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On Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:23:29 -0400, m2 <m2@somewhere.com> wrote:

>I really appreciate RIB's comments, and am reading the Wikipedia page
>on VPN's for an overview.  I'm a little curious about the mention that
>PureVPN is Chinese based.  I was listening to a podcast from NPR
>yesterday that mentioned Apple computer taking away their VPN product
>from the Chinese public, because it was forbidden by the government.
>Now I see wikipedia saying something similar, "VPNs have been banned
>in the People's Republic of China and Russia."   I'm not worried about
>that, since I dont live in China or Russia, but just curious what it
>all means.  Honestly,  I think I would feel safer having a Chinese
>VPN, than one from Microsoft, for example, since Edward Snowden
>exposed how pervasive, dishonest, and paranoid the US is in spying on
>its own citizens.
>
>All VPN's are not equal, no doubt about that.   But also, even the
>same VPN may not stay "equal" over time.  PureVPN sounds like a very
>good deal, and I'm going to get their 2 year plan shortly, since it
>takes one to know one.  I have to get one before I'll really
>understand how it works and become fluent in the technology.
>
>Thanks RIB!  You helped me once before, recommending HandBrake, saying
>there would be a learning curve.  Didnt seem to be much of one, and it
>is a favorite tool now.  (I do have difficulty getting subtitles to
>behave.)
>
>     -------------
>
>   Pink Floyd said, "We dont need no education!"
>
><lament>
>sorry, but i'm afraid we do...
>liberality is on the run across the globe...
>:(
></lament>
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Yep ! I will certainly be checking with RIB Before I finally decide on
a VPN... But will probably just use what He's using anyway :)
Thanks RIB.
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