Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
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VPNs are not meant for privacy. The concept is clunky, as is the concept of our internet.
Tor or I2P are made for privacy, but the interactions with the clearnet have the same problems, you need a legal entity hosting the server, IPs are known and can be blocked etc.
Hosting your own VPN does not anonymize you anymore but is very unlikely to get blocked.
I use both AirVPN and Mullvad, and certain websites block them too, but it depends on which country and which server you're connected too.
I'm using SurfShark. I have not seen it once in the discussion so far. Is there something I don't know that I should?
If you don't need port forwarding, Mullvad is my pick. Since they got rid of port forwarding, I've moved to AirVPN and am happy with them. I just dislike AirVPNs' GUI app, Eddie. I mainly use Wireguard directly for their servers.
Not OP but can I just comment that there are some high-quality answers here, good discussion. Thanks!
Windscribe...had it for a few years now and seems fine. I'll probably look into proton or mulvad when my subscription runs out, but I'd re-up if I find another subscription deal.
Best thing i ever bought was my lifetime subscription for $40
I've been using Nord VPN for years. Maybe someone can educate me on why it's not good but I've had zero issues with it and it allows me to do everything I need to for a great price.
I'd be interested to hear some evidence of why it's bad too
I'm the same, it has wonderful Linux support
If I remember correctly, NordVPN keeps logs So, if a govt ever subpoenas their data, users can have their privacy violated.
Nord says they don't keep logs. Who knows if they actually do or not.
"NordVPN is clarifying that it will comply with information requests from international law enforcement after publishing a blog post in 2017 saying that it wouldn’t."
So, it seems they'll turn on logging if asked nicely enough.