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Proton. It replaced PIA for me when it was introduced. Since I was already paying for Proton mail, there was no reason to keep paying for a separate VPN as well.
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The answers are always going to be Mullvad, IVPN or Proton VPN. Windscribe is also a possibility.
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Mullvad VPN paid with Monero and NextDNS paid version.
Why NextDNS if you already query DNS through Mullvad?
Because I prefer the granular control that I have over my queries when I'm using NextDNS something that I don't have with Mullvad DNS.
Don't use express VPN. They make it very annoying to cancel. I thought I canceled once and it didn't work.
It takes three confirmations inside a hidden menu.
I use Mozilla VPN, which is just Mullvad but more expensive. I want to support Mozilla though and enjoy the integration with my multi account containers so i stick with it
If you were in with Mozilla VPN while it was in beta (for $4.99/month), you can keep that price for life as long as you have an active sub. I got lucky with that one.
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Mullvad. Cheap, simple, good, and everyone here seems to be infatuated with it.
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Private Internet Access
https://torrentfreak.com/private-internet-access-to-be-acquired-by-kape/
Some have pointed at Kapeβs history. The company had previously operated under the name Crossrider and was active in the advertising space. Among other things, it installed toolbars with βpotentially unwanted software.β While the company has since switched to a focus on cybersecurity, this past has made some people suspicious.
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I pay for proton. I use it on mobile, laptop, and desktop. Its quite seamless and unobtrusive. I like a vpn that allows me to forget im using a VPN
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I've been using Proton for half a year, and I'm considering buying the Unlimited plan
Private internet access. It's super cheap too
I switched to Proton from PIA when I learned of PIAs sketchy new owner Kape Technologies
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Only VPN I would trust is Mullvad
Proton was accused to give access to mails to authorities : https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58476983
NordVPN and others are usually linked to your email + credit card stuff and you blindly need to trust them
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Long time AirVPN user here - never had any issues.
I don't. Your ISP can hardly see anything you do online. Almost all websites are encrypted with HTTPS and if you are concerned about them seeing what domains you visit you can just change your dns server to quad9 or something else privacy respecting. A more valid usecase for VPN is preventing websites from tracking you IP address, downloading "Linux ISO's" or bypassing geographical blocks and for that I used mullvad but I am looking for something else now that they blocked port forwarding.
If you torrent copyrighted material in Germany, you definitely want a VPN. Private law firms "representing copyright holders" regularly request information about consumers based on source IPs/protocol/ports from ISPs with a court's rubber stamp, then send out demand letters for hundreds of euros, with a risk of thousands if you choose to fight it.
Sometimes they follow up if you ignore it, sometimes not. It is horribly oppressive.
tl;dr germans who torrent from a consumer internet service should use a vpn
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ProtonVPN. The VPN works great. I'd use some of their other services but they're pretty restrictive unless you're on more expensive plans than I'm on.
I use a combination of self hosted wireguard servers at family and friends. They connect together with Tailscale. One of the endpoints connect to the Internet through Mullvad. This makes it easy for every single device I own to connect to either Mullvad or any of a number of possible regular ISPs.
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I see surprisingly few mentions of WindScribe in this thread. I've had nothing but good experience with them and I always read their promo emails in full (they send very few of them, and their marketing team is hilarious)
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Windscribe. Prices are great, unlimited bandwidth, and 1Gbps servers for no additional cost. They have a free tier as well. Theyβre very privacy focused. Been a customer of theirs for probably like 5-6 years now.
None atm. DNS over HTTPS cos im poor using mullvad's DNS server instead of VPN . Makes it bit more difficult for my ISP
Got Express right before they sold. Going to swap very soon! Mainly looking at proton for the swap
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