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Anything but safe: Using VPN can bear immense risks (www.dw.com)
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[–] uranibaba@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

The issue seems to be with free VPNs.

Instead, the authors recommend using paid VPNs, which are generally considered to be more reliable and secure. For example, no serious privacy or security issues were found with Lantern, Psiphon, ProtonVPN or Mullvad.