I looked into VPN sponsors...

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Corrections are in the pinned comment, I was wrong about a few things 😬 my research process wasn't refined when I made this video, so please forgive me with those items. I still very much stand with the overall message that most people do not need VPNs. Like I said, if you use Instagram regularly, or you have a cloud security camera, you have way more privacy problems that a VPN could not solve.

My video explaining data and data breaches: https://youtu.be/ek7awOTm5vk

▬▬ References & Resources ▬▬
Reject Convenience Forum: https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/
Fun article about VPN app vulnerability: https://arstechnica.com/securi....ty/2024/05/novel-att
Linus Tech Tips on TunnelBear sponsorship break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNG4-9BqUIQ
NordVPN and Surfshark are the same company: https://www.zdnet.com/article/....meet-nordsec-the-com
ExpressVPN sold in 2021: https://www.zdnet.com/article/....expressvpn-sells-to-
How your ISP can deduce if you’re a pirate: https://www.makeuseof.com/isp-files-torrenting
Facebook VPN that tracks everything, then proceeds to pay people to use it, including children as young as 13 years old (I wish this was fake): https://www.techradar.com/news..../facebook-paid-users Mental
Outlaw on Facebook's VPN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkLvpxImRGw
SomeOrdinaryGamers on Facebook's VPN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXH9FK2L2pY
TunnelBear Privacy Policy: https://www.tunnelbear.com/privacy-policy
NordVPN Privacy Policy: https://my.nordaccount.com/legal/privacy-policy
Surfshark Privacy Policy: https://surfshark.com/privacy
McAfee also has a VPN: https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/vpn.html
McAfee Privacy Policy privacy policy (they sell your data according to the CCPA): https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/c....onsumer-support/poli
Proton VPN Privacy Policy: https://protonvpn.com/privacy-policy
Tom Scott on VPN Ads: https://youtube.com/watch?v=WVDQEoe6ZWY
VPNs are worth $45 billion in 2022: https://www.gminsights.com/ind....ustry-analysis/virtu
On the NordVPN breach in 2018: https://www.techradar.com/news..../whats-the-truth-abo

▬▬ Timestamps ▬▬
00:00 Intro
01:14 Part 1: How the Internet works
03:46 Part 2: How VPNs work
06:56 Part 3: Can you trust a VPN?
12:01 Part 4: Why the big push?
15:43 Part 5: Conclusion

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