Post #587496

2026-03-08 14:20 UTC

I’ve been using the one included with my Proton subscription, what do yall think about it? Worth it to also pay for Mullvad?

Replies (4)

@ashughes@feddit.uk 2026-03-08 14:40

I have nothing against Proton or any of their products, but I took the opportunity of switching away from big tech to also switch away from the all-services-in-one-provider model. Moving everything from let’s say Google to let’s say Proton just kicks the problem down the road. If Proton ever goes evil or goes out of business you’re now looking for a new home for all your services again. Its also generally good privacy practice to use a VPN provider that is wholly separate from any other provider you use so that provider doesn’t have access to your VPN traffic. This is more true from providers who aren’t trustworthy, but it’s a rule I follow regardless. Of course, this all depends on your threat model.

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@lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org 2026-03-08 15:57

Proton is known to unmask paying customers to agencies like the FBI, just so you know.

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@scala@lemmy.ml 2026-03-08 16:26

I’ve used mullvlad for over a decade. Just started using proton last year. Both offer really good encryption and in great countries outside of the big data stealers. Mullvad sweden, proton swiss. Last I saw protons encryption is a bit better…both offer two-hop. Proton offers many more countries and servers. And proton is a bit faster.

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@Soot@hexbear.net 2026-03-08 17:21

It’s fine in theory. But Proton recently were legally forced to give up user information to the FBI by Swiss-US agreements. This is mainly because Proton have to keep your payment information. Mullvad’s cash and Crypto acceptance, as well as its determination to hold onto no information, makes it significantly better. They’re built from the ground-up to keep as little info on you as possible. Proton absolutely will give up whatever they’ve got, because they have to.

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