u/Ok_Midnight_4229

So I just read that Canada’s proposed surveillance bill is getting massive backlash from VPN companies, and apparently Windscribe even said they might straight up leave Canada if they’re forced to log user activity. Ngl this is kinda insane to me. Like bro the main reason I even pay for a VPN is so my activity isn’t being tracked everywhere I work remotely and travel a lot, so I’m constantly connecting to hotel Wi-Fi, coffee shops, airports, all that sketchy public internet stuff. A VPN is basically my safety net. But if governments start forcing VPN companies to keep logs of what users are doing then wtf are we paying for at that point?. Anyone else think this whole thing is getting way outta pocket?

So apparently the EU launched this new age verification system to “protect minors online,” but people quickly figured out you can literally bypass it with a VPN. Now there’s talk about tighter VPN regulations and honestly this feels kinda wild. I travel a lot for work and public Wi-Fi is straight up sus sometimes. VPN is basically the only thing keeping my accounts from getting yoinked at airports and cafés. What’s annoying is that governments keep treating VPNs like they’re only used for bypassing restrictions, when a lot of normal people use them for privacy, security, streaming, remote work, etc. Imagine paying for a legit VPN subscription then suddenly needing ID verification just to use it That kinda defeats the whole privacy point ngl. Anybody else think this is getting outta hand or am I trippin’?

so i just read that russia is basically admitting they cant ban vpns and ngl this is wild because they been trying so hard to crack down on everything lately but apparently their own banks and businesses need vpns to function so theyre stuck like imagine being a government that wants total control but you cant actually pull it off because your entire financial system depends on the tech youre trying to ban thats lowkey hilarious and also pretty telling about how important vpns actually are i got family over there and they been using vpns forever to access stuff and i was always worried they might get in trouble but now knowing that even the government admits they cant stop it is actually reassuring af like they basically threw in the towel kanyone else got vpn stories from restrictive countries or am i the only one who finds this stuff interesting

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