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I'm not sure I could adapt at this point. Yes, I know how to use encryption to properly secure a conversation, but that assumes I can trust my device, my recipient's device, and that the underlying algorithms are really as unbreakable as advertised.

At this point I go through life under the assumption that the government (or bad actors within the government) could eavesdrop on every facet of my life if desired, and live with the anxiety that entails, which is low enough to be drowned out by other, more traditional anxieties. And I focus on political solutions rather than technological ones.



My point is that other countries get along. For Chinese citizens VPNs are a way of life.


This is false.


https://www.pcmag.com/news/breaking-down-vpn-usage-around-th...

>31% of Chinese internet users use a VPN.

>17% of North American internet users use a VPN.




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