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Sure, but then Mullvad has all your information. And all it takes is a change of leadership for that to go badly. At the moment, Mullvad is a great service with
by seanw444 4y ago
Sure, but then Mullvad has all your information. And all it takes is a change of leadership for that to go badly. At the moment, Mullvad is a great service with good goals. But every company hits a threshold where they lose their bearing.
And while yes, you don't provide your personal information directly to Mullvad, it wouldn't be very hard to deduce you from your traffic with some amount of effort.
- Etheryte 4y agoYou're missing the core difference which is that I get to choose. Many people live in areas where only one ISP offers a competitive service, they don't get to choose. If there's three ISPs in my area and they all sell my data, I don't get to choose. If all of your social circles use one social network to organize events and you want to be in the loop with them, you don't get to choose. Etc. In all of those cases, you don't have a say in who gets to munch on all of your data. When you use a VPN, you choose who you trust with your data, which also means you can change your mind later if need be. In the other scenario you cannot.
- medstrom 4y agoThere's always someone in a position to acquire all your information. If it's not a VPN, it's an ISP. And ISPs have much weaker incentives not to step on the needs of the few. Most ISPs get to stay in business no matter how many scandals embroil them.
- seanw444 4y agoVery true as well.
- yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago> Sure, but then Mullvad has all your information No more than any ISP, and (in the USA) they're pretty universally going to spy on you, so even if (ex.) Mullvad is a coin-toss it's a win.