Would be moving from Mullvad, would appreciate opinions on the current landscape of VPN’s from those who keep a better eye out. TIA.

  • rjc@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    13 hours ago

    Nobody is mentioning PIA… Am I missing something that makes them a non-ideal option?

    • Kernal64English
      8·
      12 hours ago

      Several years ago, they were bought by Kape (formerly Crossrider), which is a company that started off making malware (browser toolbars that bundled unwanted software and other advertising software). I jumped from PIA to Proton once I found out. I’m paying more, but I can trust Proton more. They’re not a malware company, after all.

      • Syd@lemm.ee
        2·
        5 hours ago

        Hey, each and every one of those toolbars was necessary and useful!

        • Kernal64English
          3·
          4 hours ago

          According to all my non-techy friends back in the day, you’re right. They weren’t able to browse the web without their browsers looking like this:

          Too many toolbars