• 1984@lemmy.today
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    8 months ago

    Ok and if you don’t trust anyone, you don’t have any protection at all.

    Personally I don’t trust any big tech companies, naturally. But there are smaller vpn providers like Mullvad that are trustworthy. They are never American.

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      8 months ago

      Ok and if you don’t trust anyone, you don’t have any protection at all.

      Correct. I assume I don’t, so I’m always super-careful not to give away any information I don’t need to give to begin with. Or I give fake information whenever possible, to pollute the well. For the rest, as the old saying goes, if it’s on the internet, it’s as good as public.

      They are never American.

      Agreed. If you have to trust a company with your privacy in any way, don’t use an American company. It’s not even their fault: they operate in a country that’s fundamentally dangerous for your privacy.

      My email provider is in Norway. for instance.

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        8 months ago

        Not as bad as USA, but companies are required to keep visitor data for 6 months in Norway, and make it available to police on request. Running a no logs VPN in Norway is illegal.