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2026-03-10 18:03:18 UTC

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And then it was revealed that Europol wanted unlimited access and wanted to use the scanning for more than just child abuse crimes, saying that all data – also unfiltered and innocent material – should be stored because it “could at some point be useful to law enforcement”.
And then?
And then it was revealed that employees at Europol had joined Thorn, to lobby their old colleagues.
And then?

2026-03-10 18:01:47 UTC

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And then experts from all over the world explained to her that the kind of scanning she was talking about (as Ylva described it: a drug-sniffing dog that can detect illegal content in a message without reading the message) simply cannot be done safely, and that Chat Control would mean the end of privacy and pose a security threat to all Europeans. Ylva responded with: “what about the children?”
And then?

2026-03-10 18:01:03 UTC

Mass surveillance and censorship are escalating in many countries right now. There is a global attack on secure encrypted communication. Often, authorities, politicians, and tech companies work together to push for new laws. One example: when Ashton Kutcher (yes, the actor), through his tech company Thorn, tried to introduce total surveillance of all EU citizens through undemocratic and corrupt methods.

2026-02-20 15:54:58 UTC

Mullvad was banned on British TV. And then? And then this underground ad got banned by the government body Transport For London.
The argument was clear: you cannot encourage people to engage with a banned TV commercial.
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2025-04-04 10:49:13 UTC

The EU initiative Going Dark has now been launched by the EU Commission. They call it ProtectEU.
It’s a rebranding of Chat Control. New name. Same old propaganda.
The EU Commission’s goal is to “access encrypted data in a lawful manner, safeguarding cybersecurity and fundamental rights.”
Read the full release from the Commission here:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52025PC0148

2025-02-28 17:49:43 UTC

To the Swedish and French governments, and to all politicians who believe that they can stop data from ending up in the wrong hands with rules and restrictions: don’t be naive.
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2025-02-11 13:10:19 UTC

Today we are announcing a partnership with Obscura VPN, a newly launched two-party VPN service that uses our WireGuard VPN servers as its “exit hop”.
Read more here: https://mullvad.net/blog/mullvad-partnered-with-obscura-vpn

2024-12-23 08:48:24 UTC

We are counting down the days until 2025 and are excited about the things that will happen next year.
Let us take a look at the special year of 2024.
Here is what we remember most fondly: https://mullvad.net/blog/mullvad-review-of-2024

2024-09-24 11:53:45 UTC

Defense against AI-guided Traffic Analysis (DAITA) Now available on iOS!
Read more here: https://mullvad.net/blog/defense-against-ai-guided-traffic-analysis-daita-now-available-on-ios

2024-05-21 11:34:03 UTC

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The first “Going Dark” meeting was led by Olivier Onidi (chat control advocate at the European Commission together with Ylva Johansson) and Anna-Carin Svensson at the Swedish Ministry of Justice.
3/11

2024-05-03 13:36:14 UTC

We were recently made aware of multiple potential DNS leaks on Android. They stem from bugs in Android itself, and only affect certain apps. We have reported them to Google, and are working on fixes.
Read more: https://mullvad.net/blog/dns-traffic-can-leak-outside-the-vpn-tunnel-on-android

2024-02-13 08:05:01 UTC

We have added another combination to our Encrypted DNS service: family-friendly content content blocking.
This is available to everyone, completely free of charge. Learn more here:
https://mullvad.net/blog/family-friendly-dns-content-blocking-now-added-to-our-encrypted-dns-service

2023-10-26 06:11:41 UTC

WireGuard over TCP has been re-enabled on some servers in Gothenburg, Malmö, Oslo, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London, and Vienna.
Please note that WireGuard over TCP is not a feature for anything other than bypassing UDP blocks. It comes with higher resource and battery usage, as well as a significant performance reduction.

2023-10-04 07:26:19 UTC

Choose your local currency to avoid card exchange fees! Mullvad now accepts card payments directly in USD, SEK, GBP and EURO. The price is always €5.
https://mullvad.net/blog/2023/10/4/select-your-local-currency-when-paying-for-mullvad-to-avoid-fees/

2023-09-15 08:03:47 UTC

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Glad it worked out.
If you ever experience issues, our Support Team can be reached by email: support at mullvad dot net

2023-09-13 11:57:32 UTC

Today we sent 116 pages on mass surveillance and its consequences to each and every member of the EU Parliament.
This autumn, we urge them to vote for a free society. To say No to chat control.
Read all the articles at mullvad.net/why-privacy-matters
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