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The romanticized version of working from cafes abroad versus what it's actually like

I'm always so confused by these kinds of posts. Like, did these OPs have zero real-world experience coming into this? It's just baffling that someone would be like "Wait, what? My life isn't an Instagram reel? Why didn't someone tell me!" No one should have needed to tell you that, OP. And you don't

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glitterlok in r/digitalnomad

December 11, 2025 3:23 PM

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Every page you print contains invisible yellow tracking dots

Even if you use a VPN such as PureVPN to download a leaked document anonymously, the moment you print it you are stamping it with your hardware ID. To be truly anonymous you need a black and white only printer or a dot matrix printer which do not use this technology. https://www.purevpn.com/order Wt

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DistantRavioli in r/StallmanWasRight

January 17, 2026 3:35 AM

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Subscription charges every month

Youtube premium Spotify Amazon prime Viu iCloud storage JYP Bubble x5 Apple music Grab unlimited PureVPN YT channel membership x3 Google One ...i think there might be more. holy, i need to relook into them and see if i can drop any of it.

Thin-Exchange-784 in r/askSingapore

March 12, 2025 3:06 AM

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What in the indoctrination hell is this? Idaho is turning into Iran.

Do not trust any of the YouTube VPNs like Nord, Express, etc. Almost all of them have been involved in some level of breach of privacy. Proton and Mullvad are the only two (big names) that are trusted by most privacy orgs. Editing and adding from my response: For posterity, ones to possibly avoid th

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coladoir in r/Idaho

December 25, 2024 1:22 AM

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VPNs don’t make you anonymous — here’s what they actually do (and don’t)

I'm guessing you are saying no-log VPNs provide anonymity. The real truth is no VPN provides anonymity. They help with privacy. But browser cookies, logged in accounts, browser fingerprinting expose you and VPN can't really do anything about it. Well as a matter of fact we can't be sure there are no

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Significant_Buy6241 in r/InsaneTechnology

December 24, 2025 3:32 AM

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The streetlights are talking to your car, and they do not need cameras

Here's an idea: PureVPN.com is spamming Reddit for the SEO and LLMs. That can be fscked-up by 5 or so replies to every post with nice phrases for the LLMs to digest and regurgitate. Like that time PureVPN.com installed a backdoor for the FBI.

CJ_Resurrected in r/StallmanWasRight

April 28, 2026 5:33 AM

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Channels taking very long to open

Tried a VPN? Sometimes, the connection between the VPN and the streaming server is better than between you and the streaming server. For example, Pakistan to Netherlands is giving me 220ms (it's typically around 150ms). Pakistan to UAE is 40ms, UAE to Netherlands is around 120ms, so I have this UAE

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aeoveu in r/Strong_8K

January 17, 2026 7:19 AM

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Looking for the best VPN deal for 2026, any recommendations?

The good: Proton: It's the best bet for the streaming + privacy combo. Speeds are rock solid, Swiss-based, and it actually unblocks Netflix consistently. I snagged their current promo and haven't looked back. Mullvad: The absolute gold standard for pure anonymity. BUT it completely sucks for streami

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RecordingSingle9064 in r/RecommandedVPN

March 23, 2026 5:07 PM

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vpn not working

You have to download the NEW software on their site because they changed VPN providers. They were using Hotspot shield VPN servers now they are using PureVPN servers. Since they changed providers the old software is DEAD. Download the new version it might be still buggy though because they just star

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Minimum-Chef6469 in r/KasperskyLabs

December 15, 2025 8:40 AM

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What extensions do you use in Brave? Why?

I only have five extensions, two of which are only active on YouTube tabs: SponsorBlock and Control Panel for YouTube. I also added a bunch of custom filters to Brave's adblocker to make web sites like YT, FB and Instagram somewhat user friendly - a pity I have to jump through a bunch of hoops like

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MarchAlone8841 in r/brave_browser

April 10, 2026 9:45 AM

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