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    6 days ago

    What doesn’t make sense?

    A VPN is, in simple terms, just a network connection that goes through someone else’s modem.

    All of that is normal for a VPN:

    • You depend on their paid service
    • You depend on their network availability
    • Basic data reporting enabled by default (which you can opt out of)
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        6 days ago

        I meant it as a “you depend on their service” but that alone just felt redundant/confusing with “you depend on their network availability”.

        By paid, I mean “contractually obligated” service, I hope it can make sense of what I am trying to express.

        It could’ve been free, but it’d depend on them wanting to give you their services.