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Hi.

I use @localsend between macOS and GrapheneOS. My Mac can detect my phone, but my phone cannot detect the Mac when @mullvadnet “Local network sharing” and Android’s “Block connections without VPN” are both enabled.

Disabling “Block connections without VPN” immediately fixes it. Is there a way to keep VPN lockdown enabled while allowing LocalSend to work over LAN?

#LocalSend #MullvadVPN #GrapheneOS #AndroidPrivacy #VPN #Privacy

Hi.

I use @localsend between macOS and GrapheneOS. My Mac can detect my phone, but my phone cannot detect the Mac when @mullvadnet “Local network sharing” and Android’s “Block connections without VPN” are both enabled.

Disabling “Block connections without VPN” immediately fixes it. Is there a way to keep VPN lockdown enabled while allowing LocalSend to work over LAN?

#LocalSend #MullvadVPN #GrapheneOS #AndroidPrivacy #VPN #Privacy

Je suis passé à #IVPN qui permet comme #mullvadvpn de payer en #bitcoin sauf que les fondateurs ne financent pas de parti d'extrême droite.
https://www.ivpn.net/en/

Because of the fascist Mullvad CEO, I'm switching VPNs. I moved away from Proton when their CEO expressed support for Trump, another fascist party. I'm looking into IVPN...

#mullvad #mullvadvpn #fascist #vpn #proton #protonvpn #trump #ivpn

Because of the fascist Mullvad CEO, I'm switching VPNs. I moved away from Proton when their CEO expressed support for Trump, another fascist party. I'm looking into IVPN...

#mullvad #mullvadvpn #fascist #vpn #proton #protonvpn #trump #ivpn

RE: https://mastodon.online/@mullvadnet/116957571811403553

To have open debates we need to agree on a few basic things. Protecting #democracy and defending #HumanRights are two of those.

To quote Sandro Pertini (again): "All ideas deserve respect. #Fascism, however, does not. It is not an idea. It is the death of all ideas. The only way to understand fascism is to fight it."

I've already stopped being a #MullvadVPN customer and will update https://preciselyprivate.com to remove all Mullvad products as soon as I can.

#FarRight #DanielBerntsson #ÖrebroParty

RE: https://mastodon.online/@mullvadnet/116957571811403553

To have open debates we need to agree on a few basic things. Protecting #democracy and defending #HumanRights are two of those.

To quote Sandro Pertini (again): "All ideas deserve respect. #Fascism, however, does not. It is not an idea. It is the death of all ideas. The only way to understand fascism is to fight it."

I've already stopped being a #MullvadVPN customer and will update https://preciselyprivate.com to remove all Mullvad products as soon as I can.

#FarRight #DanielBerntsson #ÖrebroParty

"Free Speech" to the Tech Bros means "Free Speech for Me, Nazis and Peados...nobody else"

Mullvad isn't fooling anyone who doesn't want to be fooled

Sick of creepy gatekeeping males wallowing in their depraved filth like they're fighting for everyone's freedom....it's such white bullshit.

Argue all you want you fucking incels, nobody is ever going to touch your dick without money changing hands, you're loveless and repellent, not 'heroes'

#FreeSpeech #TechBros #Whiteness #MullvadVPN

"Free Speech" to the Tech Bros means "Free Speech for Me, Nazis and Peados...nobody else"

Mullvad isn't fooling anyone who doesn't want to be fooled

Sick of creepy gatekeeping males wallowing in their depraved filth like they're fighting for everyone's freedom....it's such white bullshit.

Argue all you want you fucking incels, nobody is ever going to touch your dick without money changing hands, you're loveless and repellent, not 'heroes'

#FreeSpeech #TechBros #Whiteness #MullvadVPN

Question for peeps on the fedi:

I'm looking for a new VPN provider as like many people, I'm not particularly thrilled with the actions Mullvad's co-CEO has taken. Any good recommendations? Preferably one that provides a good native Linux client.

#mullvadvpn #vpn

@mullvadnet has completely ghosted me on my requested refund after the whole "finding out I'd be indirectly supporting an alt-right swedish movement" thing. Hoping a mastodon callout is embarrassing enough for them to get on it ASAP.

#antifascism #mullvad #MullvadVPN

@mullvadnet has completely ghosted me on my requested refund after the whole "finding out I'd be indirectly supporting an alt-right swedish movement" thing. Hoping a mastodon callout is embarrassing enough for them to get on it ASAP.

#antifascism #mullvad #MullvadVPN

@mullvadnet Ha. Haha. Hahaha. You 🫵 you are no longer trustworthy.

#mullvad is a hypocrite

#mullvadvpn #mullvadbrowser #vpn

@mullvadnet Ha. Haha. Hahaha. You 🫵 you are no longer trustworthy.

#mullvad is a hypocrite

#mullvadvpn #mullvadbrowser #vpn

RE: https://mastodon.uno/@emanuelegori/116841261556617439

tempo per smarcarsi da questa VPN e dal loro browser che usano i soldi guadagnati per finanziare l'estrema destra populista.

Se volete un browser europeo e sicuro c'è librewolf, per la VPN c'è il browse vivaldi che ha una ottima VPN integrata fornita da proton

rilanciato nel gruppo sicurezza seguibile qui: @sicurezza

#mullvad #mullvadVPN #browser #Vivaldi #librewolf

RE: https://mastodon.uno/@emanuelegori/116841261556617439

tempo per smarcarsi da questa VPN e dal loro browser che usano i soldi guadagnati per finanziare l'estrema destra populista.

Se volete un browser europeo e sicuro c'è librewolf, per la VPN c'è il browse vivaldi che ha una ottima VPN integrata fornita da proton

rilanciato nel gruppo sicurezza seguibile qui: @sicurezza

#mullvad #mullvadVPN #browser #Vivaldi #librewolf

Now that I left #mullvadvpn , where do I go? IVPN, AirVPN? Any other suggestions?

#mullvad #mullvadfounder

@[email protected] I do not disagree with what you're saying.

That is why I find #IVPN the most convincing #VPN provider after looking around for alternatives to #MullvadVPN.

They have an overview of what you are arguing here right on the landing page of their website: https://www.ivpn.net/en/#do-you-really-need-a-vpn

And they run https://www.doineedavpn.com/, which for many people I know would simply lead to the realization, that they, in fact, do not need a VPN.

@[email protected] I do not disagree with what you're saying.

That is why I find #IVPN the most convincing #VPN provider after looking around for alternatives to #MullvadVPN.

They have an overview of what you are arguing here right on the landing page of their website: https://www.ivpn.net/en/#do-you-really-need-a-vpn

And they run https://www.doineedavpn.com/, which for many people I know would simply lead to the realization, that they, in fact, do not need a VPN.

Regarding the follow up question of "what should I use if no commercial VPN solves my issue"...

...that entirely depends on what you need a VPN for.

For many folks, modern HTTPS (TLS) covers what many VPNs sought to address - namely, limiting who can see your secure traffic.

For folks using public or non-personal wifi, the local router implementing wireless isolation prevents folks on your subnet from sniffing your traffic (https/tls helps here too).

For folks wanting to hide their browsing habits - shifting the inspection of traffic from their ISP to some for-purpose honeypot may not be the best solution.

Also, you'll always get the "spin up your own VPN" answer in these sort of threads, but as has already been pointed out this isnt something most folks can do (it is straightforward to do!!!! Iffff... you have the knowledge and experience.... which most folks don't have. They are focusing on other things in life, etc).

Two big things to consider here:

1) What are you actually trying to accomplish with a VPN? Specifics. Not just "increased privacy" or "increased security". What. Exactly. Are you trying to accomplish. And then sort out if a VPN actually does that thing for you. (Many are just snake oil promising to meet your valid desire for general health but dont actually do the thing they promise).

2) There might not be a viable solution to your need. Sometimes the answer is "this proposed solution is a scam, and there is no alternative - no actual solution. You have a real need and there is no real thing to meet that need. Sorry."

#vpn #mullvad #mullvadVPN

Regarding the follow up question of "what should I use if no commercial VPN solves my issue"...

...that entirely depends on what you need a VPN for.

For many folks, modern HTTPS (TLS) covers what many VPNs sought to address - namely, limiting who can see your secure traffic.

For folks using public or non-personal wifi, the local router implementing wireless isolation prevents folks on your subnet from sniffing your traffic (https/tls helps here too).

For folks wanting to hide their browsing habits - shifting the inspection of traffic from their ISP to some for-purpose honeypot may not be the best solution.

Also, you'll always get the "spin up your own VPN" answer in these sort of threads, but as has already been pointed out this isnt something most folks can do (it is straightforward to do!!!! Iffff... you have the knowledge and experience.... which most folks don't have. They are focusing on other things in life, etc).

Two big things to consider here:

1) What are you actually trying to accomplish with a VPN? Specifics. Not just "increased privacy" or "increased security". What. Exactly. Are you trying to accomplish. And then sort out if a VPN actually does that thing for you. (Many are just snake oil promising to meet your valid desire for general health but dont actually do the thing they promise).

2) There might not be a viable solution to your need. Sometimes the answer is "this proposed solution is a scam, and there is no alternative - no actual solution. You have a real need and there is no real thing to meet that need. Sorry."

#vpn #mullvad #mullvadVPN

All "privacy oriented" commercial VPNs are honeypots.

You can't change my mind on that.

Mullvad VPN has heavy marketing in Washington DC (their ads are plastered all across the metro stops frequented by government workers and foreign diplomats) for example.

The whole "you need to hide something? here we'll hide it for you! Everyone that wants to hide something should put is all in this one consolidated place!"

But they totally won't look at it.

They swear.

No logs, bro. I promise. I can look, but I won't. I could log, but I won't.

So while Mullvad the company is showing their ass, asking what other VPN to hop to begs the question: Why are you using a commercial VPN?

If it's to change your IP address to bypass porn restrictions in fundamentalist theocratic states, then cool. That's a solid use case.

If it's for a nebulous reason like "for privacy" or "for security". Then you might want to see if that tool actually meets your specific threat modeling.

#VPN #mullvad #mullvadVPN

All "privacy oriented" commercial VPNs are honeypots.

You can't change my mind on that.

Mullvad VPN has heavy marketing in Washington DC (their ads are plastered all across the metro stops frequented by government workers and foreign diplomats) for example.

The whole "you need to hide something? here we'll hide it for you! Everyone that wants to hide something should put is all in this one consolidated place!"

But they totally won't look at it.

They swear.

No logs, bro. I promise. I can look, but I won't. I could log, but I won't.

So while Mullvad the company is showing their ass, asking what other VPN to hop to begs the question: Why are you using a commercial VPN?

If it's to change your IP address to bypass porn restrictions in fundamentalist theocratic states, then cool. That's a solid use case.

If it's for a nebulous reason like "for privacy" or "for security". Then you might want to see if that tool actually meets your specific threat modeling.

#VPN #mullvad #mullvadVPN

#MullvadVPN #passwordmanager

honestly on the topic of perpetually problematic privacy product providers.(fun little alliteration yay).

what password managers do you use thats not outright supporting fascist.
or just a scam /snake oil?

#MullvadVPN #passwordmanager

honestly on the topic of perpetually problematic privacy product providers.(fun little alliteration yay).

what password managers do you use thats not outright supporting fascist.
or just a scam /snake oil?

Mullvad VPN co-founder donated ~500,000USD to Swedish far-right political party

https://www.flamman.se/techprofil-ger-miljoner-till-orebropartiet/

#HackerNews #MullvadVPN #Donation #FarRight #Politics #Sweden #TechNews

Mullvad VPN co-founder donated ~500,000USD to Swedish far-right political party

https://www.flamman.se/techprofil-ger-miljoner-till-orebropartiet/

#HackerNews #MullvadVPN #Donation #FarRight #Politics #Sweden #TechNews

Mullvad VPN's CEO has been caught supporting Sweden's far-right political party. In fact, the CEO is the party's largest individual financial donor.

I would suggest IVPN ( @ivpn ) as an alternative. iVPN stays out of politics, except when advocating for privacy and opposing surveillance.

That said...

When I previously pointed out that Proton VPN's CEO was a strong supporter of Donald Trump, or that Proton falls under U.S. jurisdiction, a group of people tried to perform mental gymnastics to defend Proton. They claimed that any alternative was no better or insisted that alternatives failed to meet whatever qualifying buzzwords they chose.

Today, I see those same types of people doing the same thing — defending Mullvad VPN while attempting to dismiss and degrade any suggested alternative.

The Fediverse has a group of politically right-leaning individuals who have learned not to express their support for fascism as directly, but instead to do so more passively in the hope of influencing others.

Standing up for companies led and owned by fascists while claiming "that's different" when comparing a company with the people leading it (Brave Browser, for example) is one way they encourage others to ignore what happens behind the scenes. Talking down alternatives that are not associated with fascism, or claiming they are no better for vague "reasons" (insert random excuse here), is another way these individuals encourage people to turn a blind eye.

No matter what alternative I or anyone else suggests, the important thing is that you choose one that does not support fascism. Don't turn a blind eye, and don't let someone else's mental gymnastics make you question whether you should switch providers.

#Mullvad #MullvadVPN #VPN #iVPN #Sweden #Fascism #Proton #ProtonVPN #Fediverse #BraveBrowser #Brave

Mullvad VPN's CEO has been caught supporting Sweden's far-right political party. In fact, the CEO is the party's largest individual financial donor.

I would suggest IVPN ( @ivpn ) as an alternative. iVPN stays out of politics, except when advocating for privacy and opposing surveillance.

That said...

When I previously pointed out that Proton VPN's CEO was a strong supporter of Donald Trump, or that Proton falls under U.S. jurisdiction, a group of people tried to perform mental gymnastics to defend Proton. They claimed that any alternative was no better or insisted that alternatives failed to meet whatever qualifying buzzwords they chose.

Today, I see those same types of people doing the same thing — defending Mullvad VPN while attempting to dismiss and degrade any suggested alternative.

The Fediverse has a group of politically right-leaning individuals who have learned not to express their support for fascism as directly, but instead to do so more passively in the hope of influencing others.

Standing up for companies led and owned by fascists while claiming "that's different" when comparing a company with the people leading it (Brave Browser, for example) is one way they encourage others to ignore what happens behind the scenes. Talking down alternatives that are not associated with fascism, or claiming they are no better for vague "reasons" (insert random excuse here), is another way these individuals encourage people to turn a blind eye.

No matter what alternative I or anyone else suggests, the important thing is that you choose one that does not support fascism. Don't turn a blind eye, and don't let someone else's mental gymnastics make you question whether you should switch providers.

#Mullvad #MullvadVPN #VPN #iVPN #Sweden #Fascism #Proton #ProtonVPN #Fediverse #BraveBrowser #Brave

@mullvadnet
I can't tolerate supporting fascist party's in any country.
I deleted all your apps and received my refund.
You can't be trusted evermore.
Sad to see that so many Tech-Bros talking about freedom and privacy really don't care about.

Spare me your reply as it is devious and hollow.

#MullvadVPN #mullvad

just got a ~30€ refund from mullvad and deleted my account

if you still have a balance there and paid via tracable means now is a good time to write [email protected] since they currently have a no questions asked refund policy

fuck nazi financiers

#mullvad #MullvadVPN

just got a ~30€ refund from mullvad and deleted my account

if you still have a balance there and paid via tracable means now is a good time to write [email protected] since they currently have a no questions asked refund policy

fuck nazi financiers

#mullvad #MullvadVPN

So Proton is supporting far-right French YouTuber Vincent Lapierre and the founder of Mullvad is supporting Örebro Party so also right wing extremist things

not to mention proton not being as private as you might think

Video about it: https://www.youtube(dot)com/watch?v=Tf-fmWi8FRA

why are both:

• Proton VPN
• Mullvad VPN

so shitty?

the two most private VPNs

for anyone asking the best you can do at this point is selfhost it i guess.

which sucks but that is what i will probably do

#vpn #mullvadVPN #protonvpn

sources:

https://www.flamman(dot)se/techprofil-ger-miljoner-till-orebropartiet/

https://www.youtube(dot)com/watch?v=8aUdWFfKCog&t=69s

If i need to make any changes to this cause i got sth wrong pls tell me
I am also (sadly) only human so i might've gotten sth wrong but that is why i linked source so you can double check me

So Proton is supporting far-right French YouTuber Vincent Lapierre and the founder of Mullvad is supporting Örebro Party so also right wing extremist things

not to mention proton not being as private as you might think

Video about it: https://www.youtube(dot)com/watch?v=Tf-fmWi8FRA

why are both:

• Proton VPN
• Mullvad VPN

so shitty?

the two most private VPNs

for anyone asking the best you can do at this point is selfhost it i guess.

which sucks but that is what i will probably do

#vpn #mullvadVPN #protonvpn

sources:

https://www.flamman(dot)se/techprofil-ger-miljoner-till-orebropartiet/

https://www.youtube(dot)com/watch?v=8aUdWFfKCog&t=69s

If i need to make any changes to this cause i got sth wrong pls tell me
I am also (sadly) only human so i might've gotten sth wrong but that is why i linked source so you can double check me

@mozilla I have cancelled my VPN subscription with you, and can only urge everyone else who uses your VPN to do the same. If you switch to a different VPN provider, I’ll be happy to support you again. I hope everyone else feels the same way. We cannot afford to support fascists with our money.

https://korben.info/en/mullvad-cofounder-funding-far-right.html

#firefox #mozilla #mullvadVPN

@mozilla I have cancelled my VPN subscription with you, and can only urge everyone else who uses your VPN to do the same. If you switch to a different VPN provider, I’ll be happy to support you again. I hope everyone else feels the same way. We cannot afford to support fascists with our money.

https://korben.info/en/mullvad-cofounder-funding-far-right.html

#firefox #mozilla #mullvadVPN

In light of what has been going on with one of Mullvad's founders, I have left in favour of IVPN. However, I also use their browser.

As this is free with no telemetry, and as there isn't another browser like it, I am in two minds about leaving it. Tor Browser comes close, but then I'm using Tor (I've heard unverified theories about the NSA running nodes in order to perform MITM attacks). That said, I do use Tor Browser on my phone.

What should I do?

#Mullvad #MullvadVPN

RE: https://wandering.shop/@offby1/116824264768360806

Trying to formulate my thoughts on this more completely, I settle on this:

Resisting state surveillance as an ethical stance is always going to involve compromising on something -- we live in a society, after all. That means you have to choose where you compromise. All compromises choose a side to some extent.

If your choice is to compromise by tolerating your CEO funding nazis and fascists then you are choosing a side, and it's not a side I want to be on. #MullvadVPN

RE: https://mastodon.online/@mullvadnet/116822244689326681

You cannot claim to be fighting for free speech and privacy while one of your CEOs is funding a fascist political party (i.e. people who actively work to destroy the very things you claim to be fighting for).

If you want any chance of repairing your reputation, you will oust Daniel from your company ASAP. If you continue to downplay/defend Daniel's actions, you will only succeed in making things worse for yourself.

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #DigitalRights #MullvadVPN #Mullvad #VPN

@aral
If you are choosing a new VPN because of todays news about #Mullvad #MullvadVPN supporting #nazis, here are two comparison of hundreds of VPNs. Lacking from both is a column about Ethics related to politics.

Resource for comparing VPN’s https://vpn.techlore.tech/

Spreadsheet of 170 VPNs in this archived parametric comparison spreadsheet that the "That One Privacy Guy" put together, containing ~60 attribute columns for detailed compare

https://web.archive.org/web/20170107044454/https://thatoneprivacysite.net/vpn-comparison-chart/

The current drama with #MullvadVPN has again made me reflect on the technology stack I use.  I took to the keyboard:

Tech Morality is Hard
I try to do my best with my technology stack, by ensuring it meets my own morals and standards for life. But it is not easy!

https://forkingmad.blog/tech-morality-is-hard/

#blogpost

I see everyone looking for VPN services to move to, after yet another for-profit leadership turns out to be fascist*.

Meanwhile, actors in the cyberdomain, as well as AI grifters, have figured out how to do this: operational relay box networks or ORBs.

Basically, VPN-by-botnet.

This gave me an idea.

Instead of spending money on another VPN company, I’d rather spend money on voluntarily adding nodes to a have a federated anonymising VPN.

Yes, obviously I mean spending my money to set up TOR nodes. Duh!

So, does anyone know of a non-profit I could donate money to, to have them spin up and maintain Tor nodes?

*) capitalism is a gateway drug to fascism, and techbros are especially vulnerable.

#MULLvad #MullvadVPN #Proton #Tor #Onion