More Servers Outside of Jurisdictions with Age Verification Laws
With the implementation of age verification laws in the UK, Australia, and many states in the US, as a ProtonVPN user only using the free tier, I don’t want to connect to a server in a jurisdiction where I would have to show my ID. I propose, as a passive endeavor, that when you, the team behind ProtonVPN buys new servers, you avoid putting them in jurisdictions with age verification laws, to give a better chance of the fastest servers being in restrictive locations.
shattermg@proton.me
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Adam
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ProtonVPN downloads have skyrocketed in places with age verification like the UK and Australia. Sure, it verifies that the user is not a 'minor' - but only 'non-minors' will age verify. ... Therefore, age verification is a data privacy suck of legal users' biometric and/or government ID and/or credit card info.
Allowing users on the FREE tier the ability to actively select servers OUTSIDE of jurisdictions with age verification laws will go a long way to promoting Proton's "Privacy First" stance, and would only add to Proton's credibility.
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Zeno
commented
I find the servers in Cuba and Canada are surprisingly quick
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shattermg@proton.me
commented
Correction: “to give a better chance of the fastest servers being in less restrictive locations.”