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VPN only with ID check in UK? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] artyom@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Not necessarily. I would argue the primary intent of commercial VPNs is to obscure web traffic data from your ISP.