Technically, I think they're correct with their definition[1]. However, they should be more explicit with the "Shared" part and have some better documentation r

Technically, I think they're correct with their definition[1]. However, they should be more explicit with the "Shared" part and have some better documentation rather than an announcement blog post[2], a community guide[3], and a moderator comment on that community guide [4]. Especially in today's privacy-conscious world. Having said that, people who are concerned about privacy should always be validating their setups themselves. The maxim of "trust but verify" comes to mind. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network [2]: https://www.digitalocean.com/company/blog/introducing-private-networking/ https://www.digitalocean.com/company/blog/introducing-privat... [3]: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-and-use-digitalocean-private-networking https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-... [4]: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-and-use-digitalocean-private-networking?comment=4486 https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-...