The most common argument used in defense of mass surveillance is ‘If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear’. Try saying that to women in the US states where abortion has suddenly become illegal. Say it to investigative journalists in authoritarian countries. Saying ‘I have nothing to hide’ means you stop caring about anyone fighting for their freedom. And one day, you might be one of them.
  • yannic@lemmy.caEnglish
    111·
    4 months ago

    No port forwarding, though. Some old guides still list them as having that capability, so I try to mention it frequently.

    • Daxtron2@startrek.websiteEnglish
      51·
      4 months ago

      I’ve never used that feature in any of my VPN clients before. What’s the actual usecase for it?

      • filcuk@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        Possibly if one might want to be able to access a service behind the VPN without having a load balancer / reverse proxy?

      • yannic@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        I don’t see why having options are turn-offs except maybe for those who provide said options.

        • DannyMac@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          4 months ago

          I don’t understand. I mean I see why not having port forwarding would turn someone off from going with Mullvad, but I understand Mullvad’s rationale for doing so.

          • yannic@lemmy.caEnglish
            1·
            4 months ago

            I understand their decision to stop offering it, too, especially if I were in their position as a service provider. I still like the feature as a consumer.