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Hi! Yes, it is legal. Your average corner shop has no requirements to do KYC when selling chocolate bars, and neither do we. :) Cheers, Fredrik Strömberg, cofo

by kfreds 5y ago

Hi! Yes, it is legal. Your average corner shop has no requirements to do KYC when selling chocolate bars, and neither do we. :) Cheers, Fredrik Strömberg, cofounder of Mullvad.

sleavey 5y ago
Thanks! Reading your site now. Is support for using native wireguard and OpenVPN clients considered first class alongside the Mullvad app? And any restrictions accessing geoblocked streaming content (both from your side and providers' sides blocking Mullvad)?
- leppr 5y ago
  Last I checked Mullvad wasn't great for sites that actively ban VPN IPs like Netflix. For that NordVPN is better since (I recall reading) they use the residential IPs of users of some other free VPN services, so these rotate too frequently for Netflix to ban. You'll still have to ask for fresh IPs from time to time though as even those get blocked.
  - burnaway 5y ago
    As Netflix is now banning more residential IPs more aggressively, all "streaming VPNs" face problems nowadays: https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-intensifies-vpn-ban-and-targets-residential-ip-addresses-too-210811/ https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-intensifies-vpn-ban-and-tar...
  - dorchadas 5y ago
    Yeah, streaming sites was the one issue I had with Mulvad. But I don't stream that much, and am super happy with them otherwise.
djbebs 5y ago
Hi! I've been looking for a new VPN provider for a while, but most i found seem to disallow tormenting. Does mullvad permit it?
- AnonC 5y ago
  Tangential: If you mean torrenting (I see a typo in your comment), and if you don’t really need a VPN or can do with a basic VPN service, there are many “seedbox” providers who provide disk space, data traffic, and a set of ‘ready to install and use’ apps.
  - voisin 5y ago
    Recommended examples?
    - AnonC 5y ago
      I don't have specific recommendations, but going through r/seedboxes (on reddit) and also reading the wiki there or asking questions can help.

by kfreds 5y ago

Hi! Yes, it is legal. Your average corner shop has no requirements to do KYC when selling chocolate bars, and neither do we. :) Cheers, Fredrik Strömberg, cofounder of Mullvad.

sleavey 5y ago

Thanks! Reading your site now. Is support for using native wireguard and OpenVPN clients considered first class alongside the Mullvad app? And any restrictions accessing geoblocked streaming content (both from your side and providers' sides blocking Mullvad)?

leppr 5y ago
Last I checked Mullvad wasn't great for sites that actively ban VPN IPs like Netflix. For that NordVPN is better since (I recall reading) they use the residential IPs of users of some other free VPN services, so these rotate too frequently for Netflix to ban. You'll still have to ask for fresh IPs from time to time though as even those get blocked.
- burnaway 5y ago
  As Netflix is now banning more residential IPs more aggressively, all "streaming VPNs" face problems nowadays: https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-intensifies-vpn-ban-and-targets-residential-ip-addresses-too-210811/ https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-intensifies-vpn-ban-and-tar...
- dorchadas 5y ago
  Yeah, streaming sites was the one issue I had with Mulvad. But I don't stream that much, and am super happy with them otherwise.

djbebs 5y ago

Hi! I've been looking for a new VPN provider for a while, but most i found seem to disallow tormenting. Does mullvad permit it?

AnonC 5y ago
Tangential: If you mean torrenting (I see a typo in your comment), and if you don’t really need a VPN or can do with a basic VPN service, there are many “seedbox” providers who provide disk space, data traffic, and a set of ‘ready to install and use’ apps.
- voisin 5y ago
  Recommended examples?
  - AnonC 5y ago
    I don't have specific recommendations, but going through r/seedboxes (on reddit) and also reading the wiki there or asking questions can help.