Burned $300 on a VPN that logged my data anyway

I paid $300 for a two year VPN plan from a company that claimed zero logs. Found out last month they handed over my browsing history to an ISP in a copyright case. I only noticed because my friend got a warning letter the same week from the same ISP. The VPN company changed their privacy policy six months in and I missed the email. Now I'm back to using a free option I tested myself with a packet sniffer. Anyone else get burned by a VPN that promised privacy but didn't deliver?

3 comments

3 Comments

evan_cooper731mo ago

I mean, how likely is it that anyone actually goes after your data that seriously though?

phoenix_lewis1mo ago

Happens way more than people realize, trust me.

the_tessa1mo ago

Man, you'd be surprised. It's like leaving your front door unlocked in a busy city and thinking nobody will try the handle. People scrape data from big leaks all the time, and bots automatically test stolen info on tons of different sites until something sticks. Doesn't take a genius hacker, just a lazy one with a script, right?