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Re:Who Owns Express VPN, Nord, Surfshark? VPN Relationships ... by BLKNSLVR on Monday October 06, 2025 @08:38PM (#45498041)
Australian ISPs are legally required to retain metadata for two years.

That's one of the best reasons to use a VPN if you're in Australia. Give up as little as possible.

I have found, however, lots of sites block or Captcha-restrict IP addresses that are (somehow determined as) non-residential, and Netflix restricts its content as well.

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Re:Who Owns Express VPN, Nord, Surfshark? VPN Relationships ... by globalnode on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @07:50AM (#45501998)
Won't TOR browser block metadata collection?
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Re:Who Owns Express VPN, Nord, Surfshark? VPN Relationships ... by BLKNSLVR on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @10:42PM (#45511485)
Probably, yes. TOR can be problematic for other reasons, primarily that it can be significantly slower than 'clear' internet or VPN-internet.

It's all a game of who do you trust most / least versus convenience in the end.

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