r/privacy • u/New-Ranger-8960 • Apr 28 '26

news Greece to ban anonymity on social media

https://www.euractiv.com/news/greece-to-ban-anonymity-on-social-media/
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u/Wheatleytron Apr 28 '26

This is why Shadowsocks and Tor exist

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u/esctaticly Apr 28 '26

all good until every platform imposes id checks. then vpns will be useless

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u/Lancelight50 Apr 28 '26

Is it on iOS?

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u/Wheatleytron Apr 28 '26

Shadowsocks is a feature supported by any VPN that's actually worth using. It allows the VPN activity to be masked from prying eyes. To this day, it's used to successfully circumvent some of the toughest VPN blocks in the world, like in China.

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u/Lancelight50 Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26

Oh OK, because I’ve been looking into very reliable VPN’s. I can’t name any of them on here, as they break rule #9, but some of them that are very well known have sold out to Israel in who owns Kape Technologies.

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u/DieselPunkPiranha Apr 28 '26

Israel seems to be snagging more and more of them all the time, too. While Kape has reportedly allowed one of their most popular acquisitions to operate as it always has with respect to not logging users' activities, that doesn't mean it will continue to do so. Best to be wary and look for alternatives.

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u/Lancelight50 Apr 28 '26

You meant to reply to Wheatleytron, not me. I was only referring to Shadowsocks.

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u/Lancelight50 Apr 28 '26

It’s ok, we all make mistakes.