> While many VPNs strive to keep customers private and secure, this company clearly crossed a line<p>Really wondering where is the line and why aren't other supposedly no-logs VPN services not getting shut down left and right?<p>Is it the "5 layers of anonymous VPN connections"? Many other VPNs today offer 2 hops out of the box and it's easy to chain multiple VPNs yourself<p>Not operating in a 14-eyes (or however many there are now) jurisdictions and cooperating with LEA behind the customers' backs? Many VPNs are based in shady offshore places as well<p>Ignoring abuse reports and DMCAs? Pff, everyone ignores them or responds with non-answers<p>Targeted advertisements on hacking forums?
Reminded me of the <i>Phantom Secure</i> phone saga [i]. They crossed the line by apparently openly flogging their service specifically to/for criminals.<p>[i] <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/chief-executive-and-four-associates-indicted-conspiring-global-drug-traffickers" rel="nofollow">https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/chief-executive-and-fou...</a>
Makes you wonder at what point FBI etc will go crying to legislatures to ban all VPNs because of the potential for someone to do something naughty with it.