[dewey]

> What good is a VPN if you have to reveal all of your personally identifiable information to the vendor?

Because most peoples threat model doesn't include actors that can force a VPN provider to give up their data. They just use it because it's making it easier to not get data stolen in a coffee shop and watch US Netflix.

[satoshivpn]

If you have two equally great user experiences and in one case you have to share your personal information, and in another you don't, which would you choose?

[dewey]

The one where the company behind has a good reputation and seems trustworthy. Like Mullvad where their real address, developers, history and open source projects are available on the website (https://mullvad.net/en/help/no-logging-data-policy/) and they have been around for a while without any scandals that I'm aware of.

If there's a new provider out with no name, company address, audits or history and tells me they are not sharing personal information I just have to take their word for it. So it's not much better than the alternative if I can't verify it.