Lost $200 on a fake VPN service before I learned the real red flags

I signed up for a VPN called SecureShield last month after seeing an ad on social media. It was $200 for a year and I thought I was getting great protection. Turned out the logs were stored on a plain text server and my data got leaked anyway. I wasted time and money and now I'm paranoid about what else is out there. Should we trust cheap VPN deals or just stick with known brands like Proton or Mullvad? Has anyone else fallen for a flashy ad that cost you more than cash?

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danielmartinez3h ago

Yeah I read that most cheap VPNs are just data farming operations disguised as privacy tools.