> Most people are just trying not to get a scary letter from HBO.
It's safe to assume that VPN company operating in the US is compromised but I figure that three letter agencies aren't going to spoil their honeypot over some kid downloading movies and TV episodes, which just gives you an added layer of protection against raids while also preventing your ISP from selling your browsing history and avoiding DMCA letters which unfortunately can get you perma-banned from your ISP based on nothing but unproven accusations from unreliable 3rd parties.
It's safe to assume that VPN company operating in the US is compromised but I figure that three letter agencies aren't going to spoil their honeypot over some kid downloading movies and TV episodes, which just gives you an added layer of protection against raids while also preventing your ISP from selling your browsing history and avoiding DMCA letters which unfortunately can get you perma-banned from your ISP based on nothing but unproven accusations from unreliable 3rd parties.