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What VPN are you using? (feddit.nl)

submitted 6 months ago by helenslunch@feddit.nl to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I use Proton. But I continue to run into more and more websites and services that detect my VPN and refuse my connection, or just run literally 40 captchas in a row until I just give up.

I use Proton because it has a "suite" of products under a single subscription, but that benefit is losing it's allure as some of their products are pretty shitty from a user experience perspective, their customer support is atrocious, and they don't seem to pay any attention to what their users actually want.

Does anyone track known VPN servers? Is there a specific provider that causes less problems? Does anyone test different VPNs for detection?

Thinking about cancelling my subscription and moving to Mullvad.

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[–] gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I've been using Nord VPN for years. Maybe someone can educate me on why it's not good but I've had zero issues with it and it allows me to do everything I need to for a great price.

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If I remember correctly, NordVPN keeps logs So, if a govt ever subpoenas their data, users can have their privacy violated.

[–] xenspidey@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Nord says they don't keep logs. Who knows if they actually do or not.

[–] irreticent@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

NordVPN: Actually, We Do Comply With Law Enforcement Data Requests (pcmag.com - Jan., 2022)

"NordVPN is clarifying that it will comply with information requests from international law enforcement after publishing a blog post in 2017 saying that it wouldn’t."

So, it seems they'll turn on logging if asked nicely enough.

[–] MrDrillerArcade@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 months ago

I'd be interested to hear some evidence of why it's bad too

[–] xenspidey@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 months ago

I'm the same, it has wonderful Linux support