> Yes but how does the average person really know if those suggested foreign VPNs are not CIA or other government coordinated honeypots?
> there's no reliable method to determine which VPN to trust.
I'll offer a method, people can agree or deny if they like... Why don't we just extend the transparency to the creators, developers and hosts? As in, the people central to the operation of the VPN give up a percentage of their privacy in order to gain public trust.
For example, it's well known that developer Bob eats and drinks at this pub house on Fridays, and welcomes chat from his customers. It's also known that he takes MMA classes twice a week, and likes to attend the local ballgame. We know and trust Bob because he's part of our daily life.
I'm sure an undercover operative can navigate this scenario (and that's true regardless of the subject), but the lives of an entire team of developers would be difficult to fake.
> Inb4 remote work, difficult to arrange
I'm wondering if this is actually a beneficial use of a "social score" type of system. If a person has the social "proof" that they are indeed Bob the software builder instead of Bøb, FBI#1337, then this question of authenticity might not be needed.
Bonus thought: I would imagine the global superpowers are trying to hack China's social scoring system via undercover agents. I'm not sure about the program's details, but surely it has weaknesses.
> there's no reliable method to determine which VPN to trust.
I'll offer a method, people can agree or deny if they like... Why don't we just extend the transparency to the creators, developers and hosts? As in, the people central to the operation of the VPN give up a percentage of their privacy in order to gain public trust.
For example, it's well known that developer Bob eats and drinks at this pub house on Fridays, and welcomes chat from his customers. It's also known that he takes MMA classes twice a week, and likes to attend the local ballgame. We know and trust Bob because he's part of our daily life.
I'm sure an undercover operative can navigate this scenario (and that's true regardless of the subject), but the lives of an entire team of developers would be difficult to fake.
> Inb4 remote work, difficult to arrange
I'm wondering if this is actually a beneficial use of a "social score" type of system. If a person has the social "proof" that they are indeed Bob the software builder instead of Bøb, FBI#1337, then this question of authenticity might not be needed.
Bonus thought: I would imagine the global superpowers are trying to hack China's social scoring system via undercover agents. I'm not sure about the program's details, but surely it has weaknesses.