Free the internet. With Mullvad VPN.

Your IP address is used to identify you, track you, and map your online life. Step 1 in taking back your personal privacy online is masking it with a trustworthy VPN. But that’s not enough. Here you can learn how a VPN works and how it counteracts mass surveillance. How it can be used to circumvent censorship. And what type of data collection it doesn’t protect you against.

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Step 1 to reclaim your privacy online is simple: generate an account number, pay 5 euros and download the app.

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What is a VPN? And how does it protect you against mass surveillance?

Everyone on the internet has an IP address. This means it can be used to identify you, track you, and map your life online. The solution is to hide your IP address with a VPN.

Can you rely on your VPN service? Here are the questions you should ask.

Together with a privacy-focused web browser, a VPN provides good resistance against data collection. Though you have to choose a competent and transparent VPN provider.

Why it’s important where your VPN provider is based. And why 14 Eyes doesn’t matter.

The laws in different countries make it more or less possible for a VPN provider to keep your traffic private. Here we look at why Sweden is a good country from this perspective, and why it doesn’t make any difference whether or not a country is a member of the 14 Eyes.

What risks do you run by browsing the web without a VPN and a privacy-focused browser?

Internet has turned into a marketplace where everyone is constantly monitored. What consequences can that have for you? And where can data collection lead – if we don’t resist? Read more about the mass surveillance of today, and how it threatens free societies.

How to use a VPN to change geographic location – and circumvent censorship.

A free internet is also an internet free of censorship. One where you have the right to freedom of speech, can decide with whom you want to communicate, and where you have the right to free information. Read more about how you can use Mullvad VPN to get around restrictions and censorship.

Combat AI-guided traffic analysis with Mullvad VPN

The mass surveillance of today is more sophisticated than ever, and a growing threat to privacy is the analysis of patterns (of network packets being sent) in encrypted communication through advanced traffic analysis. Therefore, we have developed DAITA – Defense Against AI-guided Traffic Analysis.

No logging. Anonymous payments. Anonymous accounts.

Data that doesn’t exist can’t be revealed. Data that isn’t saved can’t leak. It’s quite simple. Dig down into the details behind our philosophy. Read more about how we work to keep your data private.

DNS queries through encrypted tunnel

When you use Mullvad VPN, all your DNS queries (where website addresses are converted to IP addresses) will pass through the encrypted VPN tunnel.

Independent audits: for transparency and better security.

There are several reasons why we allow independent experts to audit our app and our infrastructure. First and foremost, it’s to be transparent. But it’s also to help us improve. You can find the audits here.

Quantum-resistant VPN tunnels: to free the internet from mass surveillance, even in the future.

The development of quantum computers means that incredibly powerful computers in the future might be able to break today's encryption. That’s why we’ve been working on a countermeasure since 2017, and today quantum-resistant tunnels are available on all our supported platforms.

The technology behind Mullvad VPN

Interested in reading more hard facts about tunnels, multihop, protocols, and API connections? Here you can find our various features and more in-depth information about how our service has been developed and how it works.

This is why you should browse the web with Mullvad Browser

The combination of Mullvad VPN and Mullvad Browser provides a good resistance against data collection. Read more about Mullvad Browser, and how it blocks third-party cookies, other tracking technologies and browser fingerprinting.