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VPN by Google One is shutting down for good
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this post was submitted on 14 Apr 2024
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People have trust issues with Google services.
Pretty reasonable
Me, deeply cynical: "Google is just using their VPN to spy on you. They've got an entire department dedicated to checking what websites you visit while using the VPN and building a profile on each individual, which they will turn over to the authorities the moment society collapses into a state of anarchy and military law must be imposed."
Google CEO: "Shut down the secret VPN counterintelligence program that tracks all the future domestic terrorists in the event of a widespread domestic insurgency. Its not making us enough money."
What's crazy is in this time line that sounds plausible.
I am part of people... I hate google, Microsoft, Apple. So you're right. We need a new hero.
Everyone knows that The OS For The Common Man was Apple, because the Common Man is Bad At IT.
I feel like it would be weird to if you got a vpn for the purpose of downloading isos or making it harder to track you. It wasn’t always available to iOS users either ( I have an iPhone so that’s why I’m mentioning it) , so you already neutered those two bases. It seemed like a niche offering to begin with