When shopping for a virtual private network, you’re probably looking into things like VPN protocols, price, speeds, streaming capabilities and other features before deciding which one to go with. All are important factors to consider when looking for a VPN, but one crucial consideration often gets overlooked: jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction refers to the country where the VPN company is officially registered and to which country’s laws the VPN is beholden. Because privacy laws and data retention regulations differ greatly from one country to the next, jurisdiction has major privacy implications for VPN users.
How major? I’d say using a VPN based in a country whose laws require VPNs to log user data is worse for your privacy than using no VPN at all. Same thing if a country’s laws allow local or foreign intelligence agencies to compel companies to log and share user data. Those are two of the biggest red flags you
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