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[–] Z745812939054@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

jfc what now? not in a place i can watch video

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It will end up being the nazi-VPN because only nazis will knowingly use it due to the CEO's political affiliations.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 17 points 1 month ago

You can see all the nazis swarming around it in the comments, which is ironic because they’re the ones who don’t want privacy for anyone the most.

[–] far_university1990@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lol idc if ceo is nazi if service is the same.

Me german has nothing to do.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

wat? are you having a stroke?

[–] cardfire@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

No, he's hoping Nazism is alive and well in Germany and he's complying in advance.

Bootlickers everywhere.

[–] far_university1990@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Digga ich bin Deutsch und wir hassen die AFD, was laberst du für eine Scheisse?

I never say any of that.

But why is me ignore political opinion of ceo bootlicker behaviour?

[–] cardfire@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Okay, I'm sorry I assumed you were American.

I think that tolerating evil is still a problem, though, and I don't think I'm equipped to explain why we have to care about defending those weaker than ourselves, from the people in power that would delete them.

[–] far_university1990@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

Ok understandable now. Thank you.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 0 points 1 month ago

Ah, the reasoning of a person after a stroke 👌 Tracks with bootlickers.

[–] far_university1990@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Why use fancy word if simple word do trick?

Edit: also english not native.

[–] IamBlank@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 month ago

That really sucks. I love Mullvad. So challenging to find ethical tech.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm glad I went with IPVanish over Mullvad. Very similar in features and price.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I've been using Nord after moving from PIA. Seems OK, though their Linux client isn't amazing.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I used to use Nord but I was turned off by their misleading advertising and predatory subscriptions and pricing approaches.

You pay more per month than what their misleading advertised prices suggest and they will try to auto-renew your subscription at several times your current price if you're not paying attention.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I always let them expire no matter who the provider is, they usually offer a big discount after. This works with ISPs, phone service providers, etc.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Careful though. The Nord subscription will auto-renew (at a higher price) unless you specifically tell it not to in a somewhat hidden menu. And check it again before it expires because it is known to magically set itself back to auto-renewal close to renewal.

[–] yesterday@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago

Can confirm, this happened to me a few years ago. Thankfully I realized it minutes after it renewed itself and managed to get a refund, but the customer service was adamant that I did not turn off auto-renew. I did. I specifically double-checked a week before my plan was supposed to expire--I always have subscription expiration dates on my calendar bc of shit like this. Deleted my account as soon as I got my money back. Fuck NordVPN.

[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

because it is known to magically set itself back to auto-renewal close to renewal.

Wow, that's super shady. Puts them more firmly on my 'nope' pile

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

You are correct! Good luck to them renewing off gift card with no money on it though.