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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to run a VPN as a business? by trulyrandom on Sunday October 07, 2018 @10:53AM (#18160837)
I've also toyed with the idea of doing something like this, and would like to know more about this as well. Like you said, the technical side seems easy. I imagine handling legal issues is going to be the bulk of the work. How are you going to handle abuse reports? How are you going to handle requests from authorities asking to turn over user data? And most importantly: how much information about your users are you going to collect to make handling the legal issues easier?
Re:Ask HN: What is it like to run a VPN as a business? by CraneWorm on Sunday October 07, 2018 @11:53AM (#18161154)
> how much information about your users are you going to collect

Not collecting any data would be the obvious choice.

Re:Ask HN: What is it like to run a VPN as a business? by Klathmon on Sunday October 07, 2018 @11:56AM (#18161163)
Which isn't legal in many parts of the world, especially if you take any kind of payment for your services.
Re:Ask HN: What is it like to run a VPN as a business? by chefkoch on Sunday October 07, 2018 @01:52PM (#18161778)
If you don't collect data you can't give it to the authorities.
Re:Ask HN: What is it like to run a VPN as a business? by eli on Sunday October 07, 2018 @02:21PM (#18161905)
But you can still be asked for it, and you can still be required to appear in court over it