As mentioned NordVPN did pass with flying colours as it did what it said on the tin.
As alluded to above, this doesn't really
prove anything about your VPN. You still have to trust the auditor, and you have to trust that the VPN hasn't changed anything since the audit. Even in cases where a VPN provider has been subpoenaed (or another jurisdiction's equivalent) and has been found to have no logs, it only proves that they didn't keen logs
then. A case which was discussed on the forum a few weeks ago is that of Private Internet Access. PIA have previously been taken to court (twice, if memory serves) and had no logs they could provide. Many users might see that a ringing endorsement of their service. However, PIA have since been
bought over by a parent company (Kape) which are infamous for infecting their own customers with malware, and own another VPN with a very loose policy on sharing your personal data. Much like with bitcoin, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
A nice read. Thanks for flagging it up.
This leads me to wonder, why do we need mass surveillance? The cops have their hands full with dopes who are practically begging to be caught.
Mass surveillance isn't about catching criminals; it's about controlling the population. People who know they are being watched are meek and unassuming, dutiful and obedient. That and the ability to sell your data and use them to win elections.
And history shows that the mere existence of a mass surveillance apparatus, regardless of how it is used, is in itself sufficient to stifle dissent. A citizenry that is aware of always being watched quickly becomes a compliant and fearful one.