It's important that you understand the difference between a VPN and an IP address obfuscator ("anonymizer").
They are not the same thing. Unfortunately, the people who offer free or inexpensive VPNs to consumers won't explain it to you.
In fact, they profit from the confusion.
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@paxterrarum if its for downloading movies ... nobody cares. whistleblowers and investigative reporters are a minority that have special platforms to do that. the rest is probably illegal stuff which they deserve being caught for.
@paxterrarum Which will keep me safe?
@Tattoomonkey29
In almost all cases, neither. I'm referring to commercial, consumer-oriented VPNs, not the VPN operated by the company you work for.
@paxterrarum Hello Prof! It's been a while.