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MullvadVPN is great. It's a no-bullshit VPN.
Yep, Mullvad is the one. No fishy pricing structure, transparency, and they don't force you to use their apps like other VPN providers. So if you want to route a docker container or network appliance through it you can just download the config files and away you go. So many VPN providers used to let you do this but then stopped so you have to use their apps (and we should be asking why they want you to use their apps, because the answer is usually control and data).
Another vote for Mullvad. You can pay by cash, vouchers (in some countries) or Monero for total privacy.
I wonder how many chickens it would take to mail them for a month of service
I believe it does have an issue surrounding their disabling port forwarding, which becomes problematic if you try to torrent, or so I understood.
They are A+ on privacy and transparency, that being said.
They have recently removed support for port forwarding. That won't stop a user being able to torrent but it will stop seeding and will affect discoverability and speed somewhat.
Has no negative impact on their privacy features
Thanks for the correction and adding more information! I've considered using it, hence my quick search and vague information about it.
Not being able to seed is a bit of a deal-breaker for me, but that'll depend from one person to the other.
When I went on a torrenting spree, I trusted Mullvad enough to pay with my real name PayPal account.
Yeah, I love mullvad. I don't use my VPN every month, so the low monthly cost, and the privacy friendly purchase methods, are big pluses.