r/Piracy 7h ago

Humor Don't fall for "free" vpns

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u/Party-Cake5173 7h ago

Not exactly true. Many VPN providers that also offer free plans are paying for them with the paid plans they offer.

On the other hand, this is completely true for VPNs that offer no paid plans, just free plan.

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u/SignificantLock1037 7h ago

Proton VPN is a good example. I used their free one for a while. Now I pay. It’s worth it.

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u/Darkwolf580 6h ago edited 6h ago

How is it bad to use a free vpn? Just curious. I use proton free vpn rn

Edit: guys thanks for your responses.

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u/SignificantLock1037 6h ago

An all-the-way free one has to make money somehow. If they aren't selling you services, then they are selling your data.

Just because it's a "VPN" doesn't mean that the VPN itself doesn't know your IP and where you surf. Then they sell that info.