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Yeah that was not the best example. But generally I use VPN not to hide my traffic from ISP, rather to hide my IP from all websites and companies. There is no reason for them to know my IP. the IP gives away your home address essentially and is a significant part of your identity. Yeah the bank has that, but if I can keep my IP from them too, all the better. So, using the VPN is not always about being fully anonymous. Having your IP logged by every website you go to (most of which run google analytics) is... well, you know.

I need the VPN for a few tasks that I really need to hide my IP for (can't be done through TOR). And since I already have the VPN, why not just hide your IP everywhere you can. Its a good practice.

A good example is simply watching youtube political videos wiithout them knowing your IP address. (assuming you already eliminated the fingerprint)

    12 days later

    I just found out: on linux you can't use Portmaster Safing AND Mullvad VPN apps at the same time. They conflict. On windows its fine.

    Proton vpn app works.

    7 months later

    Mullvad, IVPN and ProtonVPN have been mentioned.

    Does anyone know if Windscribe and OVPN are trustworthy?

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      • Post #47

      DeletedUser28 have you checked out Tom Spark's VPNtierList? He will cater more than sufficiently for your VPN needs and the services you mentioned he reviews several times. That being said, I have gone with Proton.

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          16 days later

          I find that Windscribe is the nicest to use on Linux, and it's browser add-ons seem to do a lot for fingerprinting if you go into the settings.

          Something important is they do TCP which means you can run it on top of tor protecting you from compromised exit nodes.

          They also accept BTC so you can make it so they don't know who you are.

          Finally they don't monitor log ins so you can give away the log in details so you can give that extra privacy to friends and family.

            Olive They also accept BTC so you can make it so they don't know who you are.

            XMR even

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              i use Proton VPN. it's good and perfect

              DeletedUser28 Does anyone know if Windscribe and OVPN are trustworthy?

              My only problem with OVPN is that it doesn't come with an open source client, so I'd take one of the others at any time. Mullvad and IVPN are my favorites because they adapt new things quite early, are focused on VPN only (and recently Mullvad Browser but that's fantastic), have easy XMR payment and don't require a mail address for registration.

              [deleted] have you checked out Tom Spark's VPNtierList

              I don't consider him credible as he's always been very biased towards TorGuard and uses lots of affiliate links which coincidentally are also his best rated VPNs. Recommending NordVPN, Surfshark and ExpressVPN are big red flags in my book and I saw him once making false claims against Mullvad (pretending they don't support Split tunneling when they clearly did on all clients). He also hates IVPN because he gets called out on his bias by them.

              I think all we need to do is pick one of the top 4 privacy VPNs (Mullvad, IVPN, ProtonVPN and Windscribe) depending on our threat model, local speed and stability (or just test them all for a month and take the one that works best).

                  5 months later

                  I've been using Windscribe for a while and found it to be quite reliable. They offer a good mix of features and have a decent free tier.

                    Older thread but info still applies. Mullvad. It's not free but only 5-6 bucks a month for 5* devices. They do not have any of my info as I pay with Bitcoin and they do not ask for, nor want your private info. I use it directly on my router which covers every internet connected device on my network while only counting as 1 device, the other 4 devices are mobile phones and laptop when off my network.

                    MrLambert

                    As for OVPN, I’ve heard good things about their security practices, but like you mentioned, the lack of an open-source client is a drawback. Mullvad and IVPN are indeed solid choices, especially with their early adoption of new features and privacy-focused approach. I appreciate Mullvad’s anonymous registration and XMR payment options. If you’re looking for more options, you might want to check out lightningproxies.net for secure proxy solutions. They offer great services for enhanced privacy.