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Re:Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant by lxgr on Thursday April 20, 2023 @09:03AM (#35639306)
> I'm a paying customer, yet I have never given them any PII.

By nature, every VPN gets at least the IP you are connecting from and the IPs (and almost always also hostnames) you are connecting to. I'd consider that PII.

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Re:Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant by InCityDreams on Thursday April 20, 2023 @10:06AM (#35640147)
If you pay cash, and use the service the pii is 2 IP numbers?
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Re:Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant by LeonM on Thursday April 20, 2023 @10:42AM (#35640825)
How would you pay cash for an online service?
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Re:Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant by msdrigg on Thursday April 20, 2023 @10:47AM (#35640910)
One quick google away:

> Can I really pay with cash?

> You bet, and please! Stay anonymous all the way. Just put your cash and payment token (randomly generated on our website) in an envelope and send it to us. We accept the following currencies: EUR, USD, GBP, SEK, DKK, NOK, CHF, CAD, AUD, NZD.

https://mullvad.net/en/pricing/

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Re:Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant by HDThoreaun on Thursday April 20, 2023 @10:46AM (#35640886)
you can mail them cash with your account number.
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Re:Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant by csomar on Thursday April 20, 2023 @10:51AM (#35640972)
They accept Cash and also Crypto.
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Re:Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant by pulpfictional on Thursday April 20, 2023 @10:47AM (#35640907)
Mullvad accepts mail-in cash.
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Re:Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant by lxgr on Thursday April 20, 2023 @10:48AM (#35640927)
As long as you only connect from one IP and only ever access one host, sure! That's not trivial to achieve with most VPN clients and devices/operating systems, though.
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Re:Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant by lionkor on Thursday April 20, 2023 @04:16PM (#35645692)
No, most VPNs would ask for address, email, full name, and so on - thats PII that not everyone gets who I visit on the internet.
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