Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 个月前VPN by Google One is shutting down for goodwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1357arrow-down110
arrow-up1347arrow-down1external-linkVPN by Google One is shutting down for goodwww.androidauthority.comPotatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 个月前message-square92fedilink
minus-squarexe3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 个月前Yeah voluntarily using a VPN from Google (the largest tracking and Adtech company), is like voluntarily seeking out Mob “protection”
minus-squareJojo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 个月前Reasonable when the alternative is literally getting mugged on the daily?
minus-squareyoumaynotknow@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 个月前I would argue that you could negotiate with muggers much easier than with mobsters.
minus-squarexe3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 个月前Considering that in this analogy you’d be asking the mugger to be your protector it is still unreasonable. Particularly considering there are plenty of reputable and privacy respecting vpn providers
minus-squareJojo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 个月前Oh, I’m with you. I don’t think anyone using Google VPN was using it because it protected their privacy on the Internet generally. At least I hope not.
Yeah voluntarily using a VPN from Google (the largest tracking and Adtech company), is like voluntarily seeking out Mob “protection”
Reasonable when the alternative is literally getting mugged on the daily?
I would argue that you could negotiate with muggers much easier than with mobsters.
Considering that in this analogy you’d be asking the mugger to be your protector it is still unreasonable.
Particularly considering there are plenty of reputable and privacy respecting vpn providers
Oh, I’m with you. I don’t think anyone using Google VPN was using it because it protected their privacy on the Internet generally. At least I hope not.