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Who Owns, Operates, and Develops Your VPN Matters

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201 points sdsantos | 2 comments | 03 Sep 25 16:51 UTC | HN request time: 0.41s | source
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tetris11 ◴[03 Sep 25 17:44 UTC] No.45118548[source]▶
MullvadVPN seem to be pretty decent at the moment, but it looks like they're laying down a worldwide VPN infrastructure of sorts that other VPN companies can rent (similar to phone networks)

This makes me feel a little uneasy of their unstated longterm goals (corner the entire market), but I do think they are the most trustworthy out there right now

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timpera ◴[03 Sep 25 18:03 UTC] No.45118745[source]▶
I think Mullvad's market share is still pretty low compared to NordVPN, which actually cornered the market thanks to their suspiciously large advertising budget.
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pydry ◴[03 Sep 25 18:18 UTC] No.45118873[source]▶
Of the two im more suspicious that NordVPN is a CIA honeypot in the style of Crypto AG.
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1. chollida1 ◴[03 Sep 25 19:32 UTC] No.45119617[source]▶
Based on what? They seem to be one of the reputable players in the industry.
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2. pydry ◴[04 Sep 25 08:14 UTC] No.45124900[source]▶
Sheer level of advertising and marketing.