@ShinRamen247 Hi, just a quick heads up, my reply is strictly related to VPN providers and their relationships. As this may help show a non technical jargon side of how some VPN company's do business. Might help others see the answer more clearer:
ShinRamen247 I am going to change my VPN provider. When a VPN company claims they do not collect any metadata or logs, they are lying.
In general, it's best to stay away from mainstream providers, even more so the ones advertising on social media platforms and sponsoring youtube content makers; especially and most importantly, the ones that pay for ads in newspapers and magazines, etc.
For those wondering why that is... I'll answer that after the following quote:
ShinRamen247 Can someone help me. What can exactly VPN companies can gather ...
Perhaps, instead the technical answer you may have hoped for, it may be easier to just look at the people behind the company(s). For example, one of the most well known providers is NordVPN. Here is the history of this VPN's relationships:
- https://kumu.io/sobeyharker/vpn-relationships#vpn-company-relationships/nordvpn
- https://kumu.io/sobeyharker/vpn-relationships#vpn-company-relationships/nord-security
- https://kumu.io/sobeyharker/vpn-relationships#vpn-company-relationships/atlasvpn
- https://kumu.io/sobeyharker/vpn-relationships#vpn-company-relationships/surfshark
- https://kumu.io/sobeyharker/vpn-relationships#vpn-company-relationships/tesonet
After taking a look the business tactics mentioned and checking out the referenced citations, IMHO, I think it's important to stay away from Nord Security related products, such as NordVPN, AtlasVPN and SurfSharkVPN. Not to mention any other type of provider like Nord*.
