than with mobsters.
minus-square@xe3linkEnglish1•1 month agoConsidering that in this analogy you’d be asking the mugger to be your protector it is still unreasonable. Particularly considering there are plenty of reputable and privacy respecting vpn providers
minus-squareJojolinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoOh, I’m with you. I don’t think anyone using Google VPN was using it because it protected their privacy on the Internet generally. At least I hope not.
Reasonable when the alternative is literally getting mugged on the daily?
I would argue that you could negotiate with muggers much easier than with mobsters.
Considering that in this analogy you’d be asking the mugger to be your protector it is still unreasonable.
Particularly considering there are plenty of reputable and privacy respecting vpn providers
Oh, I’m with you. I don’t think anyone using Google VPN was using it because it protected their privacy on the Internet generally. At least I hope not.