I used to think VPNs and Tor were a good thing (about a decade ago). My mind has been changed by looking at the quantitative data I have collected.
They are a good thing! Your mind has changed because your work has changed and you now are solely confronted with the negative aspects of using VPNs and Tor.
I'm pretty sure if you would have worked at an NGO on free speech you'd still be convinced of VPNs and Tor.
From you are staying the solution îs probably to increase the number of legitimate and responsable VPN/Tor users so that sysadmins don't automatically associate VPN/Tor with criminal usage patterns.
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They are a good thing! Your mind has changed because your work has changed and you now are solely confronted with the negative aspects of using VPNs and Tor.
I'm pretty sure if you would have worked at an NGO on free speech you'd still be convinced of VPNs and Tor.
From you are staying the solution îs probably to increase the number of legitimate and responsable VPN/Tor users so that sysadmins don't automatically associate VPN/Tor with criminal usage patterns.