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Has Mullvad ever been given a court order to reveal personal info about a user? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've been reading through Signal's government requests and couldn't find a similar section on Mullvad's website. I'd be curious to read about them if there are any. It would seem unlikely to me that Mullvad has never received any kind of court order for information about a user.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

What could they even give? They don't even ask for an email, and they claim to run everything you browse as RAM that never gets held or recorded.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Credit card numbers, assuming you would pay for the service that way

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't see why people would use a credit card to pay for a vpn, it seems like it would totally defeat the purpose. I guess if you get ahold of an anonymous card then it would be fine, but using a card in your name to pay for an anonymous service just seems wacky to me.

I'm curious, does anyone here pay for their vpn with something thatvis in their name? If so, why?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Because that's not our threat model.

I want to be anonymous for the sites I visit. I want my ISP, who's likely selling my data, to have none. I want to use a WiFi without anybody sniffing.

I'm lucky enough to live in a county were I'm not prosecuted for my ideas or who I am, and I'm not doing anything illicit aside from torrent.

So the hassle doesn't seem needed in this case. If I think Mullvad can harm me if they know my name, then I wouldn't use it at all, even with private payments.