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Compare their list vs https://www.privacyguides.org/en/vpn/
It’s kind of funny proton comes on top of both lists.
I will have to suggest ovpn. Minus it being slightly more difficult to search issues because it’s too similar to openvpn , I’ve been super happy with it for my use case. I ended up choosing them over mullvad because of the port forwarding issue.
Mullvad is not the first on the list?
It’s engadget, so
Mullvad no longer supports port forwarding, making it completely useless for torrenting which is my main use case.
Really? I was planning to switch to Mullvad.
Had to leave MV because of this. I went to Proton, though I did need special software to support its form of port forwarding without introducing a regular hassle. All good now, mostly.
I was looking at Proton too but I’m already a customer and the VPN is going to be shared with family members. I worries if they can access my mail if I share my account.
You can get around this by generating the files for OpenVPN or Wireguard for them and sending those.
Yep I use the binhex container too, makes everything really easy to set up.
Proton VPN with Proton unlimited. Don’t use anything that is advertised everywhere.
Nord VPN… 🤡
I find I’m getting high ping with proton and relatively slow speeds. Does it get better with proton unlimited?
Definitely, you get thousands of servers in many countries, the free version is just the demo package.
I prefer the TorrentFreak article on VPNs.
Not seeing anyone mention Private Internet Access. Are they not good anymore?
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The once-niche way to protect your online activity took off, in part, due to massive marketing budgets and influencer collaborations convincing consumers that a VPN’s functionality or privacy features could solve all their security woes.
In other words, secure VPNs work by masking your IP address and the identity of your computer or mobile device on the network and creating an encrypted “tunnel” that prevents your internet service provider (ISP) from accessing data about your browsing history.
“If you’re just worried about somebody sitting there passively and looking at your data then a VPN is great,” Jed Crandall, an associate professor at Arizona State University, told Engadget.
If you travel a lot and rely on public WiFi or hotspots, are looking to browse outside of your home country or want to keep your traffic hidden from your ISP, then investing in a VPN will be useful.
We looked at price, usage limits, effects on internet speed, possible use cases, ease of use, general functionality and additional “extra” VPN features like multihop.
That said, it works on a bunch of devices from smart TVs to game consoles, unlike some other services that lack support beyond the usual suspects like smartphones and laptops.
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