Do you know anything about how or if Mullvad cooperates with domestic and foreign entities?
I am not aware of this, but unlike the majority of VPN providers, Mullvad at least does not require any personally identifiable information, such as an email address, in order to use it.
And most VPN providers that hide their real locations, such as ExpressVPN (Hong Kong)[1], NordVPN and ProtonVPN (both Lithuania)[2], are just creating an illusion of privacy for their unsuspecting users.
Yes... at this point, IMO, there are no VPN providers that can be trusted to not sell you out (or your data). It's all very shady.
As I have said in previous comments, I currently use ProtonVPN, but my use case, like many others, is simply avoiding geo-blocks and not leaving my real IP everywhere.
Though, I do think, that if they make money off my data, and they probably do, the service should not charge a subscription (indeed ProtonVPN has a free plan, but it's a bit limited).
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Sweden is known to buckle under foreign pressure.
Do you know anything about how or if Mullvad cooperates with domestic and foreign entities?
Perhaps threats are unnecessary.
Stating you have a no logging policy does not mean you cannot covertly cooperate.
Fourteen Eyes collaboration is real, and Sweden is not a country where a business not complying with the law stays in business.
I am not aware of this, but unlike the majority of VPN providers, Mullvad at least does not require any personally identifiable information, such as an email address, in order to use it.
And most VPN providers that hide their real locations, such as ExpressVPN (Hong Kong)[1], NordVPN and ProtonVPN (both Lithuania)[2], are just creating an illusion of privacy for their unsuspecting users.
[1] https://vpnscam.com/expressvpn-really-based-in-hong-kong/
[2] http://vpnscam.com/hola-vpn-and-nordvpn-partners-in-data-min...
Yes... at this point, IMO, there are no VPN providers that can be trusted to not sell you out (or your data). It's all very shady.
As I have said in previous comments, I currently use ProtonVPN, but my use case, like many others, is simply avoiding geo-blocks and not leaving my real IP everywhere.
Though, I do think, that if they make money off my data, and they probably do, the service should not charge a subscription (indeed ProtonVPN has a free plan, but it's a bit limited).
How does a VPN make money off data?
https://fortune.com/2015/05/29/hola-luminati-vpn/