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Mullvad or Proton VPN? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 days ago by MrCatCookies@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Well, just that. Wich is stronger against trackers, hackers and doxxing threats? Proton VPN (I'm using this one actually), or Mullvad VPN?

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[–] miracleorange@beehaw.org 16 points 20 hours ago

Precisely this. Consumer VPNs are not tools for security or anonymity. They won't protect you from most kinds of fingerprinting or tracking beyond IP-based tracking. They have relatively specific uses. I recommend Privacy Guides' article on them for further reading: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/vpn-overview/