[satoshivpn]

What good is a VPN if you have to reveal all of your personally identifiable information to the vendor?

You're better off using Mullvad directly--it looks like they don't require you to fork over personal information to use their service.

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[dewey]

> What good is a VPN if you have to reveal all of your personally identifiable information to the vendor?

Because most peoples threat model doesn't include actors that can force a VPN provider to give up their data. They just use it because it's making it easier to not get data stolen in a coffee shop and watch US Netflix.

[satoshivpn]

If you have two equally great user experiences and in one case you have to share your personal information, and in another you don't, which would you choose?

[dewey]

The one where the company behind has a good reputation and seems trustworthy. Like Mullvad where their real address, developers, history and open source projects are available on the website (https://mullvad.net/en/help/no-logging-data-policy/) and they have been around for a while without any scandals that I'm aware of.

If there's a new provider out with no name, company address, audits or history and tells me they are not sharing personal information I just have to take their word for it. So it's not much better than the alternative if I can't verify it.

[r3trohack3r]

Assuming Mozilla isn't compelled by law to share it's entire database of user information on a rolling basis without a warrant, I suspect (in the U.S.) it would be somewhat effective at shielding yourself from bulk metadata collection (government mass surveillance) of your online communications by obfuscating that metadata.

Compare this to your ISP and telecom providers. A subset of the larger providers willingly handed over the communication metadata of their users without warrant.

[satoshivpn]

You know what they say about assumptions.

[r3trohack3r]

We know as of 2013 this was the case. Participating in the government's bulk metadata collection was voluntary. 2013 is a long time ago though.

[umaar]

Can you comment on the pricing? Am I understanding correctly that 1 year of your VPN service costs $195 USD?

[satoshivpn]

That's correct. Or, $1 for 1 day. Or, 1 hour for free.

[asimpletune]

Might want to make pricing easier to find.

[satoshivpn]

Acknowledged. Thank you!