I don’t see how this could be seen as anything but a violation of privacy and an attempt to chill free speech.
I had no idea there was a federal law regarding this!
You know why Ohio has so many astronauts right? Because they can’t wait to get the fuck off this planet after living there.
I would note that, to pick two examples:
ExpressVPN appears to have California-based exit nodes:
https://www.expressvpn.com/vpn-server/us-vpn/san-francisco-vpn
NordVPN appears to have California-based exit nodes:
https://nordvpn.com/servers/usa/sanfrancisco/
You can effectively choose the state law under which you want to access the Internet.
looks at Ohio meaningfully
From what I’ve learned recently, those may not be safe options.
Best bet would be Mullvad, IMO.
This video summarizes it well though it is a bit of a shill. I’ve actually taken the time to validate the claims made here and haven’t been able to refute them.
There was a long talk on Linus tech tips with the CEO of PIA refuting that ownership by kape has any bearing on the operation of the service. With PIA open sourcing everything and allowing independent auditors into their datacentres to validate claims, the consensus is that they’re just as good as any other provider
I don’t trust them not to monetize my data anymore. I quit using them.
You’re entitled to that choice, I was just responding to the to comments made about it being unrefuted
ProtonVPN has country and location choices for your exit nodes
Amen! and Awomen!