New VPN Now That Private Internet Accesss (PIA) Has Been Bought by Kape

biscuits on 12/12/2019 - 18:41

Hey OzB,

Would love some recommendations on a new VPN now that PIA is owned by Kape. I hear good things about Mullvad (mostly from reddit) but would love to hear some ideas.

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Comments

  • WoodYouLikeSomeCash on 12/12/2019 - 18:44
    +1

    I would recommend Cyber Ghost and Proton VPN.

  • nfr on 12/12/2019 - 18:58

    Why change? Is Kape bad?

    • biscuits on 12/12/2019 - 21:34
      +1

      they apparently have a bad history of secretly forcing malware/adware through software downloads, selling user information etc. I don't know too much about it, but I believe where there's smoke, there's fire.

      • OzFrugie on 12/12/2019 - 22:20

        What software downloads? The client app?

        • crashloaded on 13/12/2019 - 09:46

          Yes, users have received malware prompts by malwarebytes and symantec when updating client.

          • HillValleyHustle on 15/08/2022 - 17:04

            @crashloaded: Why do we need to use their client app? openvpn client app works fine and if one has a account that is paid via pre-paid gift cards and a temp email address, what possible user info can they get ? What am i missing here ?

  • o53djz7qTPY4der on 12/12/2019 - 19:01
    +1

    I have been testing Mullvad. It's good. I am not sure I can justify the 5EUR p/m though.

    • biscuits on 12/12/2019 - 21:36
      +1

      I agree. Every review I've found says that Mullvad is now one of the better VPNs. Agree that 5EUR is fairly steep though. They are located in Sweden.

  • AdosHouse on 12/12/2019 - 19:55

    Son of a bitch I have like 3 years subscription with PIA

    • OzFrugie on 12/12/2019 - 22:19

      Amen brother. Me too..ffs

  • brendanm on 12/12/2019 - 21:04

    Thanks for the heads up, going to have to cancel my sub

  • shivaussie on 12/12/2019 - 21:16

    Go for surfshark vpn

    • obit11 on 13/12/2019 - 00:35

      I got surfshark with the cyber Monday deal. It's been great so far.

  • kipps on 12/12/2019 - 21:30

    Had no issues with Mullvad but it isn't exactly cheap.

  • skrep on 12/12/2019 - 22:00

    Privacytools

  • follow on 12/12/2019 - 22:26
    +1

    Windscribe is good for the price.

  • chillybags on 13/12/2019 - 08:33

    Yuck I have a 2 years left on my subscription with them!

  • Bargain80 on 13/12/2019 - 15:03

    I use IPVanish.

  • The Value on 14/12/2020 - 00:33

    The ones I heard the most ads for are ExpressVPN, NordVPN and SurfShark.

  • Magus on 19/12/2020 - 12:48

    It all depends on your needs. If for some security from AU data retention/RSP snooping, and some animosity, CloudFlair has some offers with it's 1.1.1.1 service called Warp

  • CoolOne on 21/11/2021 - 11:14

    I suggest as Mullvad doesn't ask for an E-mail nor does it store any information as it's a Generated account, so if someone does some how get into your account then the only thing they can do is pay for more VPN time. It only stores your Card if you pay them directly. SurfShark can get extremely Cheap if you use cash rewards with their time to time yearly deal that ends up being $8 for 2-3 years. It is also Trusted and is Safe , They won't sell your data to someone.

    In my Opinion I would go with Mullvad for safety, though I do like ProtonVPN.

    Source:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfshark
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullvad
    (I won't add any Evidence of Surf Shark Being trusted because it's usually based off Opinion but from what i've seen from Sources it isn't not popular)

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