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Purchasing something for a lifetime is simultaneously relieving and terrifying. It means you pay once and the product is yours forever, but at the same time, you’re doomed if the product “disappears”.

They appear to be too good to be true, and they are. Here's how long-term VPN subscriptions work, and why we think they're predatory. I’ve been writing about technology since 2012, focusing on privacy ...