- cross-posted to:
- wired@ibbit.at
- cross-posted to:
- wired@ibbit.at
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Can’t stand their CEO. Horrible views so no thanks. I’ll stick with mullvad
I always look forward to Sunshine’s posts. But this is just an AD. :(
If you are looking for VPN for accessing content, Proton is fine, so are many others, just make sure they are open-source, don’t save logs and are audited. You will probably be looking more into bandwidth than other technical aspects.
Country is important, but if the VPN endpoint you are accessing is in any of the “several”-eyes country, or some other surveillance state, there are some risks involved.If you need more privacy, Mullvad is the best option, you can also pay with cash. You can send them with no personal information.
There used to be a spreadsheet with significant details of many providers, but it haven’t been updated in a long while. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1UV8RozvFDOMnCcfwryEnyGp5GKYY4XJQHXJUG2gN8hU/htmlview
This one is more recent, but it is missing a bunch of important information. https://vpndatatracker.com/features.html
If your life depends on it (in case you are a whistleblower), you will need many more things in addition to Mullvad.
I don’t think Proton VPN has a bad track record, I couldn’t find anything, but Proton Mail has in the past been court ordered by the Swiss government to snoop on users, and closes whistleblower accounts, which is why I’m hesitant to choose their products over Mullvad, at least when privacy is a factor. And if privacy isn’t a factor, why choose a product that costs $108 for 2 years when you can get Surfshark (they even have browser extensions/add-ons) for less than half that price at $48 for 2 years (according to OP’s article)?
I prefer MullVad
Wired is like the WSJ of tech journalism, tbh
My wife got me a subscription for my birthday. I read the first two months. I don’t even bother opening it anymore.
Aw. Thoughtful of your wife though!
Pretty happy with Proton over all. Service is great, Linux support is pretty good, not to worried that their CEO was cautiously optimistic that one of Trump’s appointees might push back against big tech monopolies based on their track record.
Really glad I paid for 2 years.
The “best” Virtual Private Network is a selfhosted one, because it’s not hosted by Trump cock-sucking big tech.
Except that your self-hosted option still has your own connection as the exit node. It’s great if you just want access to your LAN from outside or to run your remote traffic through your Pihole, but there is still a use case for hosted options (not that I would choose Proton, for the aforementioned Trump support)
Obviously. Therefore, there is no “best” VPN. Because any hosted option surveils you, directly fuels fascists and genocide, supports monopolies etc.
Saying there is a “best” VPN is like saying a private Jet is the best way of moving; it may be better than alternatives in raw performance, but it’s highly unethical.
This is a strange hill to die on. You acknowledge that there’s a use-case for hosted VPNs, but say discussing which services in the industry are best is pointless. If we want more ethical hosted VPN providers, then discussing which are better than the rest is exactly what we should be doing.
Mullvad, as far as I know, has a good track record
Horrendous Linux support and a fascist CEO. I regret paying for 2 years and can’t wait to switch to Mullvad.
fascist CEO
this again🙄 bloody puritans
This was doing the rounds a while back:
EXPOSING The Billion Dollar SECRET VPN Companies Are Hiding
It’s an interesting view / listen.
