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Does it matter which country you exit from in a VPN? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by MagneticFusion@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Would internet services be subject to, let's say Swiss privacy laws, if you were connected to a Swiss server from your VPN? And if they do, would it make that much of a difference that it's worth the occasional hassle of having to change the language and region?

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[–] gustulus@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

From your moms house.

[–] lemmy_nightmare@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

😂this is what I signed up for