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Re: The Mullvad Browser

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post #97

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Some people just want everything, no compromises.

But isn't this what Firefox containers achieve? My understanding is that cookies etc aren't shared between containers, so I can stay logged in, and not be tracked across websites. If it's achievable, why compromise?

Your browser can still be fingerprinted without cookies. The site just needs enough unique information (user agent, timezone, screen size, IP, operating system, country, etc.) to form a trackable identity.

Re: The Mullvad Browser

#112
post #100

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Lets replace that with vpn pushing, that sure is better. By the way brave is also pushing a paid vpn.

There is no opt-out to not use a VPN. There's... the Mullvad logo, which seems pretty reasonable. Certainly more reasonable than injecting their own ad network into your pages and pushing your home-rolled cryptocoin.

Re: The Mullvad Browser

#113
post #13

Hm that seems like a mistake. If I'm reading the docs right, the Mullvad browser will let you browse the web without using their/any VPN, which mean that it's entirely possible to accidentally surf to a site without having your VPN up, and reveal your IP address to that site. To contrast, there's no way to use the Tor Browser without using the onion network so it's ~impossible to accidentally browse to site and revea…

They advertise their VPN as having a working Split tunnel feature. That is also false, at least on Windows.

Re: The Mullvad Browser

#114
If a lot of non-Mullvad users use it, it will create a nice pool of people with at least the same browser fingerprint.

Basically, it seems like a good choice if you are already a Mullvad user and your threat model does not require the use of a Tor browser. However, if there's a significant non-Mullvad user base using it, it won't do much, as you'll just stand out as the only person using the Mullvad browser without Mullvad VPN.

Re: The Mullvad Browser

#117
post #31

From the FAQ [0]: > Why is the time is wrong? > The timezone is spoofed, to combat fingerprinting. > What's this weird spacing around the websites? > It’s called letterboxing, a function to combat fingerprinting (using your browser window size to identify you together with other measures). > How do I stay logged into specific websites between sessions? > It’s not possible. It’s an action to combat tracking. Not sure…

Except most of the time I don't want to spoof my timezone, don't want weird spacing around websites, and do want to remain logged in to websites. > How do I stay logged into specific websites between sessions? > It’s not possible. It’s an action to combat tracking. Turns me off immediately

No one wants that, most websites become broken by taking pro-privacy measures. It's about not consenting to tracking. Right now the majority of users are implicitly giving consent to tracking.

It seems like a harmless thing to be tracked, but once the likes of haveibeenpwned.com came out and the databases that fuel it, and services that provide search utility to those databases, it should become clear that being tracked across every single website on the internet is probably not what you want.

Scenario: You apply for a job, they look up your totally-clean email address, see the email linked to an ip address on some database from a leaky website you applied for a job on, the ip address is linked to a service where you used a certain password which you used on 6 other services, one of which had a database leak of your system fonts, now you can see all the accounts to services to which your system fonts were identically matched. Oh look, you were 13 years old when you joined stack overflow on an abandoned account and you posted some humorous, incorrect solutions that were down-voted to oblivion. But that's ok, they invite you to the job interview and they make a funny remark about your stack overflow answers and then offer you a job. Do you want to work there now that you know they completely invaded your privacy ?

And yes, performing such searches is trivial.

Re: The Mullvad Browser

#118

I like Mullvad but it can actually be challenging to purchase a subscription in the US. Most prepaid cards block the purchase. Sure, you can use it with a fully tracked card etc. but that's not really the target audience.

They also accept cash.

Re: The Mullvad Browser

#119
I'd really like a VPN service to recommend streamers where they don't automatically show your location and IP if you happened to not be logged in for whatever reason. It's a UX that lands a lot of people in trouble when they visit the websites to check them out on stream. Ironically streamers with VPN sponsorships, too.

Be nice if this stuff were hidden by default with some reveal button to show the information, both on the website and browser extension as an alternative to the other options out there. Otherwise I love recommending Mullvad to everyone.

Re: The Mullvad Browser

#120
Quite sad Mullvad doesn't have the donations page. One of the rare projects I'd actually like to donate.

Guess buying a few more VPN keys will count though...

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