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The Mullvad founder gave millions to extremist far right party (mastodon.social)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/mullvad@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/62910850

(Interesting that it didn't show up here beforehand...)

The IT company Mullvad’s founder Daniel Berntsson is behind a giant donation to the populist Örebro Party, which advocates “comprehensive re-immigration” from Sweden. “It’s sad that it’s needed,” he told Flamman.

~ https://www.flamman.se/techprofil-ger-miljoner-till-orebropartiet/

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[–] 50 points 2 months ago

“It’s sad that it’s needed,”

No, it's not needed at all you twat. What a way to ruin your reputation.

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    [–] 30 points 2 months ago

    Well then FUCK Mullvad

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    [–] 9 points 2 months ago* (8 children)

    Might be a dumb idea, but could a VPN be crowd-sourced? What if multiple people managed different instances, almost like a virtual coöp?

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  • [–] [S] 17 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    That's more or less what Tor is. Technically it's feasible, the issue is the amount and kind of trust between users and contributors that it requires.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago (5 children)
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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

    @strawberry_enjoyer42 @veniasilente NymVPN is decentralised too, but I still must learn about their privacy.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Hmm. Looks interesting. Let me know what you find about it, eh?

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    • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Ok mullvad is out. Same as proton VPN. Nord is shit. Any recommendations?

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    • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    Is this the same company that makes the browser mull?

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    • [+] -11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I've got some bad news about people with a lot of money for you mate.

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