| Re: VPN education, thanks to RIB |
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On Fri, 04 Aug 2017 19:16:58 GMT, NoOne <noone@nowhere.net> wrote:
>On Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:23:29 -0400, m2 wrote:
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>> 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.
>
>The ban meant that many VPN services in China closed up shop. Taking out
>a two year plan with a Chinese VPN provider might not be the best idea in
>the circumstances.
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Which is the same way I understood it and will ask an expert (RIP)
before I decide to take a 2 year trip OR sign up with someone else. :)
Shame though... that 2 year deal price was looking Good.
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