Huh… discovered our everyday VPN “Private Internet Access” has sketchy ownership with heavy Unit 8200 links and other red flags. Looked at some others… ick. What’s a good general-purpose VPN that doesn’t have weird ownership or a history of data leaks and is technically competent? Our instinct is to avoid free products.
#VPN
Tim Bray 🇨🇦
npub1ju…3ue59
2026-06-27 23:16:12 UTC
Author Public Key
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wss://relay.ditto.pubPublished at
2026-06-27 23:16:12 UTCEvent JSON
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