Latest Mozilla VPN features

Post by kfreds » Wed, Mar 31, 2021, 2:18 PM UTC

wintermutestwin wrote: post #46

kfreds wrote: post #19

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Hi! I'm one of Mullvad's founders. I can't speak for Mozilla, but we have our own desktop and mobile apps because it enables us to do more privacy-preserving things with a higher assurance. Consider for instance DNS leaks, Teredo leaks, IPv6 leaks, esoteric DHCP directives that can hack your routing tables, and so on. And these are just a few of the things we were early in mitigating correctly. Consider also the tigh…

I thought Mullvad recommends WireGuard and that your app uses OpenVPN? On Mac, WireGuard is certainly faster to connect and more stable than the Mullvad app.

Post by Spivak » Wed, Mar 31, 2021, 2:22 PM UTC

wintermutestwin wrote: post #47

opheliate wrote: post #43

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While Mullvad provide those configuration files to customers who use their service directly, customers who are subscribed to Mozilla VPN don't have access to these configuration files, which is what makes it especially irritating to me.

I think the market segmentation is that more savvy users would bypass Mozilla and sub directly with Mullvad.

Post by schmorptron » Wed, Mar 31, 2021, 2:25 PM UTC

mistersquid wrote: post #49

vehemenz wrote: post #40

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Depends on the VPN. ExpressVPN is HK/CCP owned, so I wouldn't worry too much about my privacy being violated for petty copyright infringements (BitTorrent).

> ExpressVPN is HK/CCP owned Thank you for this callout. Had no idea. Comparing VPN services, I’ve found ExpressVPN to be highly rated. The aforementioned callout means ExpressVPN may not be the best service for me. In lieu of specific technical criteria regarding VPN services, who are the go-to (aka “top of mind” or “A list”) providers that privacy conscious, technically adroit (e.g. web dev with some sysadmin knowl…

Post by kfreds » Wed, Mar 31, 2021, 2:29 PM UTC

maeln wrote: post #21

I feel like most of those VPN services are using very borderline marketing and like to keep a lot of information blurry. As far as I know, in a lot of country (like France) it is a legal obligation to keep logs and be able to identify one of your customer if the police demands it. Therefore, if you have server in France or any country with similar rules, you can't operate a "0 log" service. And since those kinds of s…

Post by fullstop » Wed, Mar 31, 2021, 2:33 PM UTC

Spivak wrote: post #23

opheliate wrote: post #12

It's really disappointing to me that Mozilla VPN didn't support Linux from the get-go, and even now, from their FAQ [1], apparently only supports Ubuntu. The code for the client is open source, and can be built on other distributions, but the more pressing question to me is why their own client is necessary at all. Mullvad (which this VPN is based on) allows you to just download WireGuard/OpenVPN config files, which…

Like it's absolutely wild that their VPN implementation requires their client to work. Basically every other VPN provider will expose endpoints for IPSec, OpenVPN, WireGuard, etc. etc. for instant compatibility with clients that can't run your pretty app. Sad that PIA tanked their rep because their Linux support was top notch. They even had a script that would set up NetworkManager profiles for you.