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submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by commander@lemmings.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

I've been experimenting with some free VPNs, and it looks like Riseup is legit. I'm able to torrent on it without issue and the speeds are acceptable for my connection.

How come we don't recommend this more? Everyone is always saying "no free vpns," but how many of you have actually tried them? I feel like I've been wasting money on my VPN ever since I found Riseup.

Are we just being hustled by the viral marketers and their useful idiots?

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[-] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 22 points 6 days ago

So because their blurb is anti-establishment-inclined, we're meant to blindly trust it? What about in 2016 where they willingly gave up user's information because the FBI asked nicely? That doesn't sound like a very secure service to my ears. In fact, it paints a certain picture that Riseup isn't a no-logs service.

The reason we value a no-logs service so highly is because without logs, a service couldn't snitch on a user even if they wanted to, even if the person(s) behind the company had ethical issues with what one of their users was doing with their service and decided they don't meet the criteria of people who should have access to privacy while using the internet. A no-logs policy allows for an agnostic service. The inherent risk of true privacy on the internet is that someone is going to use it to break the law but does that mean a singular person or entity should have the right to decide whether that person is entitled to privacy? To me, that sounds a lot like the antithesis of what Riseup's goal is. Are you going to keep advertising them knowing that?

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