Mullvad VPN: Removing support for forwarded ports
Mullvad VPN: Removing support for forwarded ports
Today we announce that we no longer support port forwarding. New port forwards will no longer be supported, and existing ports will be removed 2023-07-01.
Just wanted to say that for most use cases there is a better way to do things than using port forwarding. And by that I mean by using something like Tailscale.
So, maybe before you start looking for an alternative to Mullvad have a look at the possibility of dropping port forwarding first and improving your security at the same time.
Yep, for things you host absolutely. However, P2P applications (e.g. torrent clients) are still going to be negatively affected by this.
@jonah So I reply to this and then what happens?
it shows up on the Lemmy thread! https://lemmy.one/comment/675
A lot of people are jumping to AirVPN and ProtonVPN, neither of which I really trust. ProtonVPN in particular because Proton has given out user data for their mail service in the past (0). I'm going to stick with Mullvad, as there's not really any other service that lets you pay with cash and has a real no logging policy (1). Of course, best of luck to anyone who wants to tread into other VPN providers, let me know if you find something good. :)
(0): https://www.thedailybeast.com/secure-email-provider-protonmail-handed-over-user-data-to-europol
(1): https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23692580/mullvad-vpn-raid-sweden-police
@jonah@lemmy.one (just testing to see what replies from Mastodon look like)
Well, this is pretty cool.