Mullvad is the best. You should ask for the socialist alternative
rekabis · 2026-06-29 21:18:29 UTC
Okay, what is the socialist/leftist alternative?
Chu4eeno · 2026-06-30 11:05:15 UTC
riseup provides VPN, though they are not a commercial service and funded through donations.
shinryuu · 2026-06-29 21:45:18 UTC
I'm happy with proton vpn.
al_borland · 2026-06-29 23:24:12 UTC
The OP is likely posting this due to this post about one of Mullvad’s CEOs supporting a right-leaning political party, rather than anything to do with Mullvad’s quality of service.
I’m sure if they look into any company suggested, they will find someone involved who has done something they don’t like. If they don’t find anything, it’s likely only because it hasn’t been made public.
emmettbt · 2026-06-30 00:48:44 UTC
proton is nice but their "open source" claim is deceptive as it is only their client that is open source.
outside1234 · 2026-06-29 23:01:28 UTC
I'm honestly quite happy with ExpressVPN
CM30 · 2026-06-30 10:16:34 UTC
What's the best alternative for the more privacy/safety paranoid? One thing I admire about Mullvad is that you technically don't need to provide personal information to set up an account, or have it tied to a billing address/name. You can pay by post or crypto, and make it much harder for a hostile government to get the information by legally pressuring Mullvad themselves.
It's not something I've needed myself, but I can see it being useful for journalists and whistleblowers working to expose government corruption or something, and the whole 'registration + account' thing feels like the weak point in the chain for said use cases.
aryonoco · 2026-06-30 11:02:53 UTC
I took the advice of the other Mullvad founder in the other thread here on HN and signed up for IVPN.
So far I have to say I am really impressed. Clients are all open source, really configurable, and speed and reliability seems as good as Mullvad.
Will I find out tomorrow that their founder is also a fascist? Hopefully not.
runjake · 2026-06-30 14:03:50 UTC
What makes Berntsson a fascist? What makes the Örebro Party fascist?
(I am a Mullvad user, but I am not Swedish, or familiar with Swedish politics, so I only have Wikipedia to go from.)
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48717469
Proton’s CEO has done the same thing.
https://theintercept.com/2025/01/28/proton-mail-andy-yen-tru...
I’m sure if they look into any company suggested, they will find someone involved who has done something they don’t like. If they don’t find anything, it’s likely only because it hasn’t been made public.
It's not something I've needed myself, but I can see it being useful for journalists and whistleblowers working to expose government corruption or something, and the whole 'registration + account' thing feels like the weak point in the chain for said use cases.
So far I have to say I am really impressed. Clients are all open source, really configurable, and speed and reliability seems as good as Mullvad.
Will I find out tomorrow that their founder is also a fascist? Hopefully not.
(I am a Mullvad user, but I am not Swedish, or familiar with Swedish politics, so I only have Wikipedia to go from.)