NordVPN is one of the most popular VPNs, which makes the critiques over its privacy practices extra concerning. We investigate the most prominent accusations.
  • LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    621·
    2 个月前

    Send like most of the valid criticism is based around the fact that the company also is in the business of user data mining. Which is enough for me to never use them.

    Though they also very aggressively advertise, which is also a big red flag.

    Sharing co-owners with Tesonet and receiving funding from the same company that owns a data-mining service isn’t ideal. But there is no evidence, and never has been, that anything is being shared between NordVPN and Oxylabs. Besides, NordVPN states that it follows a strict no-logs policy, which means it doesn’t record, store, or share user activity. And this is backed up by the usage of RAM-only servers and multiple independent audits—most recently the service passed a third-party no-logs audit in late 2025 by security firm Deloitte.

    • Deestan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      25·
      2 个月前

      I mean… Deloitte is mercenary, and hired by the company wanting a passed audit.

      They get paid to check pre-agreed spots A, B, and C and keep their eyes closed outside those areas.

      A RAM-only server can still send metrics, metadata, “anonymized” metadata…

    • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      2 个月前

      Tesonet is pretty well known as one of the biggest tech company in the baltics region so obviously they do a lot of different tech.

      VPN itself is mostly harmless and can’t intercept e2e encrypted traffic and today even DSN is under e2e.

      The only red flag is really the inaccurate advertising that vpn protects from public wifi issues which is on page with every VPN ad (except Mullvad) but still wrong.

  • network_switch@lemmy.mlEnglish
    142·
    2 个月前

    When I paid for nordvpn with a credit card and decided to cancel, it took like a week and a half of emails with them to cancel and remove my payment info. A lot of, are you sure you want to cancel, are you sure you’re who you say you are

    After that no more nordvpn. Pay for these services with crypto

    • Psythik@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 个月前

      Mullvad FTW. They’ve already proven themselves when they were raided and the feds got nothing.

      • moopet@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        2 个月前

        I switched from Nord to Mullvad recently and it’s much more stable on linux, and on android it’s less glitchy, and the signup process was beautiful. I’m normally very critical of software, and I was really impressed with how smooth it was.

  • gwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    91·
    2 个月前

    TL;DR - sponsored article disguising as an opinion piece, mentions briefly the many many problems with it, but ends with “I trust my corporate overlords to never use my data for evil”

  • frog_brawler@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 个月前

    Nord doesn’t do a whole lot for anyone so it’s pretty worthless.

    That being said, I switched to Proton from Nord a few months ago and this shit isn’t working out either. Constantly flapping connection with Proton.

    I need a different alternative.

  • dev_null@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    2 个月前

    I need a VPN to get around geoblocks and to torrent without my ISP sending me letters.

    NordVPN always worked perfectly fine for me. I don’t see the problem? Not saying other ones aren’t better, but it seems perfectly adequate.

    Looks like the concerns are about who owns it? But how does that make it a worse solution for my torrent box?

  • CerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    13·
    2 个月前

    Reddit also hates people who criticize child predators.

    I question calling something Nordic if it’s based in Panama and headquartered in Lithuania. I get it, it’s just branding, like how Texas Pete isn’t made in Texas (at least it’s not made in New York City, I suppose) but maybe call it something else?

    IIRC Proton is Nordic, but I don’t know if that makes their VPN better or worse. They do have a free ordering and I use it when I’m on public WiFi because I can, but otherwise can’t vouch for it.