TECHNOLOGY: “Free” VPNs are too expensive

Friday, July 18, 2025

https://www.makeuseof.com/thread/how-do-you-feel-about-free-vpns/?utm_source=MUO-NL&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=MUO-202506290800&user=cmVpbmtlZmpAZ21haWwuY29t&lctg=7e6c3cd411d6a815afa18582d54bd455914c43c5f69df1448b8ec20ee4959f71

How Do You Feel About Free VPNs?
Ben Stegner

<< EDITOR ADDED DATE 2025-06-29>>

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Security-minded folks usually advise against using free VPNs, since they have few privacy guarantees, lack features, and are slower compared to paid VPNs. However, depending on your purpose for using one, a free VPN can be suitable. If you’re just trying to see what a website looks like from another country, get around a block, or test what using a VPN is like before committing, they can work OK.

How do you feel about free VPNs; do you use them or stay far away? I wouldn’t use one all the time, but as a quick way to test something or get around a blockage, I would be open to them.

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If it’s “free”, “you” are the product. I pay for anything that’s “free”. Sometimes in money; other times in data. I think a VPN is important enough to spend money on.

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SECURITY: CVS site won’t work with a VPN; so much for medical privacy

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Thank you for contacting CVS.com.

We are writing in regard to the issue you are experiencing with not being able to login into CVS.com and have received a response from our IT department. 

At this time we advise not using a VPN (Virtual Private Network) when also trying to access the CVS.com website as this can cause issues with connectivity.
If you have further questions or require additional assistance, please contact us by email at customercare@cvs.com or by phone at (888) 607-4287. Reference number ******

As always, thank you for choosing CVS.com.

Sincerely,

 

Derek

BICDAW

Customer Care Department

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Sigh, YET ANOTHER clueless IT organization!

(Maybe I should send in my resume?)

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