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Re: Free cross-platform VPN without login account or payment

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Theo wrote:
> In comp.mobile.android Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> wrote:
>> Free, no account, cross platform privacy-respecting VPNs are disappearing.
>> Q: What free no-account no-registration cross-platform VPN do you use?
>> A: ?
>> 
>> Slowly the free cross-platform VPNs that don't require payment or
>> registration account are dwindling, which is too bad because the instant
>> you pay for anything or the instant you create an account, your privacy is
>> toast since everything you do is logged to that transaction forever.
> 
> Mullvad is not free (it's a flat EUR5 per month) but allows you to pay by
> sending cash in the mail.  You just send a random ID token generated on
> their website (no account possible).  They don't log.  When the cash runs
> out, send them another letter with cash and a new ID token and repeat - they
> have no way to connect your previous token with the new one (in fact, they
> don't allow token reuse).
> 
> They support Wireguard, optional content blocking, and selection of location
> via different endpoint IPs.

Hi Theo,

Thank you for adding value as I respect your acumen and you hit *exactly*
upon the point of why it matters (or not) that a privacy tool is "free".

I'll never disagree with anyone who has a sensibly logical viewpoint.
So I 100% agree that Mullvad belongs in the list of usable privacy VPNs!
 <https://mullvad.net/en/pricing> %5.81/month (USD) or 5 Euros a month  

You'll notice in my prior response to Andy what I said about Mullvad VPN:
 Q: Why does Mullvad offer anonymous vouchers?
 A: Because their architecture is built around not knowing who you are. 

How do you get privacy once you pay for something with your credit card?
You can't. But, as you noted, there are ways to privately pay for stuff.

While I've never paid for anything in bitcoin (I wouldn't even know how), I
do agree with your valuable input that Mullvad is *different* that way.

Mullvad makes it trivially *easy* to pay simply by sending them money!
You can send cash, bitcoin, or monero, apparently.
 <https://www.security.org/vpn/mullvad/>  

So even as Mullvad wasn't on the original list (because it's not free), 
Mullvad definitely belongs on the list because of *how* it's not free.

By way of comparison, Mullvad is roughly like VPNGate, although Mullvad
saves no logs (although all VPNs will save them when subpoenaed by LE).

Mullvad is available in macOS, Windows, Linux, Android & iOS so it meets
all other conditions stated (since the free part is privately paid).

Thank you for adding useful usable value to the question about how to get a
cross platform VPN that you can sign up for without identifying yourself!
-- 
I'm different from most people in that I care very much to help others.

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Free cross-platform VPN without login account or payment Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-16 02:09 -0500
  Re: Free cross-platform VPN without login account or payment Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-16 08:20 +0100
    Re: Free cross-platform VPN without login account or payment Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-16 02:44 -0500
  Re: Free cross-platform VPN without login account or payment Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2026-06-16 15:14 +0100
    Re: Free cross-platform VPN without login account or payment Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-16 11:58 -0500
  Re: Free cross-platform VPN without login account or payment JJ <jj4public@gmail.com> - 2026-06-17 14:30 +0700

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