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Re:The ownership and future of Mullvad VPN by hammock on Thursday September 16, 2021 @04:20PM (#28556995)
Mullvad is THE ONLY mainstream VPN that doesn't have seriously questionable credibility.

Not even Proton VPN is OK - sleuths have figured out that it's just a white-labeled version of NordVPN.

I am thankful that Mullvad is doubling down on their commitment to integrity, because there isn't an alternative.

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Re:The ownership and future of Mullvad VPN by intsunny on Thursday September 16, 2021 @04:24PM (#28557055)
> Not even Proton VPN is OK - sleuths have figured out that it's just a white-labeled version of NordVPN.

Do you have links to this evidence/proof?

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Re:The ownership and future of Mullvad VPN by icelancer on Friday September 17, 2021 @01:24AM (#28561535)
I agree. I have never heard this and it seems unlikely to be true - would appreciate posting research on this.
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Re:The ownership and future of Mullvad VPN by hammock on Friday September 17, 2021 @12:59PM (#28567821)
It's a rabbithole, and you might not be personally satisfied with the standard of evidence. Here is a start for you:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23571653

And since the link to [2] in what I linked above is broken, here is the archived version: https://archive.is/iZ2l2

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Re:The ownership and future of Mullvad VPN by hammock on Friday September 17, 2021 @12:59PM (#28567827)
See my child comment below.
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Re:The ownership and future of Mullvad VPN by Ms-J on Thursday September 16, 2021 @08:47PM (#28559736)
There are definitely alternatives. Not sure if some people are just less exposed to the entire market and are unaware that there are choices out there. I don't use Mullvad just because of how large they are.
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Re:The ownership and future of Mullvad VPN by hammock on Friday September 17, 2021 @01:03PM (#28567883)
Do you mind sharing an alternative?
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Re:The ownership and future of Mullvad VPN by Ms-J on Thursday September 23, 2021 @06:34AM (#28627402)
None that I feel comfortable posting to an open board that is so monitored.
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Re:The ownership and future of Mullvad VPN by everdrive on Friday September 17, 2021 @05:00PM (#28570834)
>Not even Proton VPN is OK - sleuths have figured out that it's just a white-labeled version of NordVPN.

I haven't heard this. Can you elaborate?

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Re:The ownership and future of Mullvad VPN by hammock on Saturday September 18, 2021 @01:09AM (#28573841)
I replied. Check the other comments
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