2026-03-17T20:25:17Z https://yabu.me Mullvad VPN https://yabu.me/npub1xh7cv0xku4rqrp0yay046zw2y0wwl0mguzguq49zv2lye4a69zrs45v9hj https://files.mastodon.online/accounts/avatars/000/139/675/original/d4e0f5509f52716c.png https://files.mastodon.online/accounts/avatars/000/139/675/original/d4e0f5509f52716c.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrtmscnf7g96tjrw0twtznpswpn0p0p6mstee3ahg4wpkrp0js3qczyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwyu7csl GotaTun is a WireGuard® implementation written in Rust aimed at being fast, efficient and reliable. Now available to all Android users, we aim to ship it to the remaining platforms next year.<br/><br/>Read more here: <a href="https://mullvad.net/blog/announcing-gotatun-the-future-of-wireguard-at-mullvad-vpn">https://mullvad.net/blog/announcing-gotatun-the-future-of-wireguard-at-mullvad-vpn</a> 2025-12-19T10:29:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2t93whj8revn37g99skgwyc2aqnkpmrrnnhvpcyjyatkkyt9vtnczyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gw4k09lh Today we&#39;re launching Mullvad VPN loader - a new application for installing the Mullvad VPN desktop app on Windows and macOS which is both fast and secure.<br/><br/>Read more here: <a href="https://mullvad.net/blog/launching-mullvad-vpn-loader">https://mullvad.net/blog/launching-mullvad-vpn-loader</a> 2025-05-19T08:54:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrs6hvssjrf37h7tjacymne540r0vuyxw5pf60q2u3kh4a77gdvlgzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwfz5hqa The EU initiative Going Dark has now been launched by the EU Commission. They call it ProtectEU.<br/><br/>It’s a rebranding of Chat Control. New name. Same old propaganda.<br/><br/>The EU Commission’s goal is to “access encrypted data in a lawful manner, safeguarding cybersecurity and fundamental rights.”<br/><br/>Read the full release from the Commission here:<br/><br/><a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52025PC0148">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52025PC0148</a> 2025-04-04T10:49:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyyryg7nwzzsklc2lurdh6p4zwl0v4m784wtkynhcgd55ej98jj3gzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwr9egwa Multihop now available on Android version 2025.1 and newer. <br/><br/>Read more here: <a href="https://mullvad.net/blog/multihop-now-available-on-android">https://mullvad.net/blog/multihop-now-available-on-android</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/114/239/768/561/864/391/original/d6a49b385807fb09.png"> <br/> 2025-03-28T11:16:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp7wvqsr40rxeuqlwmt5ldp78ahane06esyltkk6tnzcq7h7h42mszyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gw00phmn Our Android app (version 2024.9) has successfully passed MASA, a standardized security assessment, conducted by NCC Group.<br/><br/>Read more here: <a href="https://mullvad.net/blog/successful-security-assessment-of-our-android-app">https://mullvad.net/blog/successful-security-assessment-of-our-android-app</a> 2025-03-28T06:23:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg582g679ps3uj8sg9f2ldwffstmdvufvhrnrh8u23338qhgqln6czyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gw7ant48 Become an early adopter and help us test Mullvad Browser Alpha.<br/><br/>Read more here: <a href="https://mullvad.net/blog/help-test-mullvad-browser-alpha">https://mullvad.net/blog/help-test-mullvad-browser-alpha</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/114/223/087/560/369/937/original/56a7b26815d7fce9.png"> <br/> 2025-03-25T12:33:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqh0kcx69ptyvhhx3ynmkhlm4lay63agrlgm43z7gjh480lm335ygzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gw9hh397 Law enforcement agencies from the EU, North America and Australia continue their work to gain future lawful access to private communications within the EU initiative Going Dark.<br/><br/>We also note that VPNs are mentioned under “key challenges”.<br/><br/><a href="https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-15941-2024-REV-2/en/pdf">https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-15941-2024-REV-2/en/pdf</a> 2025-03-19T06:33:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8763xcymlfy0cmm2yk5sfmfnzx09ggyq3t5c9srw3873gkezx2agzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwckm2tl We have found a bug with DAITA and multihop in the iOS app (2025.1 and 2025.2). <br/><br/>We are working on releasing a fix in 2025.3.<br/><br/><a href="https://mullvad.net/blog/daita-bug-in-ios-app-versions-20251-and-20252">https://mullvad.net/blog/daita-bug-in-ios-app-versions-20251-and-20252</a> 2025-03-06T09:36:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdskuhth5ptq4yugfh540aetfdwca2nzcz5dea5xahtk3ltu00k7qzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwsv9860 The Swedish and French governments are following in the footsteps of the FBI and want to demand backdoors in end-to-end encrypted messaging services like <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rkw6a3qcgxxzmgrmysn48umna28za0jvaz2ev72wmycgvcvkmp0sa45q62" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Signal</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rkw…5q62</span>)</a></span> as [@Mer__edith](<a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith">https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith</a> ) said in the Swedish news: <br/><br/>&#34;There is no such thing as a backdoor that only the good guys can access.”<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/114/082/776/721/312/127/original/f29834ea380b9146.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-28T17:51:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyg6zh7avhc3f86t63an0jkghgxc60mtfuxeys676067tzdkq2v5szyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwjgzq09 Freedom of speech is not an isolated right. We hit the streets to highlight the rights we need to fight for, not only to protect freedom of speech, but to protect our right to be free humans.<br/><br/><a href="https://mullvad.net/blog/fight-for-privacy-to-protect-all-other-rights">https://mullvad.net/blog/fight-for-privacy-to-protect-all-other-rights</a> 2025-02-21T12:12:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvmycj8n69p8qmv9grgh8cccee6ejlnp3s8v22ehut7lndeuy5yzgzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gw2qknvd 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”. <br/><br/>Read more here: <a href="https://mullvad.net/blog/mullvad-partnered-with-obscura-vpn">https://mullvad.net/blog/mullvad-partnered-with-obscura-vpn</a> 2025-02-11T13:10:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9p9dq359mw96xuzax8p33949rgwkaza2h0k6v302saqclzuxf0vgzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwrsx6a9 For privacy: Change of our refund policy from 30 to 14 days.<br/> <br/>Read more here: <a href="https://mullvad.net/blog/for-privacy-change-of-our-refund-policy-from-30-to-14-days">https://mullvad.net/blog/for-privacy-change-of-our-refund-policy-from-30-to-14-days</a> 2025-01-31T10:19:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfvv0nxekcvv9axvp8p6xfnzan793ndacrcuxn4scgfznggdcp94gzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwl9v9nj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyc6yhsv4gwpdk67uhwrmhkqzedwum9ylv22cq3lrqpmv34llyvpqrn82u3'>nevent1q…82u3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Please contact our Support Team regarding such questions, Mastodon is primarily for sharing updates and news outwards.<br/><br/>support at mullvadvpn dot net 2025-01-21T18:49:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxcjhc0y4t58m252gzc5d65m52e2n6etlatwrxu7l2nztyrn2ungczyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwqut6ah In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv9qnmhwpnez05r03vlvwmeqpkpmxat5nkn54rsvserptwtsn74pcvnuu9v'>nevent1q…uu9v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for the feedback, I will share it internally. <br/><br/>There is more information about DAITA here if you are interested: <a href="https://mullvad.net/blog/daita-defense-against-ai-guided-traffic-analysis">https://mullvad.net/blog/daita-defense-against-ai-guided-traffic-analysis</a> 2025-01-20T07:57:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8wnpt70g9hxsv64tdux9urerv8vju3y2rdq9s3sfq4m33z7qsh3szyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gw96lfpt Do you really have freedom of speech if you don’t have freedom of thought? And do you have freedom of thought if big tech companies are monitoring every search you make and every site you visit? <br/><br/>Ad in today’s New York Times<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/113/844/006/787/201/893/original/fca081734f606589.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-17T13:48:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsywpxpjzkuhjr6dnnjd2drt69cgu8pn57tzdv2qa9t0d3z6mhd3eqzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwz4qvye Quantum-resistant tunnels are now the default on desktop! <br/><br/>Read more here: <a href="https://mullvad.net/blog/quantum-resistant-tunnels-are-now-the-default-on-desktop">https://mullvad.net/blog/quantum-resistant-tunnels-are-now-the-default-on-desktop</a> 2025-01-09T10:29:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrmet46um0rhjt20zsyhydvn3yttldq8jt06maa969r4a4yjejqaczyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwvcw2ym A classic ad in today’s New York Times. It’s a message to all companies, in all industries, all over the world: minimize your data collection, because collected data is data that eventually leaks.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/113/792/532/936/062/511/original/6072d819b646c33f.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-08T11:37:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspjvmzryv2a7gxr7dcqlh3l4h7lwfztz72kyvdv5mg9p2xgmqdgxczyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwc30pua We are upgrading the version of DAITA on supported servers, which will cause interruptions and disconnects to users of DAITA.<br/><br/>We aim to perform these upgrades during convenient times, but servers will be offline temporarily whilst this is performed.<br/><br/>All servers that support DAITA are listed on our servers page: <a href="https://mullvad.net/servers">https://mullvad.net/servers</a> 2024-12-06T06:29:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdn8mf2w8ypj4yd92sqgnnnkqwsyedv97a2har5f3dpakwhlcdx5qzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwcmcsx0 We are aware of issues with outages impacting parts of our network.<br/><br/>This was due to urgent maintenance. We are working on getting everything back up. 2024-11-28T08:11:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdskzteak2xlr9wjg0af3h0r39sdshk9fugfz9ekpmzs4hsrlk4lszyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gw66p5zk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx7zkkgc2p94322pc63k8fwhp7nv5cwsmdgunjygr7c74jnmukh3s4qyw70'>nevent1q…yw70</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To give notice of at least one year. 2024-11-25T08:13:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszaakn6tc84vuv97ylge63tc7m7kd56ks3srmjaujdu3hfwp3z4cqzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwar96pj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgx49esu6swenaaryqyrjgcwtmw77cm3yvmm4zxck3dj5v6dvpclsc4ftq5'>nevent1q…ftq5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you have concerns and need clarifications, you are most welcome to contact our Support Team by email to have it cleared up.<br/><br/>support at mullvadvpn dot net 2024-11-21T05:35:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszh5qjx07uzxucnnwnnqxavxm0mg5glmuh243r85dr8rdzyf66y7szyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwx3dhy5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd62sh24amvzvsrf7c3wxgrd22ngp6hm6xp0ja2s6chxcsj32hg2cz3ssp5'>nevent1q…ssp5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Please reach out to us via email:<br/><br/>support at mullvadvpn dot net 2024-11-20T06:17:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ya5w3cj260fps4yvvf4krvcnpz593sgzd7a7wucjg0c0ppsarvqzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwtys865 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs972rqcffavwyqm0hlrgq2epprd9tspfxk9xynw27ndeq4969m7astwnugg'>nevent1q…nugg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have shared this question internally. For future reference, please contact our Support Team rather than asking on Mastodon. This account is not monitored as frequently.<br/><br/>support at mullvadvpn dot net 2024-11-19T17:56:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfse6m6tgn5cmcqtg66kacnjus3ay334yhdsqer0379csw9nt9juczyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gw9da0s2 Today we announce the stable release of Mullvad Browser version 14.0<br/><br/>Read more here: <a href="https://mullvad.net/blog/mullvad-browser-140-released">https://mullvad.net/blog/mullvad-browser-140-released</a> 2024-11-19T12:44:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqunr7x98rex080u77mrlqyhza0trwxuex2sprkq4gntd2943pg9qzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gw8hxdes In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgxs27kwk00xkcrzynv9jx5fx899qavqmzhnxzfnw04lx7yxcl7rq0zrc3e'>nevent1q…rc3e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This has now been completed. 2024-11-19T09:08:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgxs27kwk00xkcrzynv9jx5fx899qavqmzhnxzfnw04lx7yxcl7rqzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gw4u9ppf Today, in one hours time at 09:00 CET we will be performing planned maintenance toward our Payments &amp; Accounts database.<br/><br/>All actions on this page will be unavailable during this time: <a href="https://mullvad.net/account">https://mullvad.net/account</a><br/><br/>We thank you for your patience whilst this is undertaken.<br/><br/>This maintenance is expected to take around 60 minutes.<br/><br/><a href="https://mastodon.online/@mullvadnet/113485742083823138">https://mastodon.online/@mullvadnet/113485742083823138</a> 2024-11-19T06:59:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw96dz7n060c862majfys7c44v8kt7lcpgynh0yl8aa5k07n996hgzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gw5xh5kk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8m7uds4dfv0c5n2tygrv4dhjkkyzva2ds5ckgspcu3degsuw3nxst0sddm'>nevent1q…sddm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We have support for Shadowsocks with WireGuard, as well as WireGuard over TCP in our apps. 2024-11-18T09:00:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0sg7n4d3z2dxesuagv6lltq6ys83ycdaruetljtrzx85pk0eklnqzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwrqkll0 Remaining PayPal subscriptions are being canceled in order to store less data about our customers.<br/><br/><a href="https://mullvad.net/blog/remaining-paypal-subscriptions-are-being-canceled">https://mullvad.net/blog/remaining-paypal-subscriptions-are-being-canceled</a> 2024-11-13T06:51:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8k4gqjp3lqzfcd3vdyt2c0fzz4wg7acuxpqnzmyu85sqqdg9xglszyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwsgtd83 We are removing support for OpenVPN on the 15th January 2026.<br/><br/>Read more here: <a href="https://mullvad.net/blog/removing-openvpn-15th-january-2026">https://mullvad.net/blog/removing-openvpn-15th-january-2026</a> 2024-11-08T09:23:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxmsx867326cu4g50ap74w4qtnvt4uh4pcemdvzma397h2kxljskgzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwjpawuh Defense against AI-guided Traffic Analysis (DAITA) is now available on Android. <br/><br/>Read more here: <a href="https://mullvad.net/blog/defense-against-ai-guided-traffic-analysis-daita-is-now-available-on-android">https://mullvad.net/blog/defense-against-ai-guided-traffic-analysis-daita-is-now-available-on-android</a> 2024-10-25T11:06:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsftllrlqdd0ws9jz66ye8ug794qq4aq07xzm6g2wp2q97zrrrnxlqzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwazjj8x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg24qjqr9wn23c0knuk3vyphyjzzmt6fxpphmtxnrsjmg2muqw87gl0f7kx'>nevent1q…f7kx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Please contact our Support Team by email instead of via Mastodon.<br/><br/>support at mullvadvpn dot net 2024-10-17T12:00:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszq0dg5vq9r8k0xjtht0xue5ckwvwh6qxmta4kyw6phxm07ya84gqzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gw6826eu Multihop now available on iOS!<br/><br/>Read more here: <a href="https://mullvad.net/blog/multihop-now-available-on-ios">https://mullvad.net/blog/multihop-now-available-on-ios</a> 2024-09-16T11:46:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfshh38ka8lejnjxrn882gn8makxz3xczhlrp6aegpd3t7p25fkzqzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwg7wxjq A reminder sent to the European Parliament and the European Council: this is what #chatcontrol and the #GoingDark initiative will result in – total surveillance and the end of secure and private communication.<br/><br/>You can read the articles at <a href="https://mullvad.net/why-privacy-matters">https://mullvad.net/why-privacy-matters</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/113/113/582/829/988/892/original/2a4e2a45206af8ab.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/113/113/582/852/799/773/original/943397c854a17c2b.png"> <br/> 2024-09-10T13:53:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvdw5929fr5nv4rc78z0fnxt4g6a202h05yst8sch0zn9ztkcjdwgzyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwakrj7j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9mmtw8cfy0045hx5dwh6v5enjhkxmkg35mep7gwhnw9y57v7yv4cx85jhe'>nevent1q…5jhe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The European Commission has refused to disclose the members of the “Going Dark” High Level Group. However, Mullvad has accessed meeting minutes through a public request to the Swedish Ministry of Justice. <br/><br/>2/11 2024-05-21T11:33:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9mmtw8cfy0045hx5dwh6v5enjhkxmkg35mep7gwhnw9y57v7yv4czyq6lmp3u6mj5vqv9un537hgfeg3aemaldrsfrsz55f3tunxhhg5gwtpheh6 Going Dark: The war on encryption is on the rise. Through a shady collaboration between the US and the EU. <br/><br/>🧵 1/11<br/><br/><a href="https://mullvad.net/why-privacy-matters/going-dark">https://mullvad.net/why-privacy-matters/going-dark</a> 2024-05-21T11:33:09Z