Without a VPN your ISP (and whomever asks them ... ) knows the IP/domain of the other end of your communication.
With a VPN ... the VPN provider knows, but not the ISP.
Some VPN providers most certainly fight requests for that data more than the ISPs - but not all. I think the general consumer is unaware of the difference between VPN providers in general.
Troed Sångberg
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2025-09-16 05:29:42 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…dp62
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