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by waithuh 1044 days ago
...why do that when you can simply sell though?
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zirgs 1043 days ago
Sell what? Browsing data of VPN users? That would be easy to check.
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waithuh 1043 days ago
How easy is the question.

1. Browsing habits would hardly have an affect on the vast array of data to have an effect on ads presented to you, unless you care about your privacy. Its all target auidence and marketing (look at ExpressVPN or Surfshark. They all offer privacy but never follow up)

2. Their algorithms can avoid showing you ads derived from the VPN if it detects the usage of your actual IP

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zirgs 1043 days ago
If they sell data then it's possible to buy that data. So a security researcher could simply try buying that data and then expose that VPN provider.
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waithuh 1043 days ago
The market for data is shady. They can simply sign contracts with a few reputable "market intelligence" firms. I am also very sure that another VPN firm wouldnt mind being a proxy seller the browsing data in return for some comission.
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