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What's something people should buy today instead of tomorrow? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by bleustenns@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Anybody know of anything else that would be quite wise to purchase sooner than later, due to potential (or incoming) regulation that would be regarded as privacy-infringing to enforce? I was thinking about this because I've been pondering a high-quality 3D printer purchase for this reason.

Advice for varying levels of budget would be quite nice, too; I partially intend on this being a post people may want to revisit.

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[–] deadcream@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Not if they start using DPI and block VPN protocols. VPNs that use OpenVPN, Wireguard and other non-censorship-resistant protocols (including Mullvad) don't work in China, Iran or Russia.

Mullvad and other mainstream VPN providers only work in free countries where VPN is allowed.

[–] Stolas@lemmy.ca 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

So what does work in those countries?

[–] deadcream@sopuli.xyz 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Protocols that mimic regular https traffic in a way that survives DPI. There are many variants like vless+reality+vision, naiveproxy, etc. It's still cat-and-mouse game since government's DPI systems are constantly improving.

[–] Stolas@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Interesting. What would you recommend though, and how would you recommend searching for these services?

Just on the off chance that north america could become like the aforementioned countries.

[–] bleustenns@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 hours ago

I'm actually wondering the same thing. I had the thought of buying a ridiculous amount of VPN time quite some time ago but ultimately decided against it for the reasons listed.

[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mullvad had some anti-censorship option last I checked. Don't remember what exactly it does, but it had some sort of option.

[–] 0xKesh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

https://mullvad.net/en/help/connecting-to-mullvad-vpn-from-restrictive-locations

This is what I can find on their website. Last updated April 22, 2026.

Seems like Russia is mostly blocked and China is fully blocked.

This guide lists different settings and methods to connect to Mullvad VPN from networks and countries where connecting to a VPN is difficult. This includes countries such as China, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan.

But Russia, China, and Iran are listed here. So maybe works? I'm confused

[–] TrollAccount69@lemmy.ml 2 points 18 hours ago

It is a legitimate arms race. Things are changing weekly, you gotta understand what you’re doing and why and take other steps to connect to stuff sometimes.