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RichardCoulter · 20-12-2024, 19:08

I imagine using those based in places like Russia is a bad idea for obvious reasons.

Would it be fair to say that free VPN's are potentially less secure than paid for VPN's? My logic is that they have to make their money from somewhere and could be more open to selling data or not have the money to make their service particularly secure.

I think it's probably better not to use a VPN for things like banking as long as it has secure encryption and just use it for things like accessing overseas streaming services.

20-12-2024, 19:08	#5
RichardCoulter cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11,174	Re: Why using a VPN may not be such a good idea. I imagine using those based in places like Russia is a bad idea for obvious reasons. Would it be fair to say that free VPN's are potentially less secure than paid for VPN's? My logic is that they have to make their money from somewhere and could be more open to selling data or not have the money to make their service particularly secure. I think it's probably better not to use a VPN for things like banking as long as it has secure encryption and just use it for things like accessing overseas streaming services.