Google plans to launch VPN service for consumers

Google plans to launch VPN service for consumers
October 29, 2020
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...aunch-vpn-service-for-consumers-idUSKBN27E39S

Google:
More online protection with the new VPN by Google One
Coming soon: Increase your online security with the VPN by Google One

 

Well, are you guys planning to use this? One one hand, it's a household name, on the other hand we all know that Google really doesn't care about privacy.

 

Just another case of Google spreading their tenticles everywhere. There's been no privacy with Google for a very long time, if ever. That they would go in this direction is comical to say the least.

 

Would not even consider it...

 

To be fair they don't mention "privacy" at all. They only mention security which would in this case come with huge price in decreased privacy.

 

Not a chance

I just finally kicked the rest of the Google **** out of my non-chinese smartphone (Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2) by unlocking the bootloader, putting custom recovery (TWRP) and flashing the phone with LieageOS for microG.
https://lineage.microg.org/

Zero Google ****

For replacing Play Store I use F-droid for open source stuff.

And if I *really* need some stuff that is not available nowhere else than in Play Store then I use Aurora Store with it's own built-in gmail account.

So I don't ever need to link gmail account into my phone and let Big Brother TM follow what I do.

And for e-mail and VPN? protonmail & protonvpn all the way (paying customer)
For normal surfin? TorBrowser for Android
For searching **** from net startpage.com or duckduckgo onion address 3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion

 

Here is some more info about how Google VPN works.

h**ps://www.gstatic.com/subscriptions/marketing_page/vpn/white_paper_4f995ab5d7c7edc3d3f14f2e0593f790.pdf

 

This thread should be renamed/titled "FOX GUARDING THE HEN HOUSE". LOL

 

Google One VPN expands to Canada, Mexico, UK, and four other countries
August 9, 2021
https://9to5google.com/2021/08/09/google-one-vpn-countries/

 

Google One VPN is now available on Windows and Mac
By Taras Buria @TarasBuria - November 9, 2022

9To5Google: Google One VPN coming to desktop with Mac and Windows apps

 

I realize the post I am quoting is 2 years old, but still true.

 

From the article linked above:

"One of the reasons people buy VPN services is to use geo-locked content and access various websites from different countries. This feature is not available for Google One users"

Getting around country restrictions to watch the occasional video is one of the things I use a VPN for.

 

That's one of the main reasons I use a VPN too.

 

How hard was the Google think tank laughing when they thought of this. ****** ridiculous.