Religion, sexual orientation, union membership and political beliefs have all been used in the past to persecute people.

To think that it's not possible again is naive.

Privacy is the most fundamental right to be free.

Without privacy, the Chinese CCP model will be the model we all will eventually live under.

I love Mullvad. You don't see them in any ads (No "this video is brought to you by Mullvad VPN") and you can pay them any way you'd like... Including cash!

The way I explain it to people who say that to me is that it doesn't even have to be something illegal or sketchy.

Everyone...and I mean everyone has something about themselves that, were it common knowledge, would change the way your friends and family look at you. Maybe for the better. Maybe not. And if you, for whatever reason, don't want that they be known, then so be it. That's totally your decision, not the governments.

If you want to let your freak flag fly proudly, go ahead. You have my full love and support. If you want to fly your freak flag privately and not have it be common knowledge. You also have my full love and support.

It's not about "having something to hide". It's about the you that you choose to present to the world. And that is a fundamental right.

I've got a bit of a VPN question if anyone wants to educate a newbie a little. When I tried a VPN (Mullvad actually!) it defaulted to Sweden but then accessing my banking information didn't work. If I switch a VPN to reflect that I'm somewhere randomly in the USA, is that still sufficient protection?

I am pro privacy and hiding your shit because as a engineer, my goal is to do cool shit. Cool shit like seeing what diseases your poop has.

Then some fucktard sees that data and uses it for evil.

Any woman tracking her period is getting Handmaid's Tale and it's bullshit, all because engineers want to do cool shit.

504s ... :(

Mullvad has been working great for me on Arch Linux and Android.