We do not have specific plans to add a Russia location at this time, but it is a region that is highly requested. I have added your request to our WishList, and next time we are looking at new locations to add, this will be considered.
Russia, sure, except for that occasional pesky FSB convenience "quasi-requirement" they seem to do at times when it suits them that all VPN services, foreign or domestic, operating in Russia log all traffic and turn the logs over to them.
Jesus Christ, so many idiots as of lately. Paranoid about Russia while our beloved effed up government is stripping us of our privacy on a daily basis, Please add Russia along with many other countries to the list.
No one is forcing you to use it, just don't shove your bs opinion down our throats.
Jesus Christ, so many idiots as of lately. Paranoid about Russia while our beloved effed up government is stripping us of our privacy on a daily basis, Please add Russia along with many other countries to the list.
No one is forcing you to use it, just don't shove your bs opinion down our throats.
Just because somebody says Russia is "bad" doesn't mean they believe USA is "good".
Jesus Christ, so many idiots as of lately. Paranoid about Russia while our beloved effed up government is stripping us of our privacy on a daily basis, Please add Russia along with many other countries to the list.
No one is forcing you to use it, just don't shove your bs opinion down our throats.
Just because somebody says Russia is "bad" doesn't mean they believe USA is "good".
I realize that and I'm not saying one is good or the other is bad. Every government is guilty of the same sin. But following the same logic, we shouldn't have any servers in USA or UK.
Jesus Christ, so many idiots as of lately. Paranoid about Russia while our beloved effed up government is stripping us of our privacy on a daily basis, Please add Russia along with many other countries to the list.
No one is forcing you to use it, just don't shove your bs opinion down our throats.
Just because somebody says Russia is "bad" doesn't mean they believe USA is "good".
I realize that and I'm not saying one is good or the other is bad. Every government is guilty of the same sin. But following the same logic, we shouldn't have any servers in USA or UK.
The more foreign countries PIA has, the better
Well following your logic of "every government is guilty of the same sin" there shouldn't be any PIA servers in any country that has a government? You really can't equate Russia to US or UK, you just can't, yes there are problems in all of them but the situation in Russia is far worse. Look at the recent Russian history and especially the years Putin has been in charge, the level of suppression and control is way beyond anything that's happening in the US, UK.
"The more foreign countries PIA has, the better", and why is that? What's the benefit of simply adding more foreign server locations? PIA has limited resources and must choose how to best use these resources to provide the best service possible. Does it make sense to ad new server locations in countries like Russia just to have them? Wouldn't it be better to use those resources to concentrate on strengthening the existing infrastructure make the locations we have now run faster, better be more secure?
Jesus Christ, so many idiots as of lately. Paranoid about Russia while our beloved effed up government is stripping us of our privacy on a daily basis, Please add Russia along with many other countries to the list.
No one is forcing you to use it, just don't shove your bs opinion down our throats.
That (bolded) is not true, no one forced the 'opinion' down your throat either figuratively or literally. The fact that you make your comments with rudeness and insult indicates you have no respect for opinions of others so likewise you can't expect others to respect your opinions either. If you act rudely, expect to be treated rudely. Your very first post here and you start with rudeness and insulting others opinions, that's an idiotic thing to do.
A rational statement from Irryie. It's been a while.
Jesus Christ, so many idiots as of lately. Paranoid about Russia while our beloved effed up government is stripping us of our privacy on a daily basis, Please add Russia along with many other countries to the list.
No one is forcing you to use it, just don't shove your bs opinion down our throats.
That (bolded) is not true, no one forced the 'opinion' down your throat either figuratively or literally. The fact that you make your comments with rudeness and insult indicates you have no respect for opinions of others so likewise you can't expect others to respect your opinions either. If you act rudely, expect to be treated rudely. Your very first post here and you start with rudeness and insulting others opinions, that's an idiotic thing to do.
It was rude a comment, for which I apologize. My point is, following ur logic, we shouldn't have any servers in the USA or any other country. Even Canada is pushing for harder regulations. And if you worry so much about government surveillance, then no VPN will truly save you.
You really can't equate Russia to US or UK, you just can't, yes there are problems in all of them but the situation in Russia is far worse. Look at the recent Russian history and especially the years Putin has been in charge, the level of suppression and control is way beyond anything that's happening in the US, UK.
"The more foreign countries PIA has, the better", and why is that?
You first point is based on a purely subjective opinion. Almost no developing country can match the US when it comes to "suppression and control". But then again, it's my opinion.
Answering your second question, it does make a lot of sense. First, there are many requests, thus there's a demand for it. Second, when people shop around for VPN, myself included, the amount of servers is one of the factors. Third, you are expanding your market. Having a Russian or Ukrainian server would bring customers from eastern Europe. It's called business.
You really can't equate Russia to US or UK, you just can't, yes there are problems in all of them but the situation in Russia is far worse. Look at the recent Russian history and especially the years Putin has been in charge, the level of suppression and control is way beyond anything that's happening in the US, UK.
"The more foreign countries PIA has, the better", and why is that?
You first point is based on a purely subjective opinion. Almost no developing country can match the US when it comes to "suppression and control". But then again, it's my opinion.
Seriously? Russia, UK, Germany, Australia, South Korea, China, France, Singapore, Italy, are all arguably worse. Pretty much any Western European country is worse.
@TestX No ... My statement is not purely based on a subjective opinion, and even if they were how could you know that, you don't know me so how can you assume they are subjective? I try to base my opinions on facts. I'm not saying that I have all the facts but I do form my opinions based on what facts I do have so I think that in that my opinions are objective as much as options can be.
You can not be more wrong when you say "Almost no developing country can match the US when it comes to "suppression and control" you think people in Egypt, Zimbabwe and China are less suppressed and controlled, are you serious? You say the wrong thing to the wrong person in some of these place and you get a bullet in the head, you're dead, I don't think you can get more suppressed than that. And if that's too extreme of an example for you how about the great firewall of China?
To answer you second comment. Sure business, yeah, there are good business practices and there are bad business practices. What you propose is using server locations as a marketing ploy to gain/expend market share. What you're forgetting is that a company such as PIA has to worry about security and integrity of the data centers they use. I think you have to look at this issue from the risk vs. rewards perspective. Imagine this scenario PIA uses a data center in a place like Russia the data center is compromised because well FSB is KGB and they do what they want, now this information is made public, what effect do you think that would have on PIA's business, good or bad? Sure you might say that a similar thing might happen in the US with NSA or CIA or whoever but where is it more likely to happen in US or Russia?
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We do not have specific plans to add a Russia location at this time, but it is a region that is highly requested. I have added your request to our WishList, and next time we are looking at new locations to add, this will be considered.
but, guess they don't mind that they know it's YOU torrenting.
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