Do you still remember what it felt like to surf the internet in the early days? Back then, you could open your browser and look at whatever you wanted—nobody was watching you. But now? Every time you click your mouse, there are countless eyes behind the scenes—tracking scripts, advertisers, data brokers—all recording your every move.

This feeling of being watched is unbearable. That's why more and more of my friends have started using VPNs recently, thinking they can protect their privacy. But to be honest, most VPNs just shift the question of "who's watching your data" from Company A to Company B. Your browsing history and search habits are still being collected, just by a different entity.

Real privacy protection may have to rely on decentralized solutions.