> Use something like Algo to run your own VPN if you have to.
This might be good advice for tech-savvy people, but too hard for most folks.
Also, Algo is targeted at only security/privacy, and not censorship resistant. The last time I checked, it didn't offer any protocols that work well behind GFW.
Also, where are you going to run your VPN? Assuming you don't have your own hosting infrastructure (or domestic broadband connection in another country), then you're renting a server from someone else. Perhaps your assumption is that a random VPS provider is more trustworthy than a random VPN provider?
> If you must use a commercial VPN to get to Netflix or whatever,
> do it from inside a virtual machine that you use for nothing but that.
Again, good advice for tech-savvy people, but not practical for most folks, particularly for the times when they're on mobile devices.
I don't disagree with your overall sentiment (I don't use commercial VPN providers for the same reasons), but for many folks these serve a useful purpose, and there are no practical alternatives.
This might be good advice for tech-savvy people, but too hard for most folks.
Also, Algo is targeted at only security/privacy, and not censorship resistant. The last time I checked, it didn't offer any protocols that work well behind GFW.
Also, where are you going to run your VPN? Assuming you don't have your own hosting infrastructure (or domestic broadband connection in another country), then you're renting a server from someone else. Perhaps your assumption is that a random VPS provider is more trustworthy than a random VPN provider?
> If you must use a commercial VPN to get to Netflix or whatever, > do it from inside a virtual machine that you use for nothing but that.
Again, good advice for tech-savvy people, but not practical for most folks, particularly for the times when they're on mobile devices.
I don't disagree with your overall sentiment (I don't use commercial VPN providers for the same reasons), but for many folks these serve a useful purpose, and there are no practical alternatives.