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aborsy ◴[] No.45118924[source]
Do people here trust their ISPs more than their VPN providers? That’s the question!

On the other hand, as far as privacy from the end point is concerned, users can be identified regardless of IP addresses. Visit fingerprint.com, you will get an identifier, then connect to a privacy VPN and change servers once in a while. The website will identify you, tell you are the same user visited last week from such location, and the number of times you visited.

Browsers (except Tor) send so much data that accurate identification is possible without IP address. And services could refuse to work if users don’t provide the required information, although that info could be randomized.

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thisislife2 ◴[] No.45119247[source]
I do trust my ISP more than any foreign VPN service providers because I have the option to take my ISP to court if they violate my rights. I stopped caring about anonymity on political subjects when I realised not being anonymous made me more civil online, and more mindful of what I want to talk about. (Ofcourse, I can think like this because I have the privilege of living a democracy).
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1. akimbostrawman ◴[] No.45124889[source]
>more mindful of what I want to talk about

I would call that self censorship. If I want to insult a politician I will do so from a network location that won't get me put in legal trouble.

>I can think like this because I have the privilege of living a democracy

This has less to do with the political system than free speech which is nonexistent or limited even in most western countries that are democracies