Well the only thing you would get from a Syrian VPN server is no ads on Meta - YouTube and a few other apps , otherwise you'd need a VPN for the VPN to use things that aren't available here .... like: indeed (jobs) , Netflix , Gitlab , linktree , Google play (mostly works but sometimes need a VPN ) and other things I can't remember
I don't know how long will I need to wait in order to see a new FOSS Android browser that isn't based on Chromium or Firefox and doesn't use Android system WebView
They probably make money from sharing my data with 3rd parties , though it's not as benefitical as the data of someone in other countries
I live in Syria
When I was trying to unlock the bootloader, Mi flash tool told me there's an update (v7.?) and gave me the link to download the newer version, when I tried to download it every browser I used gave an error in the website even with VPN
Now reading this news , even if it's still unofficial.... I was wondering if Xiaomi retracted the update because it's actually preparing to close the program
Kiwi is buggy and there are better options for privacy