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Is the proton vpn free tier any good? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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Didn't even know they had a free tier until yesterday. Is it any good? I've been using it with no issue on low data situations.

Yes, I know about the original dev political issues.

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[–] nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Since it's free, huge number of people are using those servers. You will get a lot of captchas and many sites outright block all those IPs.

Trustworthy? I am okay with them, but if I need something more private I'd use Tor.

If you're considering spending any money with them, I'd say go with Mullvad, since it would be cheaper. If you want all Proton's services bundled, they can be good.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I heard good things about mullvad. I will get a paid version when I have more need for it. I had thought free versions didn't exist previously . But I don't trust it fully

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you're into torrenting, paid Proton VPN is one of the best.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I used to be, I kind of do want to get back into it. I worry more about malware and viruses now though.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 3 points 1 week ago

Well, not torrenting games and software and you're pretty sure to stay virus free.

For games you'd have to find some uploader who you trust.