Got a threatening notice from my VPN provider, HideMyAss. Isn't this why I pay for a VPN?

We have received a file sharing complaint and the date, time, and IP address provided match the date, time, and IP address your VPN account was in use. Illegal file sharing is against our terms of service and we cannot ignore breach of copyright complaints, as such we kindly ask you to stop sharing said files to comply with this request. Please note repeated offences may result in permanent suspension.

The whole reason I pay for a VPN is to encrypt my traffic, which I thought concealed whatever I’m doing on my internet connection. What giveth?

HMA is a shitty VPN provider, get a better one.


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