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Very interesting. Mullvad seems to be the most extreme and reputable VPN service out there when it comes to privacy. At least it seems that way.
A VPN will hide you from your ISP, but that's about it, isn't it? Does a VPN really provide that much real privacy?
If you're familiar with the sizeable benefits of the subscription model for a business you'll recognize this is a big deal.
In this particular case, with a privacy tailwind, it will be unsurprising if it ends up increasing their sales.
Very interesting. Mullvad seems to be the most extreme and reputable VPN service out there when it comes to privacy. At least it seems that way.
A VPN will hide you from your ISP, but that's about it, isn't it? Does a VPN really provide that much real privacy?
However, there are two cases where they are useful: - IP address hiding (something like iCloud Private Relay for iOS/Mac users does this at the browser level, VPN brings it to the entire system) - Legal protections - Location simulation
If you want to hide your IP address, this could be to stay more anonymous and less trackable, any system that relays your connection is fine.
If you want to break the law, you'll need something that has safeguards in place against that. Most VPNs do the most they can within the legal limits here.
If you want to simulate your location, you'll need a VPN with servers in those locations.
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So really, it just depends on what "real privacy" means to you.
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How do they handle VAT via cash in an envelope? Do you need to provide a billing address?
Why would you need to provide a billing address?!? It's cash, and they don't generate bills anymore.
I don't know what the rules are for sellers that are inside the EU, but if they are at all like the rules for sellers outside the EU selling to buyers in the EU they are required to collect two pieces of evidence that support their determination of which country's VAT to collect.
Where I work we use the country the person claims they are in from the country drop down on our cart and what country MaxMind says their IP address is from. This works most of the time. If those don't match we look up the first 6 digits of their credit card to see what bank issued it and see what country that bank is in, and if that matches either their selected country or the IP country we go with that. If the bank is in a third country, we look at their email address and if that is at a service that is mostly just serving one of the three countries we go with that.
How would a company that accepts cash and keeps very minimal customer information deal with this?
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They still use a subscription model it's just a non-recurring one.
Part of the advantage of the recurring subscription model is having predictable revenue every month due to it being recurring. And many businesses count on that "gym membership" effect, where people who don't use a service also don't take the time to cancel it for a while.
Been using Mullvad for a year, give or take, and I'm very happy. Zero care to find another VPN provider. Simple, fast, and anonymous sign-up. The apps function perfectly. Never experienced a bug in the Android or Linux apps. And the Wireguard profiles work perfectly. Connections are fast and not throttled (IME). And the UI of the website and apps is minimal and to-the-point. I hope Mullvad keeps on its current course…