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Farewell online privacy
What happened?
Trump happened.
just get a VPN?
You canโt just tell people toย โget a VPN (Virtual Private Network)โ. Buying a VPN is like buying a house. Itโs very very important. Having no VPN or having a โwrongโ one can seriously damage your life. Especially for Americans because their privacy laws are garbage. I am going to try explain why you should get a VPN but bare with me, I am from Germany and my English is far from perfect.ย
Letโs start with a simple test. Click this link here:ย https://whatismyipaddress.com/ It will tell your IP adres, your ISP (internet service provider), and your location. The location might not be very accurate, but then again, itโs just a simple website. Imagine what the government can do!
So basically, everyone can find out where you live. But there is more danger. Your ISP. Your ISP logs your every move online and they are required to keep it in case the government wants access to it (or if a 3rd party wants to buy your data (yikes). They have everything. What websites you visit. How long you stay on a website. What you download.ย Your search terms. European laws are more subtle on this but if you are from the US you are #@*#&, especially because Trump doesnโt support the open internet. Itโs scary but maybe in the future you canโt get a job because the recruiter knows your searched onย โhow to deal with depressionโ or anythings else thatโs supposed to be private because itโs your f*cking right. Or you get a $100k fine because you pirated a movie 15 years ago. You need a VPN. Youโre dumb for not using one. but what does a VPN do?
A VPN encrypts all your data so if it were be intercepted no one canย โcrack the codeโ and damage your privacy.ย
Usually being online goes like this (simplified): Your computer โ-> ISP (โโ> keeps data โโ> sells it)
But with a VPN it goes like: Your computer โโ> VPN (encrypts data)โโ> ISP (ISP canโt see shit)
Furthermore, a VPN hides your IP address and location by giving you another IP address located in Spain for example (you can often choose from a list and change as many times as you want). ย
Now that you know why you should get a VPN and what is does it is important to educate yourself because people often choose the wrong VPN. VPN providers are also businesses and have to obey the law. If you choose a VPN provider located in the US then you are throwing your money away because the laws in the US shits on your privacy. If the US gov wants the provider to give all their logs they have to obey.ย The ISP ย still canโt see what you are doing online and sell your data but the US gov can interfere with your VPN provider so NEVER CHOOSE A PROVIDER LOCATED IN THE US.ย
I just wanted to make that very clear so my followers donโt buy false security.
There is still more danger!ย Who says your VPN provider isnโt selling your data? You need to check their logging policy. Do they keep logs? If yes, what for? For how long do they keep them? Tip: Choose a provider who doesnโt keep logs
More about lawย The US is part of the Five Eyes program (the worst):ย ย
The Five Eyes, often abbreviated as FVEY, is an intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. These countries are bound by the multilateral UKUSA Agreement, a treaty for joint cooperation in signals intelligence (source)
There is also a Nine Eyes (bit better) and Fourteen Eyes Program (better).ย You donโt want a VPN provider who is located in one the Five Eyes countries.ย If you had to choose go for a provider located in a country thatโs part of the Fourteen Eyes Program or even better, go for a country that isnโt part of any program!ย
I know this is a shitty explanation and please pardon my english but now itโs time to do your own research. Take your privacy seriously. Maybe WWIII breaks out and you get killed for liking the โwrongโ FB-page. ย
Go to this website:ย https://thatoneprivacysite.net/simple-vpn-comparison-chart/
Make sure that your future VPN provider both has green boxes for Privacy Jurisdiction and Privacy Logging.ย
I recommend ovpn.se and trust.zone. ovpn is located in Sweden so they are part of the 14 Eyes Program and they keep minimal logs. Their business ethics, however, are alright.ย
Trustzone is located in the Seychelles. No country can interfere and their privacy jurisdiction is the best you can get. The US want your data but needs to get it from Trustzone? The Seychelles will simply give them the finger and wave them goodbye. However, this makes this provider very appealing for people who torrent and criminals because they keep no logs (and that is how it shoud be) Also, ย there are almost no marketing efforts so this provider is one the cheapest)
Also, often providers such as ExpressVPN are being calledย โThe Bestโ on websites about VPNs but know that this is just marketing which also makes those provider more expensive (and they too shit on your privacy)
This must be the worst article you have ever read but please, please take your privacy very seriously.
EDIT: I got many people asking me which provider I use. For those who want to know, I use Trust Zone. They offer a free 3-day trial with no strings attached. But still do your own research!ย
I am also with Trustzone but I think you forgot to explain one of itโs most important features. It protects you when you are using someone elseโs Wi-Fi. If you are at Starbucks and you use their Wi-Fi your privacy is at risk. Anyone with ill intentions could steal your information. Especially if you are using an unsecured Wi-Fi hotspot. With a VPN your data gets encrypted so no one can steal it.ย
Wait, whatโs going, on? Did trump destroy internet privacy with a bill or something? Whereโs the news? Oh wait, why am I getting visions of Alex Jones and selling water purifiers?
He hasnโt yet but he says he wants to. And if he is serious about it it would be really easy to do. Since all our data is already recorded, as the person above explained.
Trump wants more surveillance of Muslim Americans. This in a country where internet privacy is already close to non-existent.ย
Trust.Zone has a free trial. Use it.ย
btw this post only has 11k notes? Thatโs quite disappointing for something this important.ย
Donโt reblog this post to save a life. Reblog this to protect an entire family!
@earth-ruins @writing-prompt-s Should I get trustzone for my mobile device?
If you use public Wi-Fi, then yes. Which VPN you use is up to you, amigo. Take @earth-ruins advice. Do your own research first.ย
@elvesfromthedeepโ just brought the current situation in the US to my attention (March 30, 2017).ย
Sources
Anger as US internet privacy law scrappedย
Congress just voted to let internet providers sell your browsing historyย
To all my friends in the US, please read this entire post. Making everyone aware of VPNs is going to be my mission. Your privacy matters. Please reblog this post.
Donโt tell me you just wanted to scroll past this. Stop looking at pictures of cats for a moment, okay? Donโt you realize how important this is? This is dangerous! โAmerica, the best FREE country in the worldโ my ass.
With this new law your ISP can sell your Internet history which could include passwords, usernames, religion, credit card numbers, race and much more to the highest bidder. So here is what I want you to do. You are going to read the whole thing and before you think โthis is so important. Let me reblog this real quick and go back to admiring cats again-โ NO! Donโt reblog this. Take action first. Then reblog. Sign up for a free trial! Trust.Zone offers one (here). Yes. It might be difficult to set up a VPN for some people. But is that going to stop you from protecting yourself and your family? 30 minutes. 30 minutes is all that it takes. 5 if you know how to install software. The problem with some of you is that you see โdifficultโ as something negative. I want you to see difficult differently. I need you to push through this stuff. You are going to protect yourself. There is nothing negative about that. VPNs are fun and costsaving too! A VPN bypasses geographical restrictions so you can access websites you normally canโt or you could start Netflixโs one month free trial over and over again- forever. And itโs legal! (unless you use it to buy weapons etc.,) Donโt tell yourself that you are too tired and that you will do this tomorrow. Because that isnโt going to happen and you know it. You have to do this right now. You only have to click on it. Donโt let this/shit/life just happen to you. Take yourself seriously. Get a VPN.
Privacy is not a privilege, itโs a fundamental human right
Hey is thatoneprivacysite still good? The link works and it does take me to an article about vpns, but it just looks like an ad for expressvpn with extra steps.
No they switched to https://thatoneprivacysite.xyz/#simple-vpn-comparison a couple years ago
Welcome to the VPN Comparison!ย This section is meant to be a resource to those who value their privacy, specifical...
I had Trust.Zone when this post first started making the rounds on Tumblr and I forgot about it after Biden took office. I recently sent them an email asking why my subscription wasnโt automatically renewed and why their website hasnโt changed since 2017(?). Their answer:
Shady people, good people, this company only cares about privacy and doesnโt care who it serves. But now with Trump and Musk this is the only VPN Iโll use.
I understand some people might not want to use this VPN on moral grounds, but itโs genuinely one of the very few VPNs set up in a way that no authority can touch you. ExpressVPN and other โpopularโ options operate in jurisdictions favorable for profits but their privacy is just a band-aid our government can easily rip off if it demands information. Iโm a trans man, Iโm afraid of our government, and at this point, I simply donโt care anymore.
For a second I was like noooooo, not this long post again! Havenโt seen it in years and I always thought it was a bit extreme and exaggerated. Now that we are in 2025, I am like, nahh, these people knew what they were talking about all along. First time I am reblogging this.
Also I donโt think anyone has said this yet but the free trial only requires an email address. No credit card details or anything. Refreshing.
Could someone please put the link to the free trial here? I donโt want to scroll back up 10 miles. Thank you.
here you go @foxbridgeni
Trust.Zone Free Trial
The argument against VPNs has always been,ย โbut I have nothing to hide.โย Now that an unpredictable lunatic is in charge, purging based on whatever whim strikes him, that sentiment is quickly fading. VPNs arenโt just about hiding personal secrets; theyโre about protecting freedom, autonomy, and your basic right to live without unjust scrutiny or arbitrary persecution.
Reblogging again bc this is important
2018 tumblr post:
1: why do they call it a boner when theres no bone in it
2: there used to be
3: why does this sound so ominous
2025 tumblr post:
1: forward my shambling soldiers and slay without thinking. let blood flow into every crevice of this rotten land
2: yes my lady
3: yes my lady
I'm constantly impressed at people's ability to stretch anything to fit an acronym, but it's extremely impressive how well that fits.
the workday/weekend ratio is so off. like ethically.
things we need to address:
gen z men getting pulled into alt-right pipelines through andrew tate, joe rogan, elon musk, jordan peterson etc
the gullibility and stupidity of half the country voting against our collective best interests
the broad effect social media has on public and common good
lazy minds and lack of empathy
outside-country interference (trump and elonโs connections to russia and the amount of bots from other countries spreading misinformation)
the long-term effects of AI and rampant disinformation
I actually can't stop thinking about how the losing party last election dressed like vikings and tried to break into the white house and the losing party this election are sharing suicide prevention hotlines
One more thing before I go bury myself in a pile of blankets:
To everyone who voted Democrat for the first time, every former trump supporter who voted for Harris, everyone who voted for the first time, every Republican who did not want this result and voted for Harris, thank you.
I got a text from my cousin who has voted third party for decades who voted for a Democrat for the first time yesterday.
My aunt who voted for trump in 2016 and who's husband is a proud MAGA sent me a Snapchat late last night saying she is one of the women who secretly voted for Harris.
A former friend from college who used to be deep in the Republican party posted on Facebook yesterday that he voted for Harris.
I know you aren't the only ones.
I see that you tried.