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🌐 A new top VPN for privacy?
It won't be a surprise if I tell you that as of today ProtonVPN, Mullvad and IVPN would be the best in terms of privacy.
However, a "new" VPN has teamed up with Mullvad, I've been closely following this rather interesting project called ObscuraVPN for some time now.
(No, it's not advertising or anything like that)
How are they different from others?
They don't see your internet traffic, since the outgoing servers will be Mullvad's.
They are "middlemen" between you and the Mullvad server.
Typically, there is "multi-hop" in many VPNs that make the traffic go through 2 servers, but they are usually from the same company. The difference here is that what Obscura can know, Mullvad cannot know and vice versa.
They also claim that unlike other VPNs, their traffic is much more difficult to block.
Our protocol blends into regular Internet traffic using the same technology that powers HTTP/3 – QUIC – making it much harder for censors or network filters to detect or block.
Currently it is only available for MacOS, but I hope it will soon be on other platforms so I can try it out.
They are clearly on the right track and could not have a better ally. I will inform you of any relevant developments they may have.
It won't be a surprise if I tell you that as of today ProtonVPN, Mullvad and IVPN would be the best in terms of privacy.
However, a "new" VPN has teamed up with Mullvad, I've been closely following this rather interesting project called ObscuraVPN for some time now.
(No, it's not advertising or anything like that)
How are they different from others?
They don't see your internet traffic, since the outgoing servers will be Mullvad's.
They are "middlemen" between you and the Mullvad server.
Typically, there is "multi-hop" in many VPNs that make the traffic go through 2 servers, but they are usually from the same company. The difference here is that what Obscura can know, Mullvad cannot know and vice versa.
They also claim that unlike other VPNs, their traffic is much more difficult to block.
Our protocol blends into regular Internet traffic using the same technology that powers HTTP/3 – QUIC – making it much harder for censors or network filters to detect or block.
Currently it is only available for MacOS, but I hope it will soon be on other platforms so I can try it out.
They are clearly on the right track and could not have a better ally. I will inform you of any relevant developments they may have.
quoting note1a4d…dm79Today is the day: Obscura VPN is NOW AVAILABLE!
Obscura is the first VPN that:
- CAN'T log your activity by design
- Outsmarts network filters
We believe Obscura sets the standard for a new generation of VPNs, and hope you’ll check it out!
🔗 https://obscura.net/
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Contrary to popular belief, traditional VPNs (even “no-log” ones) can track you – they see both who you are and what you do, just like your ISP.
Your ISP is no better. Since 2017, they've been able to legally sell your sensitive data.
Obscura is different – we never see your decrypted internet packets in the first place.
It’s simply impossible for us to log your internet activity, even if we were compelled to, or if our servers were compromised.
We achieve this by using a fully-independent exit hop run by @mullvadvpn. Ensuring that our servers never see your traffic, and the exit hop never sees your identity.
In fact, you can check your connected server’s public key against those listed on Mullvad’s server page!
But that’s not all…
You may have had the frustrating experience of trying to use your VPN on a restrictive WiFi: in an airport, a hotel, or certain jurisdictions.
Other VPNs will often fail to connect, as their off-the-shelf protocol is easily detected and blocked.
With Obscura, we built our own custom stealth protocol that is much harder to block.
Our protocol blends in with regular internet traffic using the same technology that powers HTTP/3 – QUIC – making it much harder for censors or network filters to detect or block.
To celebrate our launch, Obscura is just $6/month.
Our team has put in the hours to make this all a seamless experience, and I hope you’ll take Obscura for a spin.
🔗 https://obscura.net/
Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you on the free and open internet. 🏄
P.S. For those looking for an exploration of our technical choices, here's our blog post! https://obscura.net/blog/bootstrapping-trust/