alt Hacker NewsThe purpose of a VPN does not include anonymizing users with respect to the sites they visit,so it shouldn't be too surprising that Mullvad doesn't enforce unique exit IPs. Users who want anonymity should use networks like Tor.
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jorvi • today at 5:09 AM
That is exactly the point of public VPNs..
If I'm on a public VPN, I don't want anyone to know who is making the request, including the terminating IP.
Think about it. By your logic, VPNs shouldn't be used for torrents because VPNs shouldn't anonymize you to the terminating IP. Whereas they work gangbusters for that.
If you are talking about private VPNs.. Mullvad isn't one.
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colordrops • today at 5:13 AM
Isn't Tor a us government project that has been shown to be deanonymizable?
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Why not? Why can’t it be the purpose of a given VPN service?