A lot of my files were shitty 480p versions of movies from the Napster days. Now they’re all 1080p, with a few 720p exceptions (mainly tv series episodes). All in all 500 something files in total. Now just watching uTorrent slowly download them all. Hopefully my VPN keeps the eyes off of me…

  • FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.worldEnglish
    251·
    11 months ago

    Umm from my understanding they handed over their users data some years ago. I think the authorities might’ve asked, you may have to google that.

    I’ve been using Mullvad, it’s like $5/mo and their servers are fast. They have servers all over the world. Mullvad did away with port forwarding. This article favors Nordvpn but it depends what your needs are

    https://www.safetydetectives.com/blog/nordvpn-vs-mullvad-vpn-comparison/

    Edit 1, they do comply with law enforcement https://www.pcmag.com/news/nordvpn-actually-we-do-comply-with-law-enforcement-data-requests

    • d00phy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      11 months ago

      Whether or not they comply with law enforcement is not the issue. Any company will comply with their local law enforcement if they want to keep their doors open. What’s important is what data they keep on their users. Unless I’m mistaken, Nord, like many others, only keeps billing info and limited connection info for load balancing purposes (deleted after something like 15-minutes). So, the Panamanian government (where they’re headquartered); who IIRC has no data retention laws and isn’t part of 5-eyes; asks for logs, they will get something, but not much to tie a specific customer to anything.

      Also, Nord has been independently audited multiple times in the past. Something quite a few other providers can’t say.

      It’s popular to bash on Nord b/c they advertise a lot, but I haven’t seen a legit reason not to use them. If it exists, I’d love to see it.

    • Patches@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      11 months ago

      Isn’t the real problem if they comply with mega conglomerate corporations?

      I’m not worried that FBI has my data. They guaranteed already have all of it.

      I just don’t want the house of mouse taking my home because I stole checks notes Shrek 4: The Shrekening

      • FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        Yea I was using Boleh VPN at one point and somehow got caught with Avatar the way of the water.

        My VPN might’ve turned off and I didn’t know. Switched to Mullvad and haven’t had no issues.

        I just played it off that something might be wrong with my modem or router and will replace it soon. But I make sure I’m connected the whole time.