Your Android VPN is only as trustworthy as Android itself.
Mullvad flagged a system-level Android bug affecting VPN reliability after app updates. Google acknowledged it. No immediate fix.
Best case: no internet.
Worse case: traffic outside the tunnel if your kill switch isn’t strict.
Important distinction:
This isn’t a Mullvad failure. It’s a reminder of the trust model.
A VPN app can’t guarantee privacy if the OS controls the networking stack.
Privacy isn’t a subscription. It’s architecture.
#Privacy #VPN #Android #Mullvad #OpSec
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