retained logs, delivering user info to law enforcement
Posted: Mon May 24, 2021 6:30 pm
I'm a simple end-user in the US. I use a commercial VPN to keep my own internet activity private and secure when I'm using my laptop on unsecured public Wi-Fi networks. I've just read about the VPNgate, and I have a few questions:
- If each volunteer retains access logs for a minimum of 2 weeks and agrees to deliver them to law enforcement personnel on legal request, does that not compromise the very purpose of the VPN?
- If such requests come from "Law enforcement" authorities in countries with known poor respect for individual liberties, are the volunteer providers of VPN servers obligated to comply with those requests?
- If the original intent of the open source project was that it was designed to last about 8 years, is the intent now to keep it active for the foreseeable future, or is the experiment almost over?
Thanks so much.
- If such requests come from "Law enforcement" authorities in countries with known poor respect for individual liberties, are the volunteer providers of VPN servers obligated to comply with those requests?