[azalemeth]

This is what I have done since the original snooper's charter came out. It is not perfect -- I am sure that GCHQ etc have got pretty good at correlation attacks -- but by encrypting _everything_ BT, Virgin Media etc. will just get a list containing exactly one IP and a month-long connection time.

Secondly, I really recommend Andrews & Arnolds [1] as an ISP if you can only get ADSL. I don't use them at home because I need the bandwidth afforded by cable -- for which there is one supplier in my town, Virgin (bah!) -- but AAISP supply my mother's home and are genuinely amazing. She had some issues due to BT and they let me raise an issue via IRC; the few times I have had to get in touch with them it's been an absolute pleasure; they disclose their support as "xkcd/806 compliant". Their owner also is a strong campaigner for digital privacy.

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[cutthegrass2]

Thanks for mentioning AAISP, I will check them out.

I'm currently with a BT reseller and am thoroughly disappointed with the service so looking to move.

[Nailgun]

Do you have any recommendations for VPN providers?

[input_sh]

This one's frequently suggested: https://mullvad.net/en/

You can pay by cash or cryptocurrencies, you don't need to provide them with your email address, headquartered in the EU, Mozilla's VPN is a partnership with them, open source clients with reproducible builds, WireGuard support.

[sodality2]

Also, no logins, just a single string of numbers as your account number. So no one can go to mullvad and say "gimme the deets for [e-mail]", which is nice.

[Nailgun]

Just to catch up, thank you, I used mullvad and been happy. Connecting to Germany or Netherlands is no problem for speed.

[azalemeth]

I personally have used two: cryptostorm and mullvad. Both were good, mullvad was better (and has regular independent audits: see, e.g. https://cure53.de/pentest-report_mullvad_2020_v2.pdf)

[Nailgun]

Also thank you! I went with Mullvad and it has been good!

[taneliv]

Just switch between different ones every few months or so. Try to select some, which are not obviously nefarious against you, and might be going bankrupt soon, with the hopes of them not keeping much logs or records afterwards.

[cesarosum]

+1 for Andrews & Arnolds.