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Yup. But you can use crypto or mail cash to Mullvad without your name attached, and then just multihop to them as an endpoint, and it's about as secure as a VPN
by COGlory 4y ago
Yup. But you can use crypto or mail cash to Mullvad without your name attached, and then just multihop to them as an endpoint, and it's about as secure as a VPN can be.
- SV_BubbleTime 4y agoI like the idea. But it’s pointless if the connections do log - or leak data in some way. You are mostly connecting to the VPN with a same or similar IP. So right there; you are back to having to trust they aren’t logging or leaking. If they are, it doesn’t matter Mull is missing your name, you are already correlated from ISP to endpoint in this case. Likewise, if they aren’t logging, what does it matter if they have your name and account info?
- tjoff 4y agoIt is not pointless, it is a huge practical win. That means that you don't have to trust your VPN to have a reasonable guarantee that adding VPN won't reduce your privacy (depending on your goals). As many VPNs are sketchy (and even the best one might get bought out or otherwise get compromised) relying on one might seriously reduce your privacy. Especially considering that in many jurisdictions your ISP has much higher legal requirements on integrity and privacy. But if the VPN don't know who you are the absolute worst case is that you fall back to your ISP. Whether that is good enough for you is something you have to check against your threat model. But in a world where adding a VPN in many cases threatens to reduce your privacy it is massive win.