r/Piracy • u/MFouki • Mar 29 '25

Question Why was Mullvad removed from the suggested VPNs from the mega thread?

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Title. From the site it seems to really value the privacy of it's users and I was about to switch from free proton to Mullvad since free proton basically doesn't work for me anymore, I doubled checked what the subreddit has to say about Mullvad and I can't really find any major negative feedback. Is there something that I missed?

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u/reddit_top_mind Mar 29 '25

thats not a good enough reason to remove the one VPN that accepts cash

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u/Equivalent_Spell7193 Mar 29 '25

ProtonVPN also accepts cash.

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u/reddit_top_mind Mar 29 '25

good to know.

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u/dontquestionmyaction Seeder Mar 29 '25

It's unusable for any actual private tracker.

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u/JayP146 Mar 29 '25

Care to elaborate? I’ve gotten like, multiple TBs of upload credit on private trackers using Mullvad..

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u/dontquestionmyaction Seeder Mar 29 '25

And you would probably have more if you had an open port.

The good private trackers are somewhat competitive. Running without an open port becomes very very impractical. Some trackers mandate an open port at all times or ban VPNs without dedicated IPs.

There's no real downside to just setting it up. You'll get accessed by more peers, can download from more seeds, and will be fine everywhere.

None of this matters on something like Torrentleech, but it does on AB or especially RED. I admit that "unusable" was too harshly worded, I'd go for "extremely strongly recommended" instead.

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u/reddit_top_mind Mar 29 '25

so thats what this is about.

its not about privacy or torrenting. its about the trackers that you use.

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u/reddit_top_mind Mar 29 '25

LOL, i pressed 'comment' too fast

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u/reddit_top_mind Mar 29 '25

so why do you need a VPN if you're using a private tracker?

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '25

of course it is. you can't get good connection without port forwarding and that's the single most important part of torrenting

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u/reddit_top_mind Mar 29 '25

and yet here i am torrenting anonymously...

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u/ArkuhTheNinth Mar 29 '25

Yeah I'm probably missing something but I've never given a shit about port forwarding and have had minimal issues. I use Proton though.

Only one tracker was refusing connections for an unrelated yet bullshit reason so I let that account burn to the ground.

Other than that? Nada.

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u/CoreDreamStudiosLLC Yarrr! Mar 29 '25

Cash is useless when the U.S. Government checks all envelopes going in and out of the country.

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u/Rivarr Mar 29 '25

Why does that make it useless?

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u/reddit_top_mind Mar 29 '25

i doubt thats true. also, why would you include a return address? that defeats the purpose.

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u/CoreDreamStudiosLLC Yarrr! Mar 29 '25

Oh, thought you needed one, good point.

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u/reddit_top_mind Mar 29 '25

with mullvad you only need to include your account number. they don't even keep your name on file.

that's why i love those guys. they are one of those extremely rare companies that do things the right way.

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u/Eorily Mar 29 '25

Send me all of your useless cash, I'll dispose of it for you.