Why should this tool be removed? ProtonVPN should be removed from recommendations as its kill switch for MacOs is known to not work: When switching to another ProtonVPN server On computer boot up → In both of these instances, the user’s real IP becomes exposed to any online service it is connect…

Protons kill switches on Mac (and iOS) are useless IMO. They use the “always on” feature that is integrated into Apple’s VPN implementation. It will attempt to reconnect immediately if your WiFi drops, but will NOT block your connection if you change servers. Mullvad and IVPN have much more robust …

I’m not voting to remove this because I think this is a fine product for probably a lot of people, especially people with a proton subscription already who do not have a super high threat model. But 100% a warning needs to be added about where the kill switches are working and where they are not. T…

Maybe PG should split the VPN recommendation category into two more specific silos VPN Service Providers: reliable, privacy-centric server networks. Wireguard support, multi-hop, etc. Proton continues to excel here VPN client software: the actual application users run to send traffic through a VPN…

Just tested the kill switch on Linux with the wireguard framework in the Proton app. Kill switch seemed to be working just fine. Agreed that if you’re so concerned and your threat model is such that your free VPN isn’t good enough, use the Wireguard client. Not all distros will be created equal, an…

[image] SwampTrainer: Kill switch seemed to be working just fine. Agreed that if you’re so concerned and your threat model is such that your free VPN isn’t good enough, use the Wireguard client. Please read the thread. To summarise: ProtonVPN doesn’t meet minimum criteria laid out by PG, as i…

[image] SwampTrainer: Just tested the kill switch on Linux with the wireguard framework in the Proton app. Kill switch seemed to be working just fine. To test the linux leak you have to follow the instructions here: [image] ProtonVPN IP Leakage on Linux and Workaround …

I use ProtonVPN on MacOS and iOS, using WireGuard CLI on Mac and the WireGuard app on iOS. Anything to worry about here?

WireGuard clients don’t have built in kill switches. I hope you knew that. But otherwise nothing wrong with using WireGuard as a VPN protocol for your obfuscation needs.

I agree. I think that if Privacy Guides had to absolutely make a change, this would be the solution.

I don’t see any need for even debating. It doesn’t meet the criteria if you know how to read, so it should be removed for the moment. It’s pretty simple. If you want to discuss changing the criteria or put a disclaimer, create another thread ?

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