Thank you! If you want to take your Mulvad game to the next level then add NextDNS to its custom DNS option in Mulvad’s settings.
RetiredFromHumanity@lemmy.ml
on 03 Oct 16:24
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NextDNS works because it uses several public lists, but it’s kind of abandoned and HaGeZi removed it from his recommended DNS services because of the complete lack of customer support. The guys from NextDNS moved to dns0.eu.
You can set Mullvad’s own DNS service in the browser, and being an ecosystem specialized in privacy, a much bigger company, and having curated lists instead of just shoving tons of public lists without checking for duplicates (NextDNS), correct me if I’m wrong, but I think Mullvad’s DNS probably offers a more concise service.
RetiredFromHumanity@lemmy.ml
on 04 Oct 20:04
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HaGeZi compiles and maintains the biggest DNS blocklists around, it’s used by several DNS services, and most likely by all of them but they don’t credit him. On his page, he recommends some online services based on transparency and privacy. He used to recommend NextDNS as well, but he removed them because, for a long time, many people have complained about a lack of customer support - they don’t respond to any contact. It seems like the service is running but is somewhat abandoned. Its two creators started dns0.eu and are probably focused there.
Technically, the only issue with NextDNS is that it’s unmanaged, and as for now there hasn’t been any changes in who are providing the lists, it just works.
Thank you. I’ll check out the other service. I’ve had NextDNS for several years now, I’ve never needed to contact them and I have seen a couple of new options show up in the interface in the odd time a year I log in.
I was tempted by ControlD a few times but NextDNS suits my needs fine.
RetiredFromHumanity@lemmy.ml
on 05 Oct 01:51
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Oh, you must also consider that NextDNS is American, and legally their government can force the company into cooperation, such as providing a backdoor to monitor all traffic, while placing them under a gag order. If you only want to avoid ads and tracking, that’s fine. However, if you’re concerned about government surveillance, that’s something to think about before using American services. I wonder if such U.S. policies influenced the creators to abandon NextDNS and start a new one in EU… Lavabit creator chose to end his service and close the company before complying.
Thank you very, very, very much for taking the time to share this knowledge! I’m looking into it now and will implement system wide changes immediately.
Oh yes that very much is a concern. I’ve divested myself off a few American services, especially those that bent the knee.
I’ll have a think over what’s best.
Does dns0 not have an account? Paid tier?
One thing I do like about NextDNS is I installed it via flu on my UniFi router, and it reports client names correctly, so I can see in my account what device has had whatever blocked. Good for identifying rogue devices or software.
They never do any sponsorship deals, they haven’t been in any controversies, they aren’t based in the us, they don’t use any marketing tricks to try and entice users into using it like discounts or insanely high prices unless you elect for a 12 or 24 month plan, the high price gives them less incentive to log user data.
There is no specific reason but all these things add up to make a trustworthy product.
whereyaaat@lemmings.world
on 04 Oct 14:10
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Again, none of that is special.
the high price gives them less incentive to log user data.
Do you people really believe this? Holy shit.
_stranger_@lemmy.world
on 05 Oct 02:16
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Feel free to launch a competitor that charges less for better service. Let us know when you sell it to Peter Thiel too.
I agree it’s not a great reason but they pile up (the reasons).
As well as my previous reasons they also offer significantly more payment methods than many other options, including monero and even cash.
They are also not based inside the 5 eyes.
Oh and they offer completely anonymous account creation. I have not found a single VPN that does this, every other VPN at least requires a e-mail address.
If you think mullvad is nothing special then I challenge you to find another VPN that offers all of the reasons I have specified.
whereyaaat@lemmings.world
on 05 Oct 09:48
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Thanks. Taking monero and not being in the 5 eyes are both good selling points that can set it apart from other VPNs.
They also spend a lot of time and resources into researching and advancing technology around measured boot and running as much as possible in memory, without having to use disk storage.
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Thank you! If you want to take your Mulvad game to the next level then add NextDNS to its custom DNS option in Mulvad’s settings.
NextDNS works because it uses several public lists, but it’s kind of abandoned and HaGeZi removed it from his recommended DNS services because of the complete lack of customer support. The guys from NextDNS moved to dns0.eu. You can set Mullvad’s own DNS service in the browser, and being an ecosystem specialized in privacy, a much bigger company, and having curated lists instead of just shoving tons of public lists without checking for duplicates (NextDNS), correct me if I’m wrong, but I think Mullvad’s DNS probably offers a more concise service.
Please, explain further.
HaGeZi compiles and maintains the biggest DNS blocklists around, it’s used by several DNS services, and most likely by all of them but they don’t credit him. On his page, he recommends some online services based on transparency and privacy. He used to recommend NextDNS as well, but he removed them because, for a long time, many people have complained about a lack of customer support - they don’t respond to any contact. It seems like the service is running but is somewhat abandoned. Its two creators started dns0.eu and are probably focused there.
Technically, the only issue with NextDNS is that it’s unmanaged, and as for now there hasn’t been any changes in who are providing the lists, it just works.
Thank you. I’ll check out the other service. I’ve had NextDNS for several years now, I’ve never needed to contact them and I have seen a couple of new options show up in the interface in the odd time a year I log in.
I was tempted by ControlD a few times but NextDNS suits my needs fine.
Oh, you must also consider that NextDNS is American, and legally their government can force the company into cooperation, such as providing a backdoor to monitor all traffic, while placing them under a gag order. If you only want to avoid ads and tracking, that’s fine. However, if you’re concerned about government surveillance, that’s something to think about before using American services. I wonder if such U.S. policies influenced the creators to abandon NextDNS and start a new one in EU… Lavabit creator chose to end his service and close the company before complying.
Thank you very, very, very much for taking the time to share this knowledge! I’m looking into it now and will implement system wide changes immediately.
Oh yes that very much is a concern. I’ve divested myself off a few American services, especially those that bent the knee.
I’ll have a think over what’s best.
Does dns0 not have an account? Paid tier?
One thing I do like about NextDNS is I installed it via flu on my UniFi router, and it reports client names correctly, so I can see in my account what device has had whatever blocked. Good for identifying rogue devices or software.
Is there anything wrong with using Mulvad’s own DNS?
Not at all. NextDNS is just way more advanced. But a pain to setup. It’s filters are nuts.
Why is mullvad shilled so hard?
It looks like it’s more expensive than other VPNs with no justifiable reason. It even has less features than some of the cheaper VPNs.
because mullvad is reliable
That’s nothing special.
They never do any sponsorship deals, they haven’t been in any controversies, they aren’t based in the us, they don’t use any marketing tricks to try and entice users into using it like discounts or insanely high prices unless you elect for a 12 or 24 month plan, the high price gives them less incentive to log user data.
There is no specific reason but all these things add up to make a trustworthy product.
Again, none of that is special.
Do you people really believe this? Holy shit.
Feel free to launch a competitor that charges less for better service. Let us know when you sell it to Peter Thiel too.
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I’ve never used Mullvad. Have you?
I agree it’s not a great reason but they pile up (the reasons). As well as my previous reasons they also offer significantly more payment methods than many other options, including monero and even cash.
They are also not based inside the 5 eyes.
Oh and they offer completely anonymous account creation. I have not found a single VPN that does this, every other VPN at least requires a e-mail address.
If you think mullvad is nothing special then I challenge you to find another VPN that offers all of the reasons I have specified.
Thanks. Taking monero and not being in the 5 eyes are both good selling points that can set it apart from other VPNs.
The fact that they do not store any customer data was put to the test in 2023, when the Swedish police raided their offices and left with nothing.
mullvad.net/…/mullvad-vpn-was-subject-to-a-search…
They also spend a lot of time and resources into researching and advancing technology around measured boot and running as much as possible in memory, without having to use disk storage.
Which VPN would you like to be shilled?
It takes 5 EUR to grab that hand and pull yourself up
PEBCAK, too much Fakebook and the lack of common sense. For the rest of 10% maybe enough an VPN and updated devices.