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by WHATDOESIT 1373 days ago
> I don't consider anything closed source to be safe.

Having the source won't help you in any practical way to verify the security of this online service. The app is just a relatively simple connector to a VPN. You need to trust the service/its operator, and at that point you might as well trust that app too.

> OK, fantastic, so instead of handing my ISP all my data, I hand it to ... you?

Exactly right and fantastic indeed. You have to hand it to someone at some point. Having a choice and choosing something like Warp sounds much better than handing out my data to any random unknown ISP wherever I connect to a wifi (especially if I am visiting foreign countries with somewhat harsher network tracking laws) - and some people don't trust their home ISP too but don't have other options.

I'm happy for you that you have a trustable ISP with good opsec who won't betray you. Not everyone does.

They said "safer" not "perfectly safe".