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annually-audited, open-source no-logs VPN (Gibraltar) (1) ·
anonymous, open-source, audited no-logs VPN (Sweden) (1) ·
end-to-end encrypted messaging from a nonprofit (1) ·
open-source VPN from a Swiss non-profit, with a free tier (1) ·
run your own VPN, no operator to trust (1) ·
self-hostable, federated encrypted messaging (Matrix) (1)
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Client and Matrix server software (Synapse/Dendrite/Conduit) are free and open source;
self-host at only your hosting cost, use the free matrix.org homeserver, or buy Element's
hosted plans. (1) ·
Flat EUR 5 / month, no tiers and no discounts for longer commitments. Pay with a card,
PayPal, bank transfer, cash mailed in an envelope, or cryptocurrency (incl. Monero). (1) ·
Free, no ads, no paid tiers. Run by the Signal Foundation, a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit
funded by grants and donations; by charter it cannot be acquired. (1) ·
Genuinely free tier (unlimited data, no ads, one device, 5 countries). Paid plans add
more countries, up to 10 devices, and streaming/P2P; often bundled with Proton Mail/Drive/Pass. (1) ·
Software is free and open source (GPLv2); your only cost is a VPS -- roughly
USD 4-6 / month on a provider like [[Digital Ocean]], or a spare box you already run. (1) ·
Standard and Pro plans (roughly USD 6-10 / month depending on term). Anonymous signup
returns a random 15-character account ID with no email; pay by card, Monero, Bitcoin, or cash
mailed to Gibraltar. (1)
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description:
None (1) ·
End-to-end encrypted 1:1 and group messaging, plus voice/video calls, built on
the audited Signal Protocol (Double Ratchet + X3DH). ~40M monthly users. Registration
requires a phone number; usernames (added 2024) let you start chats without sharing it. (1) ·
End-to-end encrypted chat on the Matrix open standard. Anyone can run a homeserver
and servers federate like email; Element is the reference client. 115M+ addressable accounts,
with bridges to Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp and others. (1) ·
Privacy-first WireGuard/OpenVPN provider run from Sweden. No email or personal
details at signup -- you get a random account number instead of a username/password. Owned by
Mullvad VPN AB (also behind the Mullvad Browser, built with the Tor Project). (1) ·
Privacy-focused WireGuard/OpenVPN provider operating from Gibraltar under IVPN
Limited since 2009. All client apps are open source under GPLv3. Signup requires no personal
information -- just the generated account ID. (1) ·
WireGuard/OpenVPN provider from Geneva, operated by Proton AG and majority-owned by
the non-profit Proton Foundation. Founded by scientists who met at CERN; same organisation as
Proton Mail. Every client app (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS) is open source. (1)
usage notes:
rejected alternatives:
Commercial Israeli-owned VPNs (Kape's ExpressVPN / CyberGhost / PIA /
ZenMate, Hola, Hotspot Shield) reintroduce exactly the operator you're trying to remove -- see
[[:Category:VPN]]. (1) ·
ExpressVPN, CyberGhost, PIA, and ZenMate are all owned by the
British-Israeli Kape Technologies (now a delisted black box); Hola VPN is Israeli and resold
user bandwidth. See [[:Category:VPN]] for the full ownership picture. (1) ·
Israeli-owned options (Kape's ExpressVPN / CyberGhost / PIA / ZenMate,
Hola VPN, Hotspot Shield via Pango) are rejected on ownership grounds -- see [[:Category:VPN]]. (1) ·
Kape's ExpressVPN / CyberGhost / PIA / ZenMate, Hola VPN, and Hotspot
Shield / Betternet are rejected on ownership grounds -- see [[:Category:VPN]]. (1) ·
Relying on the public matrix.org homeserver reintroduces an
operator/jurisdiction -- self-host to get the benefit. Discord and Slack are centralized and
not end-to-end encrypted. (1) ·
WhatsApp (uses the Signal protocol but is Meta-owned and harvests
metadata) and Telegram (chats are not end-to-end encrypted by default, weaker crypto). (1)
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