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Outcry over ExpressVPN ownership: What the Israeli connection means for user privacy
(www.middleeasteye.net)
Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.
much thanks to @gary_host_laptop for the logo design :)
Even ignoring any ownership issues, it's an awful service. If you look up "ExpressVPN cancel" you'll find lots of posts and comments from people complaining that they were charged again after cancelling, that the interface makes it difficult to cancel, that they needed to reach out to support multiple times, etc.
Instead:
I check this guide from time to time to see if anything has changed with the usual recommendations:
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/vpn/
I don't know why people don't use crypto or one time cards for this kind of purchase. You pay for anonymity, you pay for it anonymously.
Crypto takes a lot of effort to trace, but it's not necessarily anonymous. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/crypto/are-cryptocurrency-transactions-actually-anonymous/