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How important is a VPN to you? (feddit.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by kapulsa@feddit.org to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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And if you use one, are you happy with it?

I'm trying to get more into privacy and security and VPN is currently a struggle for me (and it seems also for some people in my social circle). It's mostly cost, effectiveness, but also connection issues (not being able to connect to servers, not reaching websites, sometimes slower speed.

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[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's become a critical aspect of my online experience. I currently use Mullvad since leaving PIA. Mullvad seems to suffer from being too popular for it's own good. An Increasing amount of websites are trying to identify and block traffic coming from VPN servers, sites like Kroger.com, USPS.com, Reddit. I never previously had this much trouble on PIA, but maybe it's just that the times are a changing. I may search for alternative VPN when my service is up with Mullvad, though. I definitely don't like the idea of using the internet without a VPN anymore.

[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My assumption is that Mullvad allowing port forwarding previously forced a large number of their IPs to be blocked due to misuse and that's having carryover effects. I know very little about Mullvad or the IP address market though.

[–] unexpected@forum.guncadindex.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It isn't just Mullvad. I'm sure it is also AirVPN and I presume that it includes all of the popular ones. I doubt port forwarding has anything to do with it.

[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

PIA isn't, and IIRC it's also the cheapest. This is deeply suspicious and I'm trying to think of an alternative explanation to the obvious one.