▲ 72 ▼ Looking for a good VPN for 2025, any recommendations? (literature.cafe) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by RustyShackleford@literature.cafe to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 52 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Nobody is mentioning PIA... Am I missing something that makes them a non-ideal option? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago Bought by an Israeli firm: https://hackread.com/private-internet-access-pia-vpn-sold-israel-privacy-concerns/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Syd@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hey, each and every one of those toolbars was necessary and useful! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years 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: permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago Bought by an Israeli firm: https://hackread.com/private-internet-access-pia-vpn-sold-israel-privacy-concerns/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Syd@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hey, each and every one of those toolbars was necessary and useful! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years 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: permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Syd@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hey, each and every one of those toolbars was necessary and useful! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years 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: permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years 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: permalink fedilink source parent