VPN, Virtual Private Networks
Switching from Mullvad to IVPN
Click here to read why.
👇🏻
Mullvad is registered in Sweden, which means he is based in the EU and in one of the 14-Eyes states that monitor and spy on their citizens to an extreme degree.
Mullvad has servers running everywhere in 14-Eyes states.
Privacy veteran Kuketz writes: “Mullvad currently uses Google for its email communications. I think this is inappropriate for a privacy-oriented VPN provider.” [1]
Mullvad works together with Amazon. [2] I wonder if they didn't have to promise the NSA something in return?
Strong cooperation with Firefox, not for long: Mullvad is allowed to use the tracking octopus Firefox browser (they have modified it, allegedly improved it), but Firefox now offers the Mullvad VPN as its “own” VPN. (Privacy X says that the Firefox browser can no longer be trusted - for other reasons). Firefox comes from the USA (5-Eyes), with all the obligations and secure connections that apply there.
After a long search, my favourite is IVPN. Not ideal either (registered in Gibraltar = UK = 5-Eyes); the team is supposed to be based in Berlin. However, they appear to be motivated activists, including the team (the only one actually), appear transparent, annual audits - exemplary. [3] IVPN accepts Monero, no personal info needed.
This super-researched map is very informative (see link). [4]
[1] https://www.kuketz-blog.de/empfehlungsecke/#vpn-anbieter
[2] https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2022/7/26/mullvad-is-now-available-on-amazon-us-se
[3] https://www.ivpn.net/
[4] https://embed.kumu.io/9ced55e897e74fd807be51990b26b415#vpn-company-relationships
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