Ask HN: Which VPN provider do you recommend?

4 points by abbadadda 7y ago ↗ HN

This article caused a bit of controversy in the comments about "VPN" shilling: https://vpnpro.com/blog/hidden-vpn-owners-unveiled-97-vpns-23-companies/. I am curious what the most highly recommended VPNs are by the HN community based on privacy, price, and convenience.

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lm28469 7y ago ↗

When I was looking for a VPN I used this : https://thatoneprivacysite.net/

No idea how accurate it is though.

stargrazer 7y ago ↗

I came across nordvpn from several angles, and, correct me if I'm wrong, is not chinese owned or influenced. It is what I use on a linux box, using a manual config (their auto install doesn't work quite so easily if the correct packages are not already present (openvpn, etc)). I also manually create the manual null default route. I should write a blog article about the nuances of my manual config.

bsg75 7y ago ↗

https://mullvad.net

So far they seem not to be involved in the typical affiliate marketing ploy used by so many other providers, and their account creation system is unique.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19734003

https://www.google.com/search?q=vpn+affiliate+marketing

leethargo 7y ago ↗

CryptoHippie [0], does multi-hop, multi-jurisdiction and out-of-band authentification.

[0] https://secure.cryptohippie.com/