Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoVPN by Google One is shutting down for goodwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1339arrow-down18cross-posted to: technology
arrow-up1331arrow-down1external-linkVPN by Google One is shutting down for goodwww.androidauthority.comPotatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square84fedilinkcross-posted to: technology
minus-squareJojo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoReasonable when the alternative is literally getting mugged on the daily?
minus-squarexe3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoConsidering 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-up2·7 months agoOh, 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.
minus-squareyoumaynotknowlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoI would argue that you could negotiate with muggers much easier than with mobsters.
Reasonable when the alternative is literally getting mugged on the daily?
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.
I would argue that you could negotiate with muggers much easier than with mobsters.