It turns out that an overwhelming number of VPNs are actively harvesting and selling your data, capturing passwords / credentials / movements from your web activities, and doing all sorts of awful things. VPNs can be super useful: to help you watch the Netflix catalogue of another country, avoid government surveillance and censorship under oppressive regimes, hide your IP address from websites, stay safe on public wifi, and stop your ISP from spying on your internet activities. But it REALLY depends on which VPN you’re using. In this video we’re going to explore which VPN companies own which review sites, which VPN permissions demand far too much access to your machine, which code has appalling security, and the giant red flags in a lot of this code that scream data collection. 00:00 Private Private Super Secret Secure VPN! 00:42 Intro 02:33 What VPNs Do 04:17 The Risk of Free VPN Services 05:30 1clickVPN 07:15 FreeVPN 08:44 ZenMate 10:03 AZA VPN and HULA VPN 11:29 NordVPN and ExpressVPN 14:01 Kape Technologies 15:23 Ziff Davis and White Labeling 16:42 Chinese Data Collection 18:04 Affiliate Sponsorships 18:57 Final Tips 19:21 Support NBTV/Outro When you’re choosing a VPN or other tools for your privacy arsenal, it’s a good idea to do your own research and see what the security experts are saying. There’s some great information out there, but you do need to learn how to look for it. Special Thanks to Jonathan Tomek for sharing his awesome research with us for this video! More details in Consumer Reports: https://digital-lab-wp.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/VPN-White-Paper.pdf Brought to you by NBTV members: Lee Rennie, Reuben Yap, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval, and Naomi Brockwell. To support NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/support (tax-deductible in the US) Sign up for the free CryptoBeat newsletter here: https://cryptobeat.substack.com/ Beware of scammers, I will never give you a phone number or reach out to you with investment advice. I do not give investment advice. Visit the NBTV website: https://nbtv.media Watch this video on Odysee! https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/vpn-scandals:5 ________________________________________________________________________ Here are a bunch of products I like and use. Using these links helps support the channel and future videos! Recommended Books: Permanent Record - Edward Snowden https://amzn.to/305negc No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State - Glenn Greenwald https://amzn.to/2UQmJ4m What has the government done to our money - Rothbard https://amzn.to/2KMzmcu Extreme Privacy - Michael Bazzel (The best privacy book I've ever read) https://amzn.to/3BLZ1gq Naomi's Privacy Bag: some of my favorite products to help protect your privacy! Use the Brave browser! https://brave.com/nao076 USB-C to ethernet adapter: https://amzn.to/2lOVBoy Faraday bag (signal stopping, to protect your fob, credit card, computer, and phone) https://amzn.to/3DjIvCP Data Blocker (if you're charging your phone in an unknown port, use this so that no data is transferred) https://amzn.to/2SVh0J2 Computer privacy screen (use your computer in public? Keep your information safe! Choose the size right for your computer) https://amzn.to/3F816Sn Phone privacy screen (don't let people in public see your private data, choose the size for your phone) https://amzn.to/3wNtYwb Camera cover (for computers and phones, so no one can access your camera without you knowing) https://amzn.to/2Mt7Hic Privacy Tip: Turn off your wifi and bluetooth when you're not using them!!!