• I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org
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    4 hours ago

    Proton has a free tier VPN that doesn’t allow torrenting (though it might still work). If you need torrenting, you will need to pay for the VPN host. Mullvad VPN accepts crypto, you could do cash to crypto and be harder to trace. Evaluate your threat model before accepting advice from internet strangers.

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      3 hours ago

      But shouldn’t people be massively suspicious about a free VPN, like selling user data? Why do they offer a free tier in the first place?

      • Ulrich@feddit.org
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        1 hour ago

        It’s “freemium”. They give you a free tier in the hopes that you upgrade to a premium one eventually.