Not sure if it was just released today, but I got the email update about it just now. I’m pretty excited about this because I mostly just want VPN for web browsing, and the linux app kinda sucks.

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    1 year ago

    If Proton cared about privacy for VPN for clients, they would remove the login requirement and make ProtonVPN an anonymous services.

    If there are concerns about abuse for the network, that’s way the login, how could they figure that out without seeing people’s traffic.

    I use RiseupVPN and CalyxVPN for being open source and anonymous.

    Until ProtonVPN removes login in their free client, it is not an option.

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      1 year ago

      You are looking for Tor in those cases not a centralized VPN service. A centralized VPN service is good for reduced visibility with the understanding that they can be more easily compromised (the more you pay the more they can work to make that not the case).

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        1 year ago

        Not with RiseuoVPN, they ask for donations in the app to run the free service.

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        1 year ago

        Ok, I accept that ProtonVPN is open source. The free service is not anonymous, that’s a deal breaker for me.