Is it worth it to wait 2 weeks and like also the possible additional costs with shipping and all that? I would not buy voucher either way cuz I don’t like amazon.
Also, how did you buy it if you have?
edit1: forgor to add the last paragraph.
Is it worth it to wait 2 weeks and like also the possible additional costs with shipping and all that? I would not buy voucher either way cuz I don’t like amazon.
Also, how did you buy it if you have?
edit1: forgor to add the last paragraph.
Ask yourself: what do you want to versus need to protect and why? Privacy for the sake of privacy is a waste of time, energy and other material, physical and mental resources. Formulate your threat model by spending some time with a pen and paper, answering the above question.
With that out of the way: I buy vouchers, because there is a physical retailer in my country that sells them and they are thankfully not hardcore affiliated with big tech yet. Previously, I used to pay with credit card, since PII is not saved it their payment tokens and even the tokens get deleted after six months, I believe it was.
If you need anonymity and you need to leave no trace of you having purchased Mullvad, use cash. Don’t forget to put on vinyl gloves. Withdraw a vastly different amount of money from the ATM than the cost of the subscription fee in question. Deposit the envelope at a postal office - or box - not in your neighborhood.
Edit: I just recalled, that I did try paying with cash once. Worked like a charm. Naturally, there was a delay.
Privacy for the sake of privacy normalizes privacy. You shouldn’t only need to be private when you have something to hide.
I agree! However, there are technological hurdles that normies need to overcome in order to gain even the slightes amount of privacy. These hurdles can be daunting. And being privacy conscious at all comes with social stigmatization. I’d rather see people take small steps towards learning how to manage their digital footprint - or whatever parameters they need to make adjustments to in order to gain privacy - and at the same time gain confidence and pride in those small steps than seeing them become overwhelmed by pursuing privacy because “it’s a thing” and getting exhausted, burned out and losing hope and motivation in the process.