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• Post #3983933

  We would like to address the recent controversy about one of the owners of Mullvad making a donation to a Swedish political party. https://mullvad.net/blog/donation-controversy

• Post #3865219

  “The instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely.” George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Two months left before the UK government requires all content on British citizens' mobile devices to be scanned. Piccadilly Circus, London: Nineteen Eighty-Four was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual.

• Post #3786769

  London Underground. VPN restrictions are still on the table in the UK. Much of it depends on the next Prime Minister. Hopefully, that question mark won't turn into a full stop.

• Post #3715776

  Piccadilly Circus. The London Councils didn’t like our campaign against the upcoming state spyware in the UK. So, first the word ”government” was blacked out. Then the whole message was scrapped. On the other side of the road, though: alive and kicking.

• Post #3701548

  Chat Control 1 is back. By a margin of 314-276, the EU Parliament voted to reject the legislation. However, since it was an urgent procedure, an absolute majority of 361 votes was required. As a result, the majority lost and Chat Control 1 passed. The urgent procedure was a dirty tactic by the Council and parts of the Parliament – it’s a procedure not meant to be used for legislation already rejected by the Parliament.

• Post #3649261

  On Thursday, the European Parliament votes on Chat Control 1 (the voluntary scanning, not the mandatory scanning, called Chat Control 2). Again. The Parliament has already voted against Chat Control 1. Two times. But the Council of Ministers and the Parliament President refuse to accept it. The President of the European Parliament has sided with the Council against her own chamber. For context, this is the EP President, Roberta Metsola: https://x.com/EP_President/status/1637823787264618497

• Post #3429628

  Some politicians in the UK think it is a good idea to introduce identity verification for using VPN services. It could be that these politicians do not understand what they are proposing. The alternative, that they do understand, would be even worse. 1/2

• Post #3301073

  Piccadilly Circus, London. Keir Starmer now demands state spyware on every mobile device, always watching the screen, scanning everything, looking for things the government disapproves of.

• Post #3022072

  The EU age verification app is presented as “completely anonymous”. The idea is to use Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) cryptography. But currently, the EU app does not have ZKP functionality. More importantly, the app is designed to always function without ZKP. Even if fully developed ZKP technology could be implemented in the future, it would remain an optional feature that countries may choose to disable and that the EU could remove at any time. More details on https://mullvad.net/blog/age-verifi...

• Post #2483272

  A new VPN leak that allows any app to leak traffic outside the VPN tunnel has recently been discovered by Yusuf (https://x.com/cybaqkebm) Read more here: https://mullvad.net/blog/any-app-on-recent-android-versions-can-leak-certain-traffic

• Post #2138428

  @kangaroo@infosec.exchange We do not block rt.com, but please contact our Support Team by email rather than Mastodon: support at mullvadvpn dot net

• Post #2138427

  @GeoffWozniak Please contact our Support Team rather than Mastodon. support at mullvadvpn dot net

• Post #2132360

  DAITA version 2 now available on all platforms: https://mullvad.net/blog/daita-version-2-now-available-on-all-platforms

• Post #1584146

  It’s absurd that American authorities can purchase personal data – that they’re not allowed to gather themselves without a warrant – directly from data brokers. This violates the Fourth Amendment, and it’s time to close the data broker loophole. Today, the Surveillance Accountability Act was introduced. It requires warrants based on probable cause for all government surveillance and data access. You can read more about it here: https://www.surveillanceaccountability.com/

• Post #1519134

  Apple's networking stack is preventing the iOS app from being as secure as possible, we have now secured our app to mitigate this despite the rough edges around the update procedure. Read more here: https://mullvad.net/blog/force-all-app-traffic-into-the-tunnel

• Post #1513865

  The EU Council appear ready to approve Chat Control. This must be stopped. To highlight the corruption behind the proposal, Mullvad VPN now present "And Then?" The backstory: https://mullvad.net/blog/mullvad-vpn-present-and-then

• Post #831318

  This is Senate House in London. When George Orwell wrote 1984, the building served as the model for the headquarters of the Ministry of Truth (the propaganda ministry). The Ministry of Truth decided what was true, for example that 2+2=5. It was responsible for censorship and rewriting history, and it banned the word “free” in the sense of freedom.

• Post #786106

  Starting with 16.0a1 alpha release, Mullvad Browser Alpha is based on the Firefox Rapid Release channel rather than the Extended Support Release (ESR). The alpha release is now available on Linux ARM. Read more here: https://mullvad.net/blog/mullvad-browser-alpha-moves-to-firefox-rapid-release-and-adds-linux-arm-support

• Post #786102

  Chat Control 1 is dead. Let’s end Chat Control 2. Members of The European Parliament: stand firm in your position – no mass surveillance whatsoever!

• Post #782873

  The only way we want our ads to come down. When people take them home. a) Keep them. b) Send them to Ashton Kutcher. c) Put them outside 10 Downing Street.

• Post #742211

  The UK has announced plans to fast-track legislation requiring “age verification for VPN use”. The correct term, however, is not age verification but identity verification. A law like this would require everyone to identify themselves in order to use a VPN. This would pose a risk to whistleblowers, violate human rights, and represent yet another step toward an authoritarian society.

• Post #740371

  Mullvad was banned on British TV. And then? And then this underground ad got banned by the government body Transport For London. The argument was clear: you cannot encourage people to engage with a banned TV commercial.

• Post #703607

  The Mullvad night shift at work. Stay tuned.

• Post #703606

  Hear, hear. NO MORE AND THEN!

• Post #651983

  Looking to be a star on CCTV?

• Post #617463

  Mass surveillance and censorship are escalating in many countries right now. There is a global attack on secure encrypted communication. Often, authorities, politicians, and tech companies work together to push for new laws. One example: when Ashton Kutcher (yes, the actor), through his tech company Thorn, tried to introduce total surveillance of all EU citizens through undemocratic and corrupt methods.

• Post #589824

  The EU initiative Going Dark has now been launched by the EU Commission. They call it ProtectEU. It’s a rebranding of Chat Control. New name. Same old propaganda. The EU Commission’s goal is to “access encrypted data in a lawful manner, safeguarding cybersecurity and fundamental rights.” Read the full release from the Commission here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52025PC0148

• Post #552196

  Our WireGuard implementation, GotaTun was recently audited by Assured Security Consultants. Two identified low severity issues were fixed prior to the completion of the audit. No major vulnerabilities were found. Read more here: https://mullvad.net/blog/a-security-audit-of-gotatun-is-now-available

• Post #529360

  That's the spirit.

• Post #497882

  What do you do when you get banned on British TV? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwhznrpgl7k