The messaging giant specifically mentions Mullvad and Amnezia as "well-regarded" VPN providers
  • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I’ve heard good things about Mullvad, never heard of Amnezia. This coming from WhatsApp makes me immediately suspicious of both.

  • ThePantser@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Whatsapp, the Facebook property? They are telling people which VPN to use to bypass censorship? The same Facebook who censors anything critical of the US government? Yeah maybe they could you know just stop boosting the US government and tell the truth and we wouldn’t have to worry about censorship.

    • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Mullvad is widely considered the best VPN, so they’re actually not wrong on this one. Don’t take it from Meta, there are tons of other unbiased sources on this.

      • z3rOR0ne@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Agreed. Sadly an endorsement from Meta and/or it’s various subsidiaries is more of a condemnation than any criticism.

  • FauxLiving@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    They’re giving good advice but, in my opinion, they are using the reputation of Mullvad to ‘privacy-wash’ their public image by associating with a trusted brand.

    WhatsApp is not a secure messaging service, your messages are not private. Being end to end encrypted doesn’t mean anything if both ends are compromised by having the app installed on them (or being vendor rooted).