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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'm checking out the free version of Proton VPN now after paying for PIN for a while. Haven't used it to torrent or anything yet. Just trying to run most the time now for increased security in this new era. Are unpaid versions less secure? I'm not so much worried about the price. Just checking out something different.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The free version of proton VPN does not allow torrenting

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Technically you can torrent with it, but the free tier does not include port forwarding, so you will not be able to seed very effectively.

Edit: disregard, I was remembering incorrectly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

i thought it doesn't allow peer to peer connections?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

I just searched it a bit, and I think you're right. I was thinking the paid tier only let you use port forwarding and access their servers optimized for P2P traffic, but it sounds like they actually block P2P traffic on the free tier.

My bad!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

haha, I guess I don't have wonder about crossing that bridge. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

As a general rule, if you're getting a service for free, you're the product.

I don't know much about the downsides of free in the context of VPNs, as I didn't really get in to the technical ins and outs. But when we're talking security and privacy I think the cost of supporting something good and sustainable is well worth it.

I've heard port forwarding is helpful for speed, and that might be a paid only thing, but to be honest I'm consistently surprised by how fast things go for me just using mullvad.

Another thing you may wish to consider: the Proton CEO has praised Trump which is a huge red flag to me in the privacy space.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

All good points. Thank you.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

At least Proton isn't a scammy company compared to most other free VPNs. And they still allow port forwarding on paid plans, so they are quite a good choice for torrenting. I think Proton and Mullvad are probably the most recommended options around here.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Yes. I hadn't looked at any of this stuff in a long time. Mullvad is something I'm definitely going to check out as I'm seeing it recommended in a lot of comments. Thank you.