I currently use ExpressVPN and find it ok. In the past I've used Mullvad and AirVPN and tbh I think they were all fine.
However, I would probably trust a provider more if there has been an actual case where police tried getting the logs and the VPN provider gave them nothing.
For me I really distrust NordVPN because this provider is just so overshilled everywhere - like even on national TV NordVPN have ads, which for me is just a red flag.
Curious here to know what the consensus here is about the different VPN providers.
Mullvad.
Shit you can pay for the service by anonymously mailing them cash.
so what's the benefit here? just to not broadcast to your credit card/crypto chain that you purchased it? i assume they still have logs with the ip address you're connecting from
They don't keep logs, and are audited to prove that. When you sign up, you get an ID number, they don't ask for your name or email or anything. There's no password either.
They also support payment in Monero so you don’t even need your crypto chain
AirVPN user here - would also recommend but would note they have not been audited and it does not seem likely they will be as staff does not seem interested.
They did though disclose a 2015 incident where servers were seized and no info was found. So there is some evidence their no log policy is more then just words although your still only getting their version of the event.
Not really. Both offer port forwarding and have real world tests of their no log policy but PIA is chaulk full of controversies. Including being owned by Kape, running a smear campaign against Proton, and hiring known scammers.
I haven't seen any real world tests for air, only what air have claimed, no external sources
The server seizure is still a real world test. If you chose not to believe it due to no outside confirmation that's totally fair.
Even so, I would argue there is no evidence of anything deceptive going on at AirVPN or any reason not to trust them whereas PIA has an objectively sketchy past and known awful ownership.
I'm an AirVPN user so obviously my opinion on this is not exactly objective.
Upvoted for IVPN. I use them and I have no complaints so far, though I route traffic to my VPS then to IVPN so I can do some DNS caching among other things (mainly routing between private subnets).
Your gut reaction about Nord is correct. They completely mishandled a breach a few years ago and never did anything to even attempt to regain trust. I care more about the transparency here than I do about the attack itself.
I use Mullvad and I like it but I’m not too advanced with my usage.
The securest VPN is the one that you can control. I've been using OpenClash on my router, and if anything ever happen, I can just destroy the droplet on my VPS server.
Mullvad has had some awesome projects recently.
Proton have been trying to drive a privacy orientated ecosystem and an alternative to the big three.
Both deserve your money. Great companies
