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by JCDenton2052 2671 days ago
I used a few over the years. Boleh, Nord, PIA, etc.

One day I woke up and realised I do not know who runs those companies. For example, Nord is registered in Panama, a country where declaring company ownership is not mandatory. Why should I trust them with my data?

After a little digging I found that Proton is the only VPN provider whose owners have put their names and reputations on the the line. The only one.

It doesn't mean I trust them 100%. But if someone is willing to put their face on their website, I'd say it gives them an extra incentive to do their job right.

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Your approach to this reminded me of an article[1] I bookmarked last week. Their methodology was kinda similar.

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[1] https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-vpn-service/