cost of privacy related services - eviltoast

I have been reading about internet privacy for a long time. As time went on, I got a vpn subcription, a custom domain, a paid email hosting, etc. No regrets on the services themselves.

I recently had this conversation with a colleague of mine, complaining about the rising cost of everything including internet subscription services: netflix, spotify, youtube, you name it. I could simply disregard my colleague’s complaints as I didn’t have any of those and know the ways of obtaining materials. However, once I start adding up the privacy related services I’m willingly paying instead… they also add up into a considerable amount.

So, do you pay for anything privacy related, how much do you pay in total, and is it affordable for you? For example, many VPN providers offer yearly subscriptions around 40-50 USD.

  • Yesbutnotreally@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Same here, pay for proton on a family subscription, which ends up being €5 a month per user.

    I’m currently testing out Notesnook to see if it might be worth paying for their premium as well.

    Not really a cost but have donated to Signal a couple of times too.