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In search for a good VPN (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi privacy fans :) I've been a lurker in this lemmy-community for a while now and a "fan" of privacy for about 4 years now. Since 4 years, I've been on and of with VPNs. Sometimes I think I dont need one, sometimes I change my mind and start searching for one. The only one I tested (and used) so far, was Mullvad. But now reading about Surfshark, I was wondering, if there might be a better solution or if Mullvad is already the best solution for VPN. What I dont like about Surfshark is, that it is part of North Security and that it is not open-source (or at least I can find any info about that).

I hope you guy and gals have some suggestions or recommendation :)

Edit: wow... thanks for all of your fast replies. Coming from Reddit, I am used to only shitposting. Thanks for all your input. I will look into all the mentioned VPN hosters, thx 👍

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Mullvad, IVPN, and Proton are the top tier for privacy respecting VPNs.

Windscribe and AirVPN are also decent options but do not have the audit history to be in the same tier as the other 3.

Most other VPNs people mention either have a dubious history or no real proof of their claims to be privacy respecting.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Plus one to Proton. They recently moved to a not-for-profit model because they believe it will help them better protect their customers interests

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They also lowered prices when their costs went down a year or so ago

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And they're continuing to put out more and more apps and features without increasing prices or any of that bullshit. They grandfathered my Proton Prime plan or whatever it was called without any interruption of service when they got rid of the plan. Basically, they just do a lot of great things

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Same, I got grandfathered into the unlimited plan at only $5ish a month. I really can't beat that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

+1 for proton. Been using them for years now.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Windsribe also has a big advantage for price with their "Build a plan" in that you can pick a few locations and only spend $3 a month without needing to deal with any coupons/sales or long term purchases.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah. The 2$/month port forwarding option can also be a great deal as well especially if combined with the lifetime pro memberships they used to sell for $30 back in the 2010s.