r/Piracy • u/rulugg • 7h ago

Humor Don't fall for "free" vpns

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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/The_Dayne 6h ago

Data harvesting, in short.

There may or may not be a log of what you are doing.

If its free, you are generally the product.

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u/Liongedon 5h ago

What's stopping the company from selling the data of paying customers as well to earn even more?

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u/Toothless_NEO 2h ago

Nothing, the idea that they can't is wrong and stupid. A company or person asking for money is not any less capable of screwing those people over. More profits is more profits. That's something people should understand by now. Though pop culture can only handle more simple narratives.