Currently using IVPN, but considering switching and I want to see what this subreddit community thinks.
proton, supports split tunneling, based in europe and they have a strict no-logs policy
So now proton is ok and Mullvad is bad? I thought proton was ostracized for the same reasons?
proton had one incident sponsoring a far-right influencer, which was probably caused by a rogue employee. they’ve also done some cringe praising of the republican party because they’re apparently against big tech abuses (lol)
that’s about it really. bad but not the worst thing in the world since they say that sponsorship was a mistake and it wont happen again. the political statements are cringe but it was just about free market blah blah so i personally don’t care since there isn’t really a better option
mullvad’s ceo on the other hand directly donated 5 million sek to örebropartiet, a fascist party in sweden. that’s very bad
Disclaimer: Don’t take my response; this post, or other replies seriously.
Everyone has their own feelings. The truth is we probably don’t code, understand, and can actually look at the technologies behind vpns. We are just users. That’s not a bad thing at all (but) here’s the truth.
Our opinions on privacy tools has changed. First proton was weird and mullvad good, now its mullvad is bad and proton is good. That’s not consistent and we just have to be honest because there’s many people with different beliefs and experiences privacy recommendations will never be consistent.
Let’s actually crack open both controversies. Protons was a company the other an individual. The result to the public the same now each company can’t be trusted. Vpns are a trust me bro industry and if you can’t trust them for whatever reason then just do not use those vpns.
The answer is simple hard to swallow and honestly straight forward. Stop using commercial VPN providers and start using proxies or tor. Vpns and their tunnels where originally developed for private server access not a general tool for app and internet browsing. They’re pretty good since the tunnel itself can be hidden or obscured. However the end result is a trust within a company.
So stop trusting people and opinions even mine.
my concern is about avoiding big tech collecting my data, so a vpn with a strict no-logs policy is good enough for me.
tor and proxies are just too much of a pain in the ass and not necessary for my use case, so i’m sticking with proton
AirVPN. I switched from proton a while ago because it was a pain to do port forwarding. AirVPN lets me have multiple ports forwarding with ease. And they take xmr as payment!
Mullvad but the founder is a fascist so ill change that after my time runs out
Proton, because its fast and reliable in my experience so i never felt the need to switch, plus i agree with their policies.
Proton currently but probably switching to Windscribe soon due to increasingly invasive advertising.
increasingly invasive advertising.
Curious about this. Like you’re using their apps and they have ads or something?
I mean, windscribe made that one ad w/ hitler in it…
Any reason you are looking to leave ivpn? I’m using Mullvad until my time runs out and then switching due to the fascism thing. I was looking at ivpn as one of a few possible options, so I’m curious of people’s experiences.
Private Internet access, they have port forwarding
YSK Private Internet Access was acquired by a sketchy Israeli spy company
I’m aware, but they said the team and their data policies haven’t changed, unless you know another good port forwarding allowed provider I’m probably gonna stick with them
AirVPN and Windscribe are good options with port forwarding that aren’t compromised (AFAIK)
