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by colinbartlett 4255 days ago
PrivateInternetAccess.com gives you an installer with all the credentials in it ready to go. It was so easy my dad could do it.

I don't think ease is a barrier anymore. I think it's just lack of education about how necessary these measures are.
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xtian 4254 days ago
PIA gets a lot of recommendations but no one ever mentions that a great number of sites prevent you from using them from the PIA addresses. I've had a lot of trouble with financial and e-commerce sites in particular (which are also the situations I really care about using a VPN).

I think it might be that PIA is frequently used for DDOS and abuse since it's so inexpensive.

Just something I wish I had known before signing up.

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collyw 4253 days ago
As a developer, I would actually have to read up to know exactly what a VPN is and what I can do with it. I have a rough idea, but as it has never been something I have worked with, I have little knowledge of them. Now how would you expect the general public to manage, without someone giving them a decent explanation of them.
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