Oh wow, I had no idea that “virtual location” is even a thing. Imo it should not, I don’t even see a use case for that, it just seems like straight-up lying about the traffic exit location. Glad to see the provider I occasionally use, Mullvad, passed the test.

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timpera an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Many providers in the list, such as PIA, warn the user when a virtual location is chosen. The point is to get a wider range of countries. Most websites, such as YouTube and Netflix, are fooled by the virtual locations, so it works!

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kelvindegrees 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yeah, I'm really not seeing how a "virtual location" is any different from outright fraud.

	▲	balder1991 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It depends on whether the VPN is lying to you. Proton, for example, makes them quite explicit in the software and even lists them for you here: https://protonvpn.com/support/how-smart-routing-works and seems like NordVPN also has a page explaining that.