Is it as secure as it claims?

Without a third party audit, we’ll never know.

I’ve never had an issue pirating anything with Mullvad.

I used it temporarily and didn’t notice anything. I left to use a custom domain, which they don’t support.

I don’t think many people here use Brave Browser because of their crypto referral program, but they’ve made strides at mitigating fingerprinting. I use Brave Browser on my PC and Android and never had an issue.

If you don’t have a VPN, it’s time to fire one up. I’d suggest Mullvad or Windscribe.

That’s the best free option, and possibly best option overall. I’ve been with them for about five years now and it’s been great.

If someone is using Firefox, they’ve likely already moved on from Chrome at some point.

I’d assume Sweden after the Swedish government stated they wanted backdoor access to Signal.

CryptPad.fr should be on watch.

I was on the verge of deleting everything online, including my email address, because I’m with you, but at what point does the privacy movement start intruding on enjoyment of daily activity. I’ve accepted that my information will be had in exchange for a good product.

It’s not exactly how I want to operate, but also, life is too short. Ultimately, I’m on the verge of using Mullvad Browser, Mullvad VPN, and probably getting my email hosted out of some small shared hosting platform somewhere.

I think about this type of stuff daily and it’s just exhausting. The Internet has transformed into what we’d hoped it wouldn’t over the past five years.

Posteo.de has email, contacts, and calendar. You can use Filen.io for cloud storage.

Posteo.de is E2EE. It’s $12 per year for email, calendar, and contacts.

Unfortunately, I have seen some CEO’s that will refuse employees using anything other than major services, like Google, Apple, etc.

I did see one specifically mention he will not interview anyone with a Proton email address because it wasn’t considered “professional”.

It’s certainly ridiculous, but big business is ridiculous.

It’s amazing how everything goes full circle a few times in a single lifetime.

I use Brave and Bitwarden on Android and haven’t had an issue. Is it turned on in Bitwarden, Settings → Autofill → Use inline Autofill?

I have noticed that some sites don’t allow it, but otherwise, no issue.

EasyOptOuts.com is cheaper and just as effective. Ben, the developer behind it, is very responsive. The biggest change I’ve noticed is that my physical spam mail, such as credit card offers, etc., have decreased to almost none in less than the six months I’ve been with them.

It’s well worth the $20 per year.

→ Yes, it’s a VPN.

→ No, they do not record data.

→ No, they do not log traffic.

→ Yes, it’s stable.

→ Yes, there are caveats. The Washington D.C. server is not located where it’s advertised.

This thread asked about my experience with Windscribe. That’s my experience, and my experience was deterred due to the current political climate and the fact my primary purchase was based on having unfettered access. Ashburn, Virginia, doesn’t allow unfettered access. And frankly, I don’t care what discussion you want.

Currently, there are eight states that require you to show ID to access pornography. Virginia is one of those. There are currently seven other states that have introduced such laws. Of all those 15 states, none of them are liberal. All of them are Conservative.

Why do I choose Washington D.C.? It’s the closest to me that’s not affected by ridiculous oversight, and my latency will stay relatively low.

Is that “VPN-enough” for you, dummy?

I had an annual membership with them for $29. It’s worth it, but I ultimately went to Mullvad because their Washington D.C. server is actually Washington D.C., whereas the Windscribe D.C. server is actually Ashburn, Virginia. Virginia has been aggressively moving toward a Conservative view of the internet, whereas D.C. is much more liberal.

I know, I know, Virginia voted liberal during the last presidential election, but the governor is the second coming of Donald Trump.

It’s not boring. It’s just much more difficult to find a valuable .com domain. Working in business, receiving an email from a .place domain would likely go right in the trash.