A private vpn is an oxymoron. Since you tunnel all your data to some server.

Google and privacy is an oxymoron.

"Google private vpn" would be a mega oxymoron.

And it'll be gone in two years.

Oh sure. Use the company known for mining the fuck out of personal data to protect my personal data from being mined.

This is actually really useful if you want to be tracked more by google

This is funny. Please pipe ALL of your online activities through us. We won't spy, gather, sell, or snitch.

Get fucked.

Lmao "Cops sell drugs now" :D

At least Google VPN is honest about who tracks you with this VPN, LOL

I'm thinking of the target user for this: For us here it's a really unfunny joke. For the people wanting to do "non-kosher" stuff like watching streaming for other countries or even outright pirating i don't think Google's gonna have their back. People trying to hide their identity while doing compromising stuff (like anything sexual or identity related, not illegal but not something they want in public) hopefully know not to trust Google on this. And corporate users already have their own corporate VPNs, don't think they're aiming for those (yet).

Who the fuck is left as potential user? My only conclusion is the terminally gullible. I see no other option. And since of course there's a sucker born every minute it'll have millions of users...

The point of a VPN is to protect your privacy. Google is the last company I would trust to do that.

lol hard pass.

Damn, people here really misunderstand the threat surface. The Google VPN is just fine for staying safe from things like rogue wifi hotspots and even Stingray devices to some extent. It's also makes it much harder for your ISP to data mine your web activity. Obviously if you have an Android device using Google services, Google already has access to pretty much any information they might get from the VPN service. If you are de-Googled, then obviously you'd never use this.

For the vast majority of people, privacy should be what happens outside of your curated public image. Everyone has a public image. If you try to be completely dark all the time, chances are you will slip up and just end up in an even worse position because you don't understand when or how you've lost control. This is counterintelligence 101. Real first day stuff, but so many of the 'pop-security' influencers on the internet struggle with it, because they don't have any practical CI training. However, having a public image doesn't mean you cede all control to every observer. Obviously there are many choices for VPNs, but for everyday use, this VPN Google bundles with various other products is generally high quality.

A google VPN sounds as sus as huggies condoms.

No fucking way will Google EVER be my VPN.

This is nothing new It has existed for 3 years now.

They want to make sure noone else can steal your data..

if we're being honest this is probably just as good for privacy as most popular vpns (sooo not much and over advertising how much they protect you)

they did release a white paper on how the service works if you trust it's what they're actually doing. https://one.google.com/about/vpn/howitworks

They really do think we are all fucking idiots, don't they?

That would be like hiring professional bank robbers with a long string of hits to provide security for a bank.

Most people browse with Chrome and possibly with Google's DNS, so this really doesn't make any difference from a privacy standpoint.

I'm just upvoting all the "lol", "lmfao" and "hahaha" comments.

Hasn't this been around for a while? I've had the option on my phone since last year. And while Google isn't exactly trustworthy, it's better than some of the shadier free options out there.

It's fast and it's accessible for non-techy people. Certainly better than using an unsecured network with no protection at all.

Virtual Public Network

They've had one for quite a while. My original Google pixel had the option to enable when on unknown wifi ie coffee shops and such. While it provides no value and even negative value for you guys here I can see how it'd be useful for places where you don't trust the network you are on. But that also means you have to trust Google 🤣

Anyone that actually puts their trust in this deserves whatever happens to them

Feel like I'll get flamed for saying it but I use this service and I think it's good. I don't see the privacy concern. If you look at the privacy policy they state that they essentially do not use your browsing activity for anything other than ensuring the vpn is working. They also open source their client application. Anyone can say they're evil and they lie or whatever but in my country and many others the statements they've made about how this works and the data they use mean something.

Lol. These people!

How about we start getting paid for all the information they steal.

Imagine trusting a corrupt mega corp lmao