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China - a nation of 1.4 billion people is now issuing fines for citizens using VPNs. VPNs based in China also are subject to censorship and government surveillance.

>This fundamental problem is not just limited to China:

Russia is also demanding backdoors and access to any centralized VPN that wants to operate in the county. Population: 145.8 million

The Department of homeland security has issued a dire warning to US based enterprises and government employees that VPNs are being used to steal trade secrets and for surveillance. Population 327 million

The Middle East has full censorship and surveillance control. Even porn is banned and outlawed. Population 411 million

The IRS is cracking down on cryptocurrency transactions and will be hunting any hidden transactions based on your IP. Centralized VPN providers are subject to subpoenas for your data and internet history. What BTC nodes you have connected to, what exchanges you have used.

>There needs to be a fundamental shift for privacy solutions. Centralized VPNs do not have the answer. It is time to build new decentralized networks before there are no more privacy options left.