[gambiting]

The reason why I route all of my traffic through a VPN is simple - in the UK all ISPs have to keep the history of all your browsing for a year. I want to avoid that. That's it. I just don't like this requirement, especially since lots of agencies can access this data without any kind of warrant - so this is like my own little personal protest against this stupid law. Nothing more complex than that.

[johnisgood]

"UK-based VPN companies may be subject to the same data retention laws as the country's internet service providers. The UK has also made news in the past as some carriers have blocked certain VPNs. However, the use of VPNs remains legal."

Not sure how much of it is true. I cannot imagine what would happen to some people there were it to be illegal. I would move out.

[nybble41]

You can use a VPN that isn't based in your home country. It's much harder to switch to a non-local ISP.