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I agree so much, I got my own vpn on a private vps just to I can make sure there is no logging happening, so that I can live happy knowing that my data isn't being sold and my webteam workmates were like "What? Why? Have you got anything to hide?". No I don't I just don't want anything to listen in hugh...
Ask them if they'd go nude in public, to prove that they have nothing hidden under their clothes, or if they'd let their parents/the authorities see their porn collection, to make sure it's all legal and above board. Then pivot the conversation to the dignity of not being surveilled constant just in case you might be doing something wrong, with zero suspicion.
Those are really good responses.
But isn't that way worse in terms of privacy? Your IP stays the same, and if a request for your IP is made it is instantly your clear name. Also you traded your ISP for another ISP, what is the advantage?
Well although it is true that my IP is always the same to the vpn, I make sure there is no logging happening since the vps is setup completely from scratch with wireguard on OpenBSD. A bigger plus for me is that the VPS is in another country rather than the UK since I don't like the way ISPs here in England sell your information. I also have another VPS for interacting with work servers which only allow whitelisted IPs and my home IP is dynamic.
I hope you don't mind me asking, but isn't the point of no logging with VPNs that if there's a request for the user doing a network request not being able to answer because it wasn't stored? With your VPS it's your derver, so the request wouldn't even be made because it's obvious its network requests are yours