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From: I R A Darth Aggie <n0b0dy@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Why you want to use openvpn with a config file for ALL VPNs
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2024 15:55:34 -0000 (UTC)
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On Tue, 2 Apr 2024 04:03:18 +0530,
Indira <indira@ghandi.net>, in
<uufcnc$17vlm$1@paganini.bofh.team> wrote:
>  This is yellow journalism, but if it's real, then it's all the more reason 
>  for NEVER using any VPN client other than the well known open source VPN 
>  client with the VPN text configuration file instead (eg filename.ovpn).
> 
>  https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/android-vpn-app-ban-block-32469441

For yellow journalism, they do give some good advice:

"Of course, many VPNs are totally safe to use, just make sure they are
reputable, have good reviews and are downloaded from an official
source."

Wireguard is the way forward.

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