I just tried Mullvad again on Android. It says "out of time" and that I have no more VPN time left on the account. I would have to "add time" (i.e. buy it). I thought Mullvad was free. I am not going to pay for it. Why would I when there are many free ones out there?
I really enjoyed their article on the EU's Chat Control legislation [1]. I'm so sorry to hear that your privacy is being scrutinized y'all.
[1] https://mullvad.net/en/chatcontrol/stop-chatcontrol
> Mullvad is a Swedish VPN company, and our business isn’t directly affected by a possible Chat Control regulation.
Sweden is in favor of Chat Control.
And this is total bullshit. E2EE instant messaging software will remain encrypted and private. OMEMO and OTR, too.
I just tried Mullvad again on Android. It says "out of time" and that I have no more VPN time left on the account. I would have to "add time" (i.e. buy it). I thought Mullvad was free. I am not going to pay for it. Why would I when there are many free ones out there?
If you are not the customer, you are the product.
Pay for a VPN if you don’t want the VPN company to be complicit in tracking you.
And no, Mullvad is not free.
What guarantees do I have?
Any free VPNs could make it pay-to-use without changing a thing.
Having to pay for a VPN does not mean that it is more secure or whatever it is you are thinking. I could be a customer AND product at the same time.