Alex Nedelcu on Nostr: If you want privacy on the internet (e.g., for torrenting Linux distros, or accessing ...
If you want privacy on the internet (e.g., for torrenting Linux distros, or accessing X/Twitter in Brazil), you use a VPN. But online payments link your identity to the VPN, and VPN use can be a crime.
Except for cryptocurrency. Is it useful for illegal stuff? Well, yeah.
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