I'd believe about 50% of it. Yes, it's true that many VPN providers are not completely trustworthy. No, that doesn't mean that they're all bad or that none of them are worth using.
If you have a need for one, take the time to choose carefully. Setting up your own avoids the burden of having to find a good one, but is even more work and comes with some downsides if your aim is to have any protection against people who might want to track you down through your hosting provider.
Eh, it depends. If you want maximum privacy then it's probably a good idea. If you're aware of the risks, have some trust in your ISP, don't do anything that's likely to attract unwanted attention, don't care about making indiscriminate mass surveillance slightly more difficult, and live in a country where there isn't too much censorship, then not really.
I'd believe about 50% of it. Yes, it's true that many VPN providers are not completely trustworthy. No, that doesn't mean that they're all bad or that none of them are worth using.
If you have a need for one, take the time to choose carefully. Setting up your own avoids the burden of having to find a good one, but is even more work and comes with some downsides if your aim is to have any protection against people who might want to track you down through your hosting provider.
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Would you say it's a must for the average Privacy-conscious individual?
Eh, it depends. If you want maximum privacy then it's probably a good idea. If you're aware of the risks, have some trust in your ISP, don't do anything that's likely to attract unwanted attention, don't care about making indiscriminate mass surveillance slightly more difficult, and live in a country where there isn't too much censorship, then not really.
Would you say it's a must for the average Privacy-conscious individual?