Post #3990926
2026-07-21 17:00 UTC
RE: https://mastodon.social/@sarahjamielewis/116958482802236850
Meanwhile, pro-journalist orgs are asserting how much they need VPNs, and that banning them puts them at risk.
Most of us will never see privacy audits of a last-mile ISP, who wouldn't be caught dead inserting "privacy" into their marketing promises – and would rather crow to WSJ & CNBC that they are going to monetize the metadata about my online activity with their partners while they think of ways to resurrect their plans to selectively replace data content midstream.
I'll take the audited VPN providers, thanks. They can break their promises, of course, but at least there will be no mistaking what went down and why. Now let's take a hard look at what causes Verizon and Starlink are supporting...
#vpn #privacy #adtech
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@tasket@infosec.exchange 2026-07-21 17:08
The assumption that some external service (VPN or whatever) couldn't possibly honor its core commitments to you, little nobody customer, is kind of odious. There are no special technologies that will let us eradicate trust relationships from our online interactions. The need for "no trust" leads to madness. The fact that we are talking about Mullvad, and many of us cancelling with a consequential impact is evidence that something about VPN use is working better than trusting giant ISPs.