We couldn't be a two-party relay if we didn't have a partner, otherwise we would be like every other VPN.
There is a massive difference between two-party and a dual hop that a tradition VPN service offer.
Dual hop adds latency with little to no added benefit:
https://obscura.com/blog/bootstrapping-trust/
obscura / Obscura VPN
npub1dd…5xe7p
2026-09-21 15:00:59 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…r7k5
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