You might check out Proton VPN
[QUOTE=White300;6448325]What do you guys recommend? My phone won't load STG anymore.[/QUOTE]It's been a while since I downloaded it, but I created a throwaway email account (free) at proton (dot) me, or protonmail (dot) com, and then I was asked if I wanted to download their mobile VPN (also free).
They didn't require any personal info and, although I gave them a recovery email address, I think you can decline that option. Both email and VPN have worked fine for me and, from all the reports I've read, Proton seems reputable and very privacy conscious.
Also, as an added feature, they offer a free desktop version of their VPN. That's also worked well for me. They offer paid upgrades, but they don't pester you about it and the free versions are perfectly fine, IMO.
VPN suggested by OliverTwist501
[QUOTE=OliverTwist501;6332587]VPNs are commonly used across society. Unlike having a 2nd phone, having one doesn't equate to suspicious behavior except maybe in the eyes of some spouses. If nothing else, it protects against data capture for online transactions which ISPs may claim but still remain inherently vulnerable to. They are also great ad and pop up blockers. Nothing untoward about that. So I'm not sure that one need necessarily hide that purchase.
I happen to have NordVPN, which is out of one of the Nordic countries, on all my tech. It is common knowledge in our house. Like having a Bitdefender family plan. They are probably in the top 2 of vpns. Apart from being European which makes any US data requests arduous anyway, they have zero-logging so no user data is stored as well. Both Russia and India tried to force data retention upon them for their own reasons. NordSec, the parent company, declined and pulled up subsidiary roots. I've seen online reviews claiming that NordVPN is expensive. BS. My 2 yr plan runs about $3/ mth for up to 6 devices. A search of the web will find deals. Black Friday is always a good purchase time too. A CC is req'd.
Perhaps a more anonymous vpn is ProtonVPN out of Switzerland. It is free and unlimited without a catch, so no CC (they even point out that last fact). Almost all free VPNs monetize their operations by collecting user data and selling it to third-parties (hmm, sounds antithetical to their function), or by bombarding you with ads. Neither occurs with Proton. It is supported instead by other paid users, odd as that may seem to us. ProtonMail and VPN pitch themselves to journalists and activists worldwide, so privacy, security and cost matters to their business model. They are also zero-logging..[/QUOTE]Here's a great answer that includes a reference for a free VPN. Obviously Oliver knows his stuff in this genre.
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Random thoughts about STG
I think the following three changes would make "Skip The Games" way better.
1. The "Female Escorts" section should have a zero-penis rule, incl. Both real and fake ones. I don't want to see penises or what comes out of them. Penises are not Female Escorts, nor vice-versa. They could have a section for penises, and then people could choose that section and see all the penises they want.
2. The "Female Escorts" section should have the option for visitors to filter out "group providers" where the pictures are almost never the actual talent. For example, the endless images of Asian providers (often with phone numbers on the images) that are more like "agencies" instead of actual, individual providers.
3. STG mods enforce a requirement that all ads posted in "Female Escorts" and "Massage Parlors" categories are actual in-call and / or out-call services. Meaning, these sections prohibit ads that are only for "pics, vids, livestreams," etc. Those virtual services are very different and these ads are often misleading.
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God bless and good night.