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I don't think VPNs are the future of privacy in this context since whatever VPN tool you use or the service provider where you host your concentrator will always have to answer to a subpoena, right?

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I'd also add that VPNs require payment so you basically have to trust them not to link your payment details or use impractical payment methods (e.g. mailing cash) and even then, that too can have issues.

Tor, in contrast, Just Works and is always available (Brave browser).

Well, there's always crypto.

Unless you're living a North Korea or Iran, I think there's no reason why the average Joe needs anything more than a VPN.

There's a use case for Tor and the likes, but in my mind 99.5% of the people who think they need it are criminals or extremists.

No offense meant, but that seems to be a bit of an extremist and borderline authoritarian posistion itself. "You don't need privacy if you have nothing to hide" right?

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