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just throwing my 2 cents into the #vpn choices and based on what i've looked at in the last few days.
(yes i'm moving away from #mullvad not in a cutting off my nose to spite my face sort of way)

i've looked at the following and i've decided not to go with : #ivpn, #windscribe

i also avoided #kagi (incidentally also partnered with ws with discounts) which has AI , based in US and a paid model that I suspect I'll still be the product even though I paid. Either way, i've tested the free search and I don't find it life changing great.

the ones that made the 'okay' list was : #njalla, #xeovo, #riseup, #airvpn

i wasn't able to find (easily) a list of server locations with #njalla,

njalla, riseup and xeovo needed some sort of tech knowledge to get started, and its not ideal as i needed to get this for the household and mobiles.

only airvpn was one of the remaining that may had dubious twitter past. but it was the only choice left that had the server location i needed, so this was where i eventually land. mind, airvpn requires you to register with an account, so if you are worried about this, it's not for you. i don't use them for anonymity.

tbh, if xeovo had locations and native app setup, i will jump on it. right now it just felt like a compromise.

some references:
https://www.kuketz-blog.de/empfehlenswerte-vpn-alternativen-zu-mullvad-und-proton/

https://nitter.net/windscribecom/status/1991234536626106606

https://mastodon.social/@xeovo/116852507230389517

@jase Sorry to bother you, just wanted to check if you got more info (technical or ethical) about #xeovo . they seem a good alternative to #mullvad , together with #airvpn ?

Thank you!

@KlausGerdGiesen hope this can be helpful to you

@aral @peter

Maybe #AirVPN?

26/09/2024: On the AirVPN forum, a user asks "I am now wondering who controls or owns AirVPN ?". Interesting questions and answers:
https://airvpn.org/forums/topic/63854-israel-controls-the-other-big-vpn-companies/

AirVPN is registered in Italy, but for security reasons, it does not operate any servers or sell any services in that country:
https://airvpn.org/forums/topic/57256-termination-of-service-in-italy/

Yesterday, a Mastodon user accused AirVPN of transphobia… Yet AirVPN supports #ChelseaManning:
https://airvpn.org/mission/

AirVPN does not aim to be a leader in global availability; instead, it focuses on technology and security, is open-source, community-driven, and affordable (with deals and a referral program).

If I start using #AirVPN, am I gonna end up unpleasantly surprised by their political views in a few months?

@KlausGerdGiesen im sorry i cannot help here, but i'd be very interested to know why those 2 are your favorites? It will help me in my own decision process 😁

NymVPN seems to have a very " #Tor " like setup.
What about #AirVPN ?

Thank you!

Now that it is for me out of question to renew my subscription to #Mullvad VPN (see my previous post) I wonder which #VPN is better: #NymVPN or #AirVPN and why? Any hints (please only about these two services) ?

#cybersecurity #privavcy

Ostatnio miałem (a raczej głównie moja żona) problem ze #Stremio i myślałem, że to wina #RealDebrid. Zacząłem nawet już rozważać zakup #AirVPN, żeby obejść konieczność używania RD. Finał jest taki, że zbadałem sprawę i podobno to samo #Torrentio było problemem i zaliczało downtime'y. Przez najbliższe dni potestuję alternatywy i dam znać.

my #airvpn server is connected to the Netherlands rather than Austria because it works better (?). But now all ads on the apps are in dutch and I'm having a blast translating them (or rather guessing what they could mean) with German and English.

@heisec

Für eigene Verbindungen die offizielle #Wireguard app verwenden. Alternativ evtl kleinere Projekte wie #WGTunnel https://github.com/zaneschepke/wgtunnel oder #RethinkDNS (was noch viel mehr kann). OpenVPN auch okay.

Alles andere ist Schwachsinn, Firmen sollen aufhören irgendwelche komischen proprietären Anwendungen zu nutzen.

Für verbesserte Privatsphäre #MullvadVPN #AirVPN #ProtonVPN #IVPN und erstmal keine weiteren.

Für Anonymität #Tor.

#VPN.s schleusen jeglichen Verkehr durch fremde Server!

We're very glad to inform you that the Black Friday weeks have started in #AirVPN !
Save up to 74%

Thank you #AirVPN for providing reliable #ipv6 #vpn services with your #Eddie client. https://airvpn.org/

The new Hadopi? Piracy Shield blocks innocent Web sites and makes it hard for them to appeal

Italy’s newly-installed Piracy Shield system, put in place by the country’s national telecoms regulator, Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (Authority for Communications Guarantees, AGCOM), is already failing in significant ways. One issue became evident in February, when the VPN provider AirVPN announced that it would no longer accept users resident […]

#agcom #airvpn #appealProcess #cloudflare #HADOPI #isp #italy #netBlocks #overblocking #piracyShield #torrentfreak #transparency #vpn #youtube

https://walledculture.org/the-new-hadopi-piracy-shield-blocks-innocent-web-sites-and-makes-it-hard-for-them-to-appeal/

Italy’s new Piracy Shield has just gone into operation and is already harming human rights there

Back in October, Walled Culture wrote about the grandly-named “Piracy Shield”. This is Italy’s new Internet blocking system, which assumes people are guilty until innocent, and gives the copyright industry a disproportionate power to control what is available online, no court orders required. Piracy Shield went live in December, and has just issued its first […]

#agcom #airvpn #italy #netBlocks #piracyShield #privacy #security #vpn

https://walledculture.org/italys-new-piracy-shield-has-just-gone-into-operation-and-is-already-harming-human-rights-there/

📬 AirVPN zieht sich aus Italien zurück: Blaupause für andere Länder?
#IPTV #Rechtssachen #Streaming #AGCOM #AirVPN #DNSPoisoning #DNSSperre #ItalianPiracyShield #privacyshield #Sperrliste https://sc.tarnkappe.info/c38c9e

#AirVPN is 74% off right now on their 3-year plan for Halloween

#VPN

@TryshHQ If you're using #NordVPN, then I recommend #ExpressVPN / #EVPN. There is also #ProtonVPN.

If you prefer a more affordable option than those above, without sacrificing, or probably better (depends on how you look at it) privacy and security, there are (in no particular order): #AirVPN #BolehVPN and #VPNac

You should use a #VPN that supports #IPv6 such as AirVPN, PerfectPrivacy, or HideMe. As well as IPv6, #AirVPN is #OpenSource, supports #WireGuard, you can pay by #bitcoin, and they also endorse #Mastodon https://airvpn.org/

Same like #NordVPN, #AirVPN lied about their virtual and real server location

Discusson
M247 misrepresenting true location of Barcelona Phoenix and Berlin Air Servers

https://airvpn.org/forums/topic/49720-m247-misrepresenting-true-location-of-barcelona-phoenix-and-berlin-air-servers/?tab=comments

@lopeztel I've been using #airvpn since a couple of years. It's decent and I trust them to not keep logs, and they're quite cheap. The only downside would be the speeds which can be so-so on different days, at least on the UK servers.

If money weren't an issue I'd probably give #protonvpn a go as well these days. Based in Switzerland and I trust Proton, since ProtonMail is pretty great and private.