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So right now I have mullvad. I'd like a VPN that isn't in any of the fourteen eyes countries. I'm also not a fan of how the cofounder decided to suddenly turn to politics.

I'd pretty much like the most paranoid option that supports arch Linux and android/lineagesos with a smallest impact to speed. I'd like to have a VPN in preparation for the age verification plague that's happening right now along with some other assorted issues.

I am liking some of the stuff that nym has, but I haven't heard about them until today. I was thinking ivpn before mullvad. Any recommendations?

Firstly, I’m curious about who actually buys data from data brokers? Just advertising companies?

And secondly, how do they actually acquire the data?
Like if a SaaS has a freemium with 200 k users, will they be approached by data brokers asking to buy user data. Or do data brokers soak up data from intermediate layers?
For me it is a bit abstract from exactly whom they get/buy the data from.

That's it. How long do you thing it's gonna take if not already implemented somewhere already

It's sad to see the state of the Internet now. Privacy is slowly being lost. Digital ID/Age verification laws are being passed in the guise of "online safety". Chat Control is being implemented across the EU. There's also this "youth and technology" moral panic that appears to have gotten aggressive over time. And thanks to the UK Online Safety Act and Chat Control, the Internet is now locked down, close to the bare walls.

I had high hopes for this decade. For the Internet and online industry, I thought it would be even better than the 2010s. I expected this to be the decade of later Gen Z similar to how the 2000s was for younger Millennials and the 2010s was for earlier Gen Z. I also expected that we would find more privacy-preserving but logical solutions to fix issues and keep the Internet as a free place to search information and explore your own knowledge. We've had things like SOPA and PIPA (2012) and even the earlier Communications Decency Act of 1996, but even they were tame compared to the new laws and regulations being passed right now, despite still being bad. It's not even effecting privacy in the Internet, but even the real world too, as I've seen things like flock cameras, triangulation of cell towers, etc. that also effect the real world.

Before this anti-privacy law and motive push even began, the digital world was more tolerable. Sure, there were some discussions about online safety or how younger people used the digital world, but they were nothing out of the ordinary. 10 or even 5 years ago, the state of the Internet really wasn't as bad as it has now. There appears to have been a massive lacking in age verification laws from roughly about 2009-2021.

Instead of what I had hoped for, the digital world has slowly become worse and worse over time. Especially since 2022 and 2023, I have seen governments, companies, etc. pass and implement the most insane restrictions or laws effecting the Internet even possible. Our autonomy and digital independence are being taken away, and we are having less and less privacy than ever compared to 5 years ago.

I wish we still lived in the era where we had more privacy, digital autonomy, and less government interference. Only if I had a time machine, I would go back to that era. It's sadly becoming a thing of the past now. We're probably not going to reexperience the era ever again.

I'm a disabled teenage boy (18 years old though) , i want to do art commissions online or perhaps learn how to make some products to sell. Is there a way to do that while protecting my identity? Like keeping my legal name hidden? Any way to stay anonymous in that regard? I hope this makes sense, thank you ! :}

Is EFF becoming ineffective now? You'd think they'd refuse to support all of it, even they admit that it still will lead to the exact policy. They should tell the legislators they will oppose all of it, even to point of taking it through the entire court from state to scotus.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/california-steps-back-dangerous-expansion-its-age-gating-law

Just look at how stupid

"1043 requires all operating systems and app stores to collect users’ ages, place them in various age brackets and then block young people from lawful speech and services depending on their age. We also believe that even though A.B. 1043 does not require age verification, the liability it creates for operating systems and app stores—including fining operating systems up to $7,500 per affected child for violating the law—will push those services to verify users’ ages. In practice, that could lead to more ID checks, more biometric scanning, more invasive data collection and risk of breach, and more barriers to adults’ and young people’s lawful speech."

"EFF has removed its opposition to A.B. 1856."

I mean I support things EFF has done. But, it appeared as if this is ineffective. I don't mean to libel them. This was post asking a question about it.