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In a suggestion absolutely not related to any current events whatsoever, my recommendation for a VPN would be mullvad. https://mullvad.net/en/vpn
Free the internet. With Mullvad VPN.

Your IP address is used to identify you, track you, and map your online life. Step 1 in taking back your personal privacy online is masking it with a trustworthy VPN.

Mullvad VPN
Jul 24, 2025 at 8:15pmWeb
Show thread⁂ Fish Id WardrobeJul 24, 2025

@babe
> In Mullvad’s case, in 2023 we had a real-life test of our process: here you can read more about how the National Operations Department (NOA) of the Swedish Police visited the Mullvad office with a search warrant, but how they left empty-handed (because we don’t save any data).

ah. that's why the name rang a bell.

Show threadHeals Jul 25, 2025
@babe ideally pair it with @tailscale while at it!
Show threadvandorb12Jul 25, 2025
@babe proud subscriber and supporter. I've rolled my own VPN before, but the mental overhead (beyond automation) just wasn't worth it. Decent speeds, feature set, and payment options.
Show threadMark ⛵️🏳️‍🌈Jul 25, 2025
@babe 11/10 hard agree… I run it permanently on all my devices as much to remove ads etc but have had zero issues for years 👍🏻
Show threadSheddiJul 25, 2025

@babe
Not that anyone should take cyber security advice from me, but they're my VPN-of-choice too.

I've been a contented subscriber for a decade-ish.

Show threadLizJul 25, 2025

@babe
You can send them paper money via mail as payment
Fuck visa, fuck mastercard

The best VPN I know of just due to this

Show threadKraftwerk-Das Model CollapseJul 25, 2025
@AngelicAura @babe @outie ⬆️
Show threaderik eva  Jul 26, 2025

@AngelicAura ha! yes!

the fact that I can send them actual money by mail would be reason enough to pick them.

I always include a corny christmas card or something like that, and I assume other people do that as well.

@babe

Show threadCaveDaveJul 26, 2025
@babe would love to pay then via cash in post ... but Denmark has discontinued sending letters through post
Show threaderik eva  Jul 26, 2025
@engravecavedave wtf? you're joking, right?
Show threadCaveDaveJul 26, 2025
@uitvreter nope. It is said 100,000+ old people still depend on it but they're removing it anyway and I don't think many people here are aware of it or how badly it's gonna effect certain vulnerable people
Show threaderik eva  Jul 26, 2025

@engravecavedave that's terrible. my mother asked for help with her computer and I was a bit shocked by how much she and her husband are "forced" to use a computer now, and in a more complicated way, for essential stuff like taxes and banking.

taking away oldskool mail would make matters even worse. it's sad.

Show thread26 PeachezJul 26, 2025
@babe
Strongly agree…
It has two things going for it.
1. Most importantly, they don’t substitute themselves as the people who exploit your browsing history. Most VPNs are bad at this.
2. It actually works. You don’t spend large segments of time waiting for the VPN to stay connected.
3.(ok, I thought of a third thing…) they have a linux native client.
Show threadSchrödiɲger's Enby  Jul 27, 2025
@babe unfortunately mullvad VPN is just another subscription service at the mercy of enshittification, i am calling it
Show threadck0Jul 27, 2025
@babe You can also recommend IVPN, they are very similars.