To be fair: Using SOME (malicious) VPN can bear immense risks.
this post was submitted on 22 Sep 2025
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Instead, the authors recommend using paid VPNs, which are generally considered to be more reliable and secure. For example, no serious privacy or security issues were found with Lantern, Psiphon, ProtonVPN or Mullvad.
I'll never understand the thought process that leads someone to use a "free" VPN...
I'll never understand the thought process that leads someone to use a "free" VPN...
If my only use case is to bypass geofencing for media, then those can be OK.
If you are looking to a VPN as (part of) a security solution, then yeah, the freebies aren't a good option.
If my only use case of to bypass geofencing for media, then those can be OK.
It's been at least a decade since that worked for me... But it's not like I kept trying.
But back in the day it was a lot of fun to go thru YouTube for Aussies and Brits to see what kind of music they got that we didn't.
At least back then there were a lot of artists who didn't upload to American accessible YouTube for whatever reason. Probably something with labels and licensing
It works fine for YouTube and every foreign TV channel I've found. But I haven't tried subscription services, maybe they have stricter rules.
I expect that paying for a VPN would be a risk too if you live in a country where your bank reports on your purchases to your Govt. True anonymity is challenging.