Can I trust Mullvad?

Is Mullvad VPN good?

And Using Mullvad VPN to bypass IP Ban

By i4i.e. I have been using Mullvad VPN ever since it first came out, it has been a wonderful product and was always one of my favorite VPNs available. But after the latest update (more of a small update since it still runs on Windows 7), I started to dislike it even more. Mullvad VPN claims to be private and secure yet the connection is all but immediately closed after you connect. It also claims to bypass strict IP bans like the one America seems to have against Five Eyes countries and the one you hear about all over the media from Iran to India.

However, I want to prove to you that Mullvad VPN is actually 100-1000 times better than nitro VPN and it does in fact bypass these and more. But first, let's look at the little update that happened. Continue reading PHOTOSHOPPING WITH MULLVAD VPN

But let's get down to it, what is Mullvad and why should you use it? Mullvad is a networking company that deals with VPNs and digital security (protections against hackers and all that). Mullvad was bought in March and is among the people that has come up with the most popular VPNs, which is quite an achievement.

I actually first found out about Mullvad through HMA (who brought me Nitro VPN), but let's just say that I'd been aware of them for some time and likely could have used them if they only offered VPNs ten years ago. What is Mullvad and how is it different from other VPNs? You pay something. You know, you pay a monthly fee.

Who owns Mullvad?

Propaganda and censorship is to be expected in a repressive military dictatorship like China. However, in China, it's even worse than you may imagine, and Mullvad's propaganda service does even more than most.

We know that Mullvad co-deviser Stephan Tual controls the sailing company Artemis, and that Artemis' main offshore operations are located at Tallinn. According to the company documents, Artemis has registered companies in Iceland, Nigeria, Panama, and Singapore.

Now there's a company called Blah My Blah. It's owned by a Singapore-based company called Trend Pte Ltd, which in turn is owned by Trend Management AS, and Trend Management is owned by a company called Trend Internet Ltd. Trend is itself a company owned by Mullvad.

Why know this? Because the Norwegian Pirate Party has been researching these companies and their owners in recent years, the party having found a pattern that suggests Mullvad's co-deviser Stephan Tual is after a level of influence that can be completely overwhelming in the world of multinationals. Mullvad's refusing to tell us who owns Trend Pte Ltd?

Is Mullvad still the best?

I used the internet for a long time. For a couple of years, I used Mullvad as my main internet provider. I liked them, and they were the cheapest. I then moved to another ISP, and they were cheaper than Mullvad. They were also a bit better.

However, Mullvad got cheaper and better, and I returned to them. Since then, I've been thinking about leaving again. I've tried a few other ISPs, but they were either too expensive, or they were just as bad as Mullvad.

So I decided to look into Mullvad, and see if I should switch back. I did a few tests, and I found Mullvad to be just as good as the ISPs I tried before. It also seemed like they had a better network.

So, I decided to switch back. So I did.

However, I've been thinking about it. I like doing research. I like doing tests. I like finding out the truth. So I did a few tests, and I've discovered some things.

This is a test of Mullvad vs. Cable. The test was done with a 1 GbE connection with a cable modem.

I tested the speed of Mullvad vs. The speed of Cable. I tested latency. I tested packet loss. I tested jitter. I tested packet size.

In theory, I thought that Mullvad should be faster, and have less packet loss. I also thought that Cable should be worse in all of these categories.

Before I get to the results, I'll explain what I did. I used a speedtest.net application to test the speed. I ran the test 3 times, and I took the best result.

I also used an application called ping to test latency. I also used an application called ping to test packet loss. I also used an application called ping to test jitter.

Can I trust Mullvad?

No, I can't. Mullvad is a company with questionable past. They have proven that they can bypass the court-mandated DPI and that they can sell illegal software to other companies. When Ubiquiti refused to pay them, Mullvad filed a lawsuit against them. That's not a company you want to trust.

That's what I thought. They are a VPN provider, so it's not like you can't trust them. @Mullvad. I don't use Mullvad because I don't want to trust them. I'm not sure why you would make a VPN provider.

They are also an Internet Service Provider, and a hosting service. I don't know why you would use a VPN service if you are willing to use a hosting service and an ISP.

Mullvad is a company that has proven that they can bypass the court-mandated DPI, and they can sell illegal software to other companies. When Ubiquiti refused to pay them, they filed a lawsuit against them.

Mullvad is a VPN provider, so it's not like you can't trust them. I use Mullvad because I don't trust Ubiquiti to follow through with their promises. I don't trust Ubiquiti because of their legal battles. I don't trust them because of the actions of their employees.

I trust you, and I trust you because of your actions.

What country is Mullvad from?

No pun intended. Why are Mullvad's censorship policies so strict? We do not censor our servers. We make our decisions based on how we think it's best to serve our users. There are many things we don't allow on our servers, such as hate speech, child pornography, violence, copyrighted content, etc. Those are the types of things that we don't allow on our servers, period.

However, we do see that the content that gets uploaded to our servers by our users is sometimes controversial. It's part of our job to make sure that this does not result in a dangerous situation for our users.

For example, when users upload content, we have to make sure it's not something that could be used for criminal purposes. We monitor files on our servers, so we will remove any content that is used for criminal purposes. When we see that content, we will contact the user who uploaded it and ask them to remove the material.

If they refuse, we will remove the file from our servers. If the user still refuses to remove the content, we will report the user to the authorities.

We don't ban people just to be a censor. We don't like to do that.

We're a small company, and we don't have the resources to enforce such a policy. What do you mean by "free speech"? We believe that everyone has the right to speak freely, and to express themselves without censorship. However, this is not the same as everyone having the right to do so on our servers.

We believe that people who upload content to our servers should be the ones to decide if they want to make their content public or not. What are the risks of using Mullvad? You must understand that Mullvad is a service to users. It's a free service. We don't take away your freedom to use communications software. We can only do this by asking our users to follow certain rules for their use of our service.

Our users must understand that they will be held responsible if something bad happens on our servers. We monitor our servers and our users, and we do our best to make sure that nothing bad happens on our servers. We do our very best to protect our users.