[Waifu]

Choosing a VPN is an extremely important factor for many users. Some users don't realize that their VPN services are tracking them and keeping confidential information on the user. The what so called "no log policy" VPNs are always claiming to not log your data, but is that really the case? A widely known VPN service by the name of PureVPN claim to have a "strict no-log policy" - later to be proven in handing in logs to authority (Read more here). Many other VPN providers such as HideMyAss and EarthVPN all claim to have a strict no-log policy, which was later on proven guilty at the end.

VPNs are extremely essential factor in keeping yourself safe during your online activities. Do note that VPNs are not going to bring you 100% anonymity. They strictly mask your IP address from the internet so that your data that you're sending & requesting is encrypted through a tunnel.

That aside, here are the top VPN services I recommend using (researched):

1. IVPN
   
2. Mullvad VPN
   
3. Perfect-Privacy VPN
   
4. ProtonVPN
   
5. Cryptostorm VPN
   

Note: Stay away from free VPN services - most don't respect users privacy.

[piss]

real men actually use NordVPN lol...

[Waifu]

real men actually use NordVPN lol...

Lmfao, that aside, NordVPN is known for IP address leaks. So be wary of that.

[mothered]

Moved from the Software & Programs forum to Anonymity.

NordVPN is known for IP address leaks. So be wary of that.

All the more reason to use It.

Security awareness Is one of the best forms of defense. When the leaks were Identified, they were aware of their vulnerabilities and patched them accordingly- which ultimately strengthened their service as a VPN provider.

[Dismas]

I've used Mullvad in the past. Had an alright experience with NordVPN as well, though I'm skeptical of anyone that claims "no logs".

Moved from the Software & Programs forum to Anonymity.

NordVPN is known for IP address leaks. So be wary of that.

All the more reason to use It.

Security awareness Is one of the best forms of defense. When the leaks were Identified, they were aware of their vulnerabilities and patched them accordingly- which ultimately strengthened their service as a VPN provider.

As you say. Companies that are able to learn from an experience shouldn't lose customers. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.

[Waifu]

I've used Mullvad in the past. Had an alright experience with NordVPN as well, though I'm skeptical of anyone that claims "no logs".

Moved from the Software & Programs forum to Anonymity.

NordVPN is known for IP address leaks. So be wary of that.

All the more reason to use It.

Security awareness Is one of the best forms of defense. When the leaks were Identified, they were aware of their vulnerabilities and patched them accordingly- which ultimately strengthened their service as a VPN provider.

As you say. Companies that are able to learn from an experience shouldn't lose customers. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.

You can sort of tell if a VPN service really cares about their privacy. The service providers I stated have evidence that they do not keep logs whatsoever. Not only that, but they also give you a brief detail and/or idea of what they keep and not keep. These VPNs have been in cases where authority seized their servers and acquired nothing at all. Not only that, but some of these VPN services have been to court and fought cases in which dealt with handing in user data - in which they had none at all.

In order to differ a good VPN from a VPN is looking up cases on them.

Some examples can be:
Have they been seized? If so, were authority able to claim identifiable data about user? Or did they obtain nothing?
Has the VPN service been to court? Did they fight for their users privacy or did they supply users data?

Note: An extremely poor VPN will claim that they keep no-logs and not providing a brief idea of what they actually keep - PureVPN is known for this, later on proven to hand in some sort of data that identifies users.

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Moved from the Software & Programs forum to Anonymity.

NordVPN is known for IP address leaks. So be wary of that.

All the more reason to use It.

Security awareness Is one of the best forms of defense. When the leaks were Identified, they were aware of their vulnerabilities and patched them accordingly- which ultimately strengthened their service as a VPN provider.

Absolutely.

Every VPN service provider goes through issues, but sometimes if those issues are ignored, it can heavily lead to a declining customer dissatisfaction. Though, in NordVPN's case, their "no-log" policy seems to be skeptical by man users as they keep some sort-of connection logs. That aside, I don't find it a bad VPN at all, it is a good VPN service, but for my privacy needs, I simply have better privacy-focused alternatives.

[kingbroly]

Anybody try 911.re? Is this good just like a VPN?

[Dismas]

I've used Mullvad in the past. Had an alright experience with NordVPN as well, though I'm skeptical of anyone that claims "no logs".

Moved from the Software & Programs forum to Anonymity.

All the more reason to use It.

Security awareness Is one of the best forms of defense. When the leaks were Identified, they were aware of their vulnerabilities and patched them accordingly- which ultimately strengthened their service as a VPN provider.

As you say. Companies that are able to learn from an experience shouldn't lose customers. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.

You can sort of tell if a VPN service really cares about their privacy. The service providers I stated have evidence that they do not keep logs whatsoever. Not only that, but they also give you a brief detail and/or idea of what they keep and not keep. These VPNs have been in cases where authority seized their servers and acquired nothing at all. Not only that, but some of these VPN services have been to court and fought cases in which dealt with handing in user data - in which they had none at all.

In order to differ a good VPN from a VPN is looking up cases on them.

Some examples can be:
Have they been seized? If so, were authority able to claim identifiable data about user? Or did they obtain nothing?
Has the VPN service been to court? Did they fight for their users privacy or did they supply users data?

Note: An extremely poor VPN will claim that they keep no-logs and not providing a brief idea of what they actually keep - PureVPN is known for this, later on proven to hand in some sort of data that identifies users.

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Moved from the Software & Programs forum to Anonymity.

NordVPN is known for IP address leaks. So be wary of that.

All the more reason to use It.

Security awareness Is one of the best forms of defense. When the leaks were Identified, they were aware of their vulnerabilities and patched them accordingly- which ultimately strengthened their service as a VPN provider.

Absolutely.

Every VPN service provider goes through issues, but sometimes if those issues are ignored, it can heavily lead to a declining customer dissatisfaction. Though, in NordVPN's case, their "no-log" policy seems to be skeptical by man users as they keep some sort-of connection logs. That aside, I don't find it a bad VPN at all, it is a good VPN service, but for my privacy needs, I simply have better privacy-focused alternatives.

Mullvad has a great write-up on what they do, which is excellent in practice. However, it's not abnormal for companies or the courts to lie, and I'd never trust either fully. That said, 3-letters aren't chasing after copyright infringers or porn addicts - they're after fraudsters and drug dealers.

[Waifu]

Anybody try 911.re? Is this good just like a VPN?

911.re is not a VPN at all. It is a service that provides residential proxies. A residential proxy acts as an intermediary device between you and the internet and uses residential IP addresses to route your traffic requests. This IP address is connected to a physical device and places that make them legit. Do note that a proxy does not encrypt your traffic, it simply routes your traffic to an intermediary device - the proxy. This can help with unblocking websites that are restricted in your area. Proxies are much faster than VPNs as they do not encrypt your traffic through a tunneling protocol. This is why they are more commonly and widely used for many users.

From reading their privacy policy, it seems that they "collect" information that is helpful to them. They claim that the information they collect is anonymized and cannot be traced back to the user. Sounds a little skeptical to me, but if you do want to use this service do so at your own cost.

Do note that when using a proxy it only works at an application level - meaning that it only works on an application that you have it setup with.

Hope this helps,
Cheers.

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I've used Mullvad in the past. Had an alright experience with NordVPN as well, though I'm skeptical of anyone that claims "no logs".


As you say. Companies that are able to learn from an experience shouldn't lose customers. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.

You can sort of tell if a VPN service really cares about their privacy. The service providers I stated have evidence that they do not keep logs whatsoever. Not only that, but they also give you a brief detail and/or idea of what they keep and not keep. These VPNs have been in cases where authority seized their servers and acquired nothing at all. Not only that, but some of these VPN services have been to court and fought cases in which dealt with handing in user data - in which they had none at all.

In order to differ a good VPN from a VPN is looking up cases on them.

Some examples can be:
Have they been seized? If so, were authority able to claim identifiable data about user? Or did they obtain nothing?
Has the VPN service been to court? Did they fight for their users privacy or did they supply users data?

Note: An extremely poor VPN will claim that they keep no-logs and not providing a brief idea of what they actually keep - PureVPN is known for this, later on proven to hand in some sort of data that identifies users.

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Moved from the Software & Programs forum to Anonymity.

All the more reason to use It.

Security awareness Is one of the best forms of defense. When the leaks were Identified, they were aware of their vulnerabilities and patched them accordingly- which ultimately strengthened their service as a VPN provider.

Absolutely.

Every VPN service provider goes through issues, but sometimes if those issues are ignored, it can heavily lead to a declining customer dissatisfaction. Though, in NordVPN's case, their "no-log" policy seems to be skeptical by man users as they keep some sort-of connection logs. That aside, I don't find it a bad VPN at all, it is a good VPN service, but for my privacy needs, I simply have better privacy-focused alternatives.

Mullvad has a great write-up on what they do, which is excellent in practice. However, it's not abnormal for companies or the courts to lie, and I'd never trust either fully. That said, 3-letters aren't chasing after copyright infringers or porn addicts - they're after fraudsters and drug dealers.

You are absolutely right. 3-letters are only after fraudsters and drug dealers. Either way, if a company is claiming that they respect user privacy, no matter what circumstances are, they should abide by what they state. Otherwise, their customers will start declining.

[Drako]

Mullvad would be #1, and ExpressVPN would take #2. Don't count ExpressVPN out, it'll be your best alternative to Mullvad if you're looking for privacy. They have a wide selection of fast servers, and they all run in RAM-disk mode. This makes it impossible for ExpressVPN or any other foreign actors to spy on your activity while connected to their servers.