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TreasonousBastard

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7. And Opera was bought by some Chinese company. What's...

Reply to CloudWatcher (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 1, 2022, 02:55 PM

Jun 2022

Missing is thr bad thing resulting from all this. Who lost money or reputation?

Is any of these operations worse than what Google, Facebook, or Amazon does on a regular day?

Fwiw, every so often I go online to buy something and the "nearest store" is in NJ or Indiana. How'd it figure thaf?

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Question about selecting a VPN [View all] AllyCat Jun 2022 OP

A proper vpn should encrypt anything from you before it... TreasonousBastard Jun 2022 #1

My teen has Opera on his phone. He uses their VPN too. AllyCat Jun 2022 #3

So far, nothing I've heard leads me to mistrust any.. TreasonousBastard Jun 2022 #5

10 minutes of google CloudWatcher Jun 2022 #6

And Opera was bought by some Chinese company. What's... TreasonousBastard Jun 2022 #7

Consequences and comparisons CloudWatcher Jun 2022 #8

Duck duck go is my goto search also, but they don't tell you... TreasonousBastard Jun 2022 #9

Duck Duck Go CloudWatcher Jun 2022 #10

If this is correct about ⅓ of the VPN'S are owned by Chinese companies... mitch96 Jun 2022 #2

VPNs give an attacker a single point to focus their efforts CloudWatcher Jun 2022 #4

My recent switch to AVG antivirus included a vpn total cost for all was $19 Captain Zero Jun 2022 #11