I am thinking about changing VPN, I am currently using ProtonVPN and I was thinking about changing to AirVPN (for its prices and port forwarding) or Mullvad (Everyone says it is better regarding privacy but I don’t know why).

Which one would you recommend and why? I have seen a lot of criticism towards AirVPN for being based in Italy, but if they don’t collect the data as they say they do, there shouldn’t be any problem, right?

  • @[email protected]OP
    1•4 days ago

    Wow, I didn’t know that, thanks! Also, if you don’t use a VPN, then what methods so you use to hide your traffic?

    • Em Adespoton
      5•4 days ago

      I keep all my traffic encrypted, use my own DNS, and run a VPN so that anytime I’m away from my place, my traffic is tunnelled through my home setup, which includes a piHole.

      If I need more than that to obscure the traffic source, it goes through TOR.

      I also run a few public web services off the same IP, so the traffic coming out of my address has plausible deniability.

      Plus, I use tracker and ad blockers in all my browsers/devices, of course, as well as block JavaScript by default.

        • Em Adespoton
          1•4 days ago

          Torrenting means you’re sending copies of the files to anyone with a magnet link. Great for quickly sharing legitimate software with a wide group. If you’re trying to download stuff you don’t have a license for, torrenting is a bad solution. Better to find a small community where you can just share files directly, peer to peer or on a private server.

          Torrenting has a very obvious digital fingerprint, so even if you’re using a VPN, your ISP knows you’re torrenting. And if your VPN provider gets served with a notice and their country is a member of any international trade agreement, they know who you are and have a responsibility to take action against you.