What kind of trust do users need to have regarding SP?
If I said "this is a privacy vpn-browser", then: people say "oh I have a vpn" or "oh I have a browser". Scroll on..
So instead, I'm framing this as the structure of the internet is corrupt and the solutions you're using are propaganda, that expose your entire life to a tyrannical Big Tech AI. And this is being purposefully suppressed and hidden from you..
The real critical issue is NOT technology. It's a propaganda problem. And you can not get privacy until you learn this:
Why not just use 2 Browsers?
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/browser-fingerprints/updated-every-5-minutes.html
User-Agent Spoofing is Awful
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/myths-of-privacy/fake-or-unrealistic-solutions-smashed.html
Tor Browser is Flawed
Article: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/web-browsers-become-the-new-os/and-the-program-is-tyranny.html
PortMaster's Bad Choices
Audio: https://podcast.simplifiedprivacy.com/blueprints/index.html
Article: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/wireguard-without-sudo-as-a-proxy/wireproxy.html
Mullvad VPN is Propaganda
Audio: https://podcast.simplifiedprivacy.com/mullvad/index.html
Article: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/how-this-vpn-works/epic-pitch.html
Mullvad Browser Doesn't Solve Bunghole
Article: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/fast-overview/how-it-works.html
Audio: https://podcast.simplifiedprivacy.com/browser-fingerprints/index.html
Linux Distros Give You Malware Browsers
Article: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/vpn-web-browser/how-we-configure-browsers.html
KYC is Corrupt, the Case for Crypto-Only:
Audio: https://podcast.simplifiedprivacy.com/dont-know/index.html
Discussion
Great question, we give the user as many options as possible to reduce trust in us as much as possible.
a) It's open source and doesn't require sudo for the layer 2
b) Layer 2 can be run on top of Layer 1 from a different provider, so we can't see the real IP
c) Micro billing empowers you to separate different parts of your life into profiles, we don't know they are you. And it's offline until connecting with that profile
d) We currently allow Tor->socks5 proxies so then we see an exit node
e) We're in process of decentralizing the servers, so it would be anonymous without needing a "different provider". So just using the VPN you already have.. then you're hiding from both them and us. And we purposefully use different datacenters than the major VPNs such as Mullvad or IVPN, giving you diversity for this.
Recap:
-You pick between Wireguard or Tor->socks5
-No vendor lock-in, You can be anonymous with another provider systemwide
-No sudo required
-No connection between identities, in-app Monero/lightning billing
-No "mega-huge" international datacenter providers
Ultimately, you can't really trust anyone, so that's why services like our's try to minimize it as much as possible.