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[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) There are free vpn services? How do they data mine you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thorman1@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well they have to host the servers and pay for them somehow... So they take all of your traffic going through their servers and sell it. They know when you go to any website, at what time, and how long you were there... That's why anyone recommending a VPN strongly recommends vpns that do not keep logs of what their clients do when connected to their servers. Even some paid vpns double dip and keep logs and sell them as well as charging for access. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago To be fair, I wouldn't really count on a VPN not collecting logs - if I can't check it, better assume they're collected. This may not matter as much, but I still wouldn't rely on this for anything sensitive. Also, the free VPNs can harm you in more ways than just selling your traffic logs, such as making you a part of a proxy botnet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thorman1@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well they have to host the servers and pay for them somehow... So they take all of your traffic going through their servers and sell it. They know when you go to any website, at what time, and how long you were there... That's why anyone recommending a VPN strongly recommends vpns that do not keep logs of what their clients do when connected to their servers. Even some paid vpns double dip and keep logs and sell them as well as charging for access. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago To be fair, I wouldn't really count on a VPN not collecting logs - if I can't check it, better assume they're collected. This may not matter as much, but I still wouldn't rely on this for anything sensitive. Also, the free VPNs can harm you in more ways than just selling your traffic logs, such as making you a part of a proxy botnet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago To be fair, I wouldn't really count on a VPN not collecting logs - if I can't check it, better assume they're collected. This may not matter as much, but I still wouldn't rely on this for anything sensitive. Also, the free VPNs can harm you in more ways than just selling your traffic logs, such as making you a part of a proxy botnet. permalink fedilink source parent