How Dangerous Is Your Foreign VPN?
Summary
As an example of the kinds of steps VPN services take to assure you of your privacy, Private Internet Access issues you a user ID when you create an account. Looking at the British Virgin Islands, VPN companies have played up how local law enforcement will not simply accept warrants issued from other governments. VPNs based in Hong Kong (as semi-distinct from mainland China) are often attacked with accusations that the surveillance state must have a tight grip on them. Additionally, the NSA has been accused of taking advantage of the United States critical position in data infrastructure, tapping the lines through which global internet traffic flows and allegedly copying it in real-time—perhaps ironically, given that the US makes the same argument against Huawei, as mentioned above. A lengthy discussion about foreign VPNs in the halls of Congress falls into that category, especially when the group concludes that whatever threats exist are minimal.
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