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More like no condom vs a condom with a poked hole. Chances are lower, but information is always visible.
Plus whoever is buying that data, owns the agencies that do audits in the first place.
That's basically a conspiracy claim with no evidence. Audit firms have reputations to maintain. Their entire business depends on credability. Plus many audits are public. If all audits were controlled by shadow buyers, every industry audit would be meaningless.
Your condom analogy only works if failure is guaranteed. With a reputable VPN, it isn’t. You’re not eliminating trust, you’re choosing a provider with audits, legal accountability, and a track record instead of defaulting to your ISP. That’s not perfect security, but it’s clearly not the same as “a poked hole.”
You're referring to ground level policing and law, which sure, they keep things transparent for as intended. I'm talking about the under layer that isn't petty that owns the police.
Like if you're a welfare shmuck, no one's interested in fining and ultimately jailing you because you will cost the system more than you're worth. Now, someone making steady 6 figures has assets to repo if they're caught dling Shrek 4, so they get the VPN. Now, however, something greater knows you're willing to pay to keep your Shrek addiction away from ground level eyes. Might never bite in the lifetime, but might depending on what Shrek actually is. Someone always knows, its just a matter of what your vice is and who knows how much you're worth.