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Facebook bought a VPN company and deployed it, in part, to spy on its users. (techcrunch.com)

submitted 8 months ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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This is the problem with using VPN services in general, you have to have complete trust in the service provider.

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[–] jeze@kzoo.to 28 points 8 months ago (17 children)

@yogthos Is anyone surprised by this anymore? Facebook is evil- full stop. We don't need any more reasons to obstain from using their products but "mArKeTplAcE" and "mY cOuSiNs WoNt SwiTcH."

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 9 points 8 months ago (13 children)

I'm trying really hard to get my family to use something else for communication but they won't. It's a fucking drag.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I feel you. I've spent the last couple years building up self hosted replacements for these enshittified services as they flop. But despite all the work I've put in, I can't even get them to log off facebook to look at what I've got.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

What does yours have of value to them that Facebook doesn't?

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You make an excellent point, without use it’s mostly just there for nothing.. but, specifically I build shit that they complain about. I have my personal photo site up with all my digital photos from the last 25 years catalogued and available from anywhere, I did this because they complained about not having them accessible. Hasn’t been logged into by anyone but me...

But I don’t really blame them, I get it. The easy button is right there.

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