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Google search is losing the fight with SEO spam, study says (arstechnica.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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I guess we all kinda knew that, but it's always nice to have a study backing your opinions.

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[–] redeven 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can never truly know about almost any online service, you kinda just have to take their word for it, do some research, and pick the option that best matches both the performance and philosophy you're looking for.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yup, same reason I don't do VPN services. This is actually a perfect example of my concerns:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58476983

[–] lepinkainen 2 points 10 months ago

If privacy is your goal, Mullvad is the answer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullvad

They have been targeted by law enforcement and haven't given anything because they don't have anything to give.

Mullvad does not log VPN users': IP addresses, the VPN IP address used, browsing activity, bandwidth, connections, session duration, timestamps, and DNS requests

They don't even have user accounts, you just have an account number and you can buy more credits even by mailing cash to them if you're really gung-ho about being private. I usually just use my excess Bitcoin to top up when I need to use it (they give a 10% discount for blockchain purchases)

But if you need to get past geolocking or have huge download speeds for pirating, then they're not what you're looking for. I use Mullvad on my mobile router so every time I log in at a hotel or similar, all of my devices are behind VPN automatically

[–] lemming741 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Further reading for those who don't have a tinfoil hat yet

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavabit

[–] wikibot 2 points 10 months ago

Here's the summary for the wikipedia article you mentioned in your comment:

Lavabit is an open-source encrypted webmail service, founded in 2004. The service suspended its operations on August 8, 2013 after the U. S. Federal Government ordered it to turn over its Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) private keys, in order to allow the government to spy on Edward Snowden's email. Lavabit's owner and operator, Ladar Levison, announced on January 20, 2017 that Lavabit would start operating again, using the new Dark Internet Mail Environment (DIME), which is an end-to-end email encryption platform designed to be more surveillance-resistant.

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