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  "path": "/t/do-you-regularly-pay-for-any-privacy-enhancing-tools/37524?page=2#post_24",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-03T20:09:10.000Z",
  "site": "https://discuss.privacyguides.net",
  "textContent": "I personally steer away from “free” services, and have for a while. Email, VPN, Browser, OS, Backups, even if I can get them for free, I’ll pay for them with recurring donations or by subscribing to “pro tiers”. It can add up if you don’t have a job or have trouble making ends meet, so ideally, privacy should be provided for free, and by default, but unfortunately that’s not really easy or possible in many real-world scenarios.",
  "title": "Do you regularly pay for any privacy-enhancing tools?"
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