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I know multiple people who worked / working at Mullvad and they take their business, security and privacy _very_ seriously. Not surprised to see them shine here
by reimertz 11mo ago
I know multiple people who worked / working at Mullvad and they take their business, security and privacy _very_ seriously. Not surprised to see them shine here.
- ignoramous 11mo agoWindscribe and iVPN up there with Mullvad in TFA. > Mullvad ... security and privacy _very_ seriously. Not surprised to see them shine here. ? TFA reflects on dishonest marketing on part of public VPN providers more than privacy / security. That said, VPNs don't add much security, though, they are useful for geo unblocking content and (at some level) anti-censorship. In my experience, the mainstream public VPNs don't really match up to dedicated censorship-resistant networks run by Psiphon, Lantern, Tor (and possibly others).
- prosody 11mo agoAdvertising a VPN endpoint in country A which in reality is in country B is a security concern for users trying to reduce their visibility to country B’s authorities. You’re right about the more fit to purpose tools, of course, but they’re more of an impediment to normal internet usage.
- ignoramous 11mo ago> Advertising a VPN endpoint in country A which in reality is in country B is a security concern for users trying to reduce their visibility to country B’s authorities. Mullvad in their Terms of Service say they'll abide by Swedish and EU laws. This, among other things, means a VPN is in no way going to save your bacon from "authorities".
- pzmarzly 11mo agoCoincidentally, Mullvad, Windscribe and IVPN all worked when I was in China behind GFW, while more popular options did not. Seems like there are VPNs, and then there are VPNs.
- godelski 11mo agoI'm a bit curious about how that works. I love Mullvad but routinely I find sites like Reddit completely block it. Even yesterday someone posted a Debian wiki link[0] and I was blocked. It's not all of them but Reddit is a big killer. So I thought China would block all of them (aren't they known?) Fwiw I'm not switching from mullvad [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46252366 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46252366
- jwrallie 11mo agoHow do other providers avoid this issue? Do they keep changing IPs or is the traffic that comes out of Mullvad worse in quality somehow?
- buckle8017 11mo agoThey purchase residential traffic exit from botnets.
- nenxk 11mo agoAny proof or articles you could link to backup that claim seems unlikely given their size/reputation also would be surprised they’d get blocked this often using botnet traffic
- Marsymars 11mo agoThe person you're replying to is claiming that providers other than Mullvad avoid the being-blocked-by-reddit issue by using residential IPs.
- godelski 11mo agoI'd also like to know. I'd also like to ask people not to block this way. It creates LOTS of false positives. There's much better ways to handle bots and this tactic seems particularly dumb for Reddit given they want users from places like China or elsewhere where a VPN might be required. Not to mention people using public WiFi. It's not like VPNs are uncommon these days. If you must ban IPa then do so with a timeout and easing function. So that each hit results in a longer ban time. Bots want to move fast so even a few seconds ban time will make them switch IPs while not impacting most users (who will refresh)
- citizenpaul 11mo agoAt risk of sounding sale pitch'y. Mullvad is the only VPN the longer I use the more I like it. I've tried MANY competitors first and all the other ones so far seem to only get worse over time. I love that I can pay directly with a crypto wallet and have true anonymity.
- cyanydeez 11mo agocrypto is a public ledger. If someone wanted to find you, that's pretty easy target.
- ruuda 11mo agoThey accept Monero too
- neoromantique 11mo agoDepending on crypto, and even on public ledger ones, there are ways to on-ramp cash to a new cold wallet.
- OutOfHere 11mo agoFor payments, a cold wallet affects only its security, never its transparency. When you pay from it, you expose an IP.
- citizenpaul 11mo agoSo what if i say.... use my Mullvad vpn to pay from cambodia or something.
- neoromantique 11mo agoif the on-ramp to the cold wallet was cash then what good is that transparency.
- OutOfHere 11mo ago
- spiffytech 11mo agoI knew they were going to pass the test before I even clicked the article link.
- t0mas88 11mo agoWhen they wrote that 3 providers were honest about all locations I have to admit my first thought was "Mullvad, and who would the other two be?" With their reputation and trackrecord they really can't do any shady tricks. Imagine if they weren't among the 3 honest providers? That would be HN frontpage news.
- RestartKernel 11mo agoWhile I pay for Mullvad directly through my bank, their account number approach built a lot of trust for me. "Here's your number, use whatever to fund it. 5 euro a month, no sales."
- super256 11mo agoHas anyone else from Europe noticed how Mullvad's speeds and latency have becoming worse and worse during peak times in the recent months? I now have to change servers regularly, which was never the case ~2 years ago.
- duxup 11mo agoIt has certainly been wildly variable for me.