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What's a good VPN to use?

Mullvad

Why? Police tried to raid their offices and seize user data, but they were unable to do so. Why? Mullvad does not keep any user data.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23692580/mullvad-vpn-raid-sweden-police

Big Barry Bitcoin 2y ago

I tried to use mulvad, specifically as a blanket VPN on a router. Here is what I found:

1. Not great for streaming services. They just know you're on VPN and block you. You must whitelist a bunch of URLs, some which seem unrelated which tends to defeat the purpose.

2. Not sure why, but my internet was SLOOW. I was configured to connect to a local server but the speed was less than a 10th of the original speed.

It would be good to understand how people use their VPNs, if not blanket, then how and if blanket, then what services do you give up?

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Derek Ross 2y ago

You're right. For someone that's looking to use a blanket VPN for all of their services at the router level, maybe their best bet would be to buy a VPS with bitcoin and then setup Wireguard.

AlCool 😎 2y ago

What is Wireguard? Mullvad's setup guides keep mentioning it, but I don't know what it does on top of Mullvad.

Derek Ross 2y ago

Wireguard is a VPN protocol that's supported by Mullvad if you wish to use it.

AlCool 😎 2y ago

Excuse my ignorance, but isn't Mullvad a VPN already? What does using Wireguard with it accomplish?

Big Barry Bitcoin 2y ago

Just like TCP and UDP are protocols used for the internet, OpenVPN and Wireguard are protocols used for VPN.

TCP is used mostly for serving websites, UDP is used more for gaming online.

OpenVPN and Wireguard are competing technologies, but Wireguard is objectively better except in terms of compatibility, OpenVPN is older and much more supported across the internet.

AlCool 😎 2y ago

Great explanation, thanks!

Why is Wireguard better?

AlCool 😎 2y ago

Did some searching and now I have a new rabbit hole to dive down. Thanks 🤙

Big Barry Bitcoin 2y ago

Do you have a recommendation for a privacy focused VPS? I hear aws based ones are problematic due to the virtual nature of them and how aws can inject spyware into the layers below.