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| ITBrief - 28 Feb (ITBrief) Research from Celonis reveals that 75% of senior IT leaders believe they are underusing technology investments, hindering potential innovation and ROI. Read...Newslink ©2025 to ITBrief |  |
|  | | PC World - 28 Feb (PC World)President Trump said Thursday that he plans to raise the tariff on imported good from China to a new high of 20 percent, potentially raising the prices of imported technology products even higher.
A Trump post on the Truth Social network said that he would impose tariffs of 25 percent on goods imported from Canada and Mexico on March 4, according to the Associated Press.
“We cannot allow this scourge to continue to harm the USA, and therefore, until it stops, or is seriously limited, the proposed TARIFFS scheduled to go into effect on MARCH FOURTH will, indeed, go into effect, as scheduled,” the Republican president wrote, according to the AP. “China will likewise be charged an additional 10 percent Tariff on that date.”
Trump had already assessed a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports, an effective tax that will essentially be passed along to consumers. Now that figure will be 20 percent.
In response, Acer has already announced a 10 percent price hike on PCs, based on the tariffs alone. Trump has also declared plans to charge a separate 25 percent tariff on chip imports by April 2, potentially spiking prices even higher.
As the AP pointed out, Trump has backed down from his demands before, placing a 30-day suspension on the original, proposed tariffs for Canada and Mexico. But those appear to be back on the table, as well as higher prices for Chinese tech products. Read...Newslink ©2025 to PC World |  |
|  | | PC World - 28 Feb (PC World)Market researcher IDC has lowered its forecasts for worldwide PC sales for 2025, stating that the impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs — higher PC prices — will reduce the average consumer’s desire to actually buy one.
The overall outlook, however, is still positive. In January, IDC said that it expected PC sales to grow 4.3 percent over 2024. Now, global PC volume is expected to increase 3.7 percent over 2024, for a total of 273 million PCs sold. When tablets are factored in, the overall growth lowers to 2.1 percent, for a total of 416.3 million units. Overall consumer device sales, including tablets, is expected to be 236.7 million units, growing just 0.2 percent.
(IDC is owned by IDG Communications, the parent company of PCWorld.com and its Foundry division.)
“Price hikes stemming from tariffs in the U.S. combined with subdued demand are leading to a negative impact within the largest market for PCs,” said Jitesh Ubrani, research manager with IDC’s Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers, in a statement. “However, the weakness amongst consumer demand is universal as macro issues persist. There are still some silver linings though: Workstation volume should remain healthy, along with near-term tablet demand in China boosted by consumer subsidies.”
IDC’s report says that it factored in tariffs applied to goods imported from China, which the Consumer Technology Association has already warned could spike the prices of technology products. President Trump also predicted that tariffs would be applied to semiconductor imports at the beginning of April, to the tune of 25 percent. Those do not appear to have been factored in to IDC’s revised forecast.
Update: IDC’s forecast assumed tariffs of Chinese goods taxed at 10 percent. Trump said Thursday that he will raise them to 20 percent on March 4, according to the Associated Press, along with 25 percent tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada.
IDC said it predicts commercial PCs to drive the most sales in 2025, driven by Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 in October.
Has AI been a factor? Not really. “AI PC purchases have faced hurdles since their launch, but IDC expects a more robust ecosystem to emerge by latter 2025, leading most new PCs to be GenAI-capable by 2026,” IDC added. Read...Newslink ©2025 to PC World |  |
|  | | Ars Technica - 28 Feb (Ars Technica)Warehouse-style employee-tracking technology is coming for the office worker. Read...Newslink ©2025 to Ars Technica |  |
|  | | PC World - 28 Feb (PC World)If your laptop is running low on storage space, don’t fret just yet. There are ways to expand your storage, and I’m not even talking about installing a new SSD inside the machine. (That’s an option, but it can be a lot of work… or near impossible on some machines.)
It’s usually best to buy a laptop with lots of storage in the first place, but you can’t go back in time and do anything about that now, can you? Fortunately, there are other ways to expand your laptop’s storage. Let’s dive into the various options available to you.
SD and microSD cards are cheap
If your laptop has an SD card slot, this is the easiest storage upgrade you can make. SD cards are relatively inexpensive compared to other storage options, and all you have to do is pop one into the slot. But there’s a trade-off: they’re slower than other storage options.
Most laptops support UHS-I SD cards, which offer speeds up to 104 MB/s. Faster UHS-II cards can go up to 312 MB/s, but many laptops don’t support those. Maybe yours does. Ultimately, it’s your laptop’s SD card reader that determines the maximum data speed.
Chris Hoffman / Foundry
For speed, look for a card that’s rated A2 or V30. For example, I’ve been using this 512GB Samsung Pro Plus microSD card, which offers A2/V30 performance for under $50. If you don’t need the fastest card and just want as much storage capacity as possible, an A1-rated card should do — like this 1.5TB SanDisk Ultra microSD card for under $110.
These days, microSD cards have become more popular than SD cards. They’re smaller, they sit flush in the slot, and they can be permanent if you want them to be. Meanwhile, SD cards are somewhat bulkier and stick out when plugged in, which could get in the way at times.
Note: If all of these specs and terms are causing your head to spin, don’t worry. You aren’t alone. Get up to speed with our quick guide to demystifying SD and microSD card specs.
USB flash drives are widely compatible
USB flash drives might be the first thing that came to mind when you thought about expanding your laptop’s storage. They quick and easy to use, and they’re usually faster than SD cards, but they aren’t quite as seamless if you plan on leaving them plugged in full-time.
Most laptops support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (up to 625 MB/s theoretical speed) or Gen 2 (up to 1,250 MB/s theoretical speed). However, in the real world, a typical USB flash drive might run somewhere between 300 to 500 MB/s. If your laptop has a Thunderbolt 4 or USB4 port, you could see speeds up to around 2,800 MB/s, but that’s generally with external SSDs and not traditional USB flash drives.
Chris Hoffman / Foundry
For an almost-permanent storage upgrade option, you can get a low-profile drive like this 512GB SanDisk Ultra Fit USB drive. It’s like a tiny nub that barely sticks out of your laptop, and it can be left in all the time. (Unfortunately, it’s harder to find low-profile USB-C drives due to design constraints around the connector. There just isn’t enough room.)
External drives offer the best performance
External drives are the greatest way to add tons of storage to your laptop, especially if you don’t need all that storage connected 24/7 or if you mainly use your laptop at your desk and rarely on the go. As a bonus, portable SSDs have so many other practical uses, too.
Portable SSD speeds vary depending on the connection technology, ranging from 500 MB/s with USB 3.0/3.2 Gen 1 (typical on older laptops) to 1,000 MB/s with USB 3.2 Gen 2 (common on newer laptops). If your laptop has Thunderbolt 4, you can transfer even faster — up to 2,800 MB/s (real-world speeds) with a high-end drive.
Samsung
Check out PCWorld’s recommended external drives to find the best one for your needs. Summed up, look to the Adata SE920 for fast USB4 performance, the Teamgroup T-Force M200 for budget-friendly 20Gbps performance, and the Crucial X9 Pro for 10Gbps performance.
For a streamlined setup, consider using a USB dock. With it, you can keep your external drive and other peripherals like mouse, keyboard, and monitors plugged in, then connect them all to your laptop in one fell swoop by simply plugging the dock into your laptop.
NAS devices grant extra storage via Wi-Fi
A network-attached storage (NAS) device is a server with multiple hard drives that connects to your network and can be accessed by any other device on the same network, including your laptops, PCs, phones, etc. (It’s a tiny bit more complicated than that, but not much more.)
Buffalo
What this means is, you can set up a NAS device like the 2TB Buffalo LinkStation 210 and it’ll act like an external drive, except you access it over the network instead of a USB cable. It’s super convenient. The catch? Your transfer speeds will be bottlenecked by your connection, whether that’s Wi-Fi (wireless) or Ethernet (wired).
If you want a high-performance NAS that’s capable of streaming media and more, you’ll have to pay up. For example, the Ugreen NASync DXP2800 has two bays that support up to 64TB of storage plus an ultra-fast 2.5Gbps Ethernet port. The Ugreen NASync DXP4800 Plus goes further with four bays for a total 112TB of storage.
Cloud storage is a last resort
If none of the above appeal to you, cloud storage is always an option. OneDrive, which is integrated into Windows, can download files on demand. You’ll see those files in your OneDrive folder in File Explorer and they’ll be downloaded on the fly when you open them.
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The free plan for OneDrive only offers 5GB of storage, which probably isn’t enough except for mere documents. Fortunately, the paid plans offer more storage, including Microsoft 365 Basic (100GB for $19.99/year) and Microsoft 365 Personal (1TB for $99.99/year). It’s just one of the reasons why Microsoft 365 is a pretty good deal.
Or you can opt for one of the many other cloud storage options out there, including Mega, Google Drive, Dropbox, and Sync.
But for best results, upgrade your drive
If you need more storage on your laptop, an internal storage upgrade gives you the fastest possible storage speed. Modern laptops generally use NVMe M.2 SSDs, capable of hitting 3,500 MB/s with a PCIe 3.0 drive and 7,000 MB/s with a PCIe 4.0 drive.
By comparison, the fastest USB 3.0 external drives top out around 500 MB/s and the latest USB4 or Thunderbolt 4 external SSDs can almost reach 2,800 MB/s. Meanwhile, typical SD cards and USB flash drives usually deliver speeds below 200 MB/s.
If you’re gaming, editing 4K video, or otherwise dealing with large files, you’re going to want to switch out your existing drive for a large-capacity high-end SSD. It’s not for everyone, though. Even if you’re comfortable opening up your laptop, it may not be designed for easy SSD upgrades, especially if it’s a thin-and-light “ultrabook” laptops. (Gaming laptops and business-oriented machines are often easier to upgrade.)
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To see if your laptop’s internal storage can be upgraded, check the manufacturer’s website for a specification sheet or service manual. It’ll often say if the drive is replaceable or if it’s soldered on — even if the laptop is easily openable, the drive itself may be soldered to the motherboard and not removable.
Alternatively, you can run a quick web search for “[laptop model] SSD upgrade.” That’s a good way to find resources like forum posts and teardown videos on YouTube that show you everything you need to know about taking it out and replacing it with something better.
Ready to buy a laptop SSD? Check out our top SSD recommendations. But be sure you’re ready for the upgrade process, which could mean cloning your existing drive or reinstalling Windows. Not sure how big of an SSD you should get? We break it down for you in our explainer on how much SSD space you need on a laptop. Read...Newslink ©2025 to PC World |  |
|  | | ITBrief - 27 Feb (ITBrief) A recent Salesforce study reveals that 69% of C-suite executives in Australia and New Zealand prioritise agentic AI, with 38% already implementing the technology. Read...Newslink ©2025 to ITBrief |  |
|  | | ITBrief - 27 Feb (ITBrief) Despite hefty investments from Apple and Meta, a Forrester report reveals slow XR adoption, with only 35% of informed leaders deploying the technology. Read...Newslink ©2025 to ITBrief |  |
|  | | ITBrief - 27 Feb (ITBrief) F5 has launched its new Application Delivery and Security Platform, designed to simplify AI management complexities for organisations embracing AI technology. Read...Newslink ©2025 to ITBrief |  |
|  | | PC World - 27 Feb (PC World)Google is changing how Chrome extensions work on the desktop and Chromebooks. While the Manifest V3 changes are billed as ways to improve safety and efficiency, the way they also limit how adblocking extensions like uBlock Origin work has drawn a lot of criticism. And now, uBlock Origin is dead on Chrome (along with any other Manifest v2 extensions).
I’m sure the fact that Google is the world’s biggest advertising company has nothing to do with it.
Personally I’d recommend changing browsers. Chrome has been getting under my skin lately, so that’s exactly what I did, and there are plenty of alternatives that will remain compatible with current Chromium extensions for longer than Chrome itself. uBlock Origin still runs just fine on Firefox, by the way.)
But if you want to stick with Chrome (or you’re using a Chromebook and you don’t really have a choice), here are four alternatives that have already been upgraded to the new standard. They’re losing some capabilities due to Google’s more restrictive implementation, but they should still block the majority of advertising on the web.
AdBlock Plus
Adblock Plus
AdBlock Plus is probably the most popular ad-blocking extension for Chrome, if only because it’s the first one that pops up when you search for blockers on the Chrome Web Store extension repository. It’s been going for over 20 years, and has one of the best setups for comprehensively blocking advertising across the web.
The extension has all the basics covered, including an allowlist that lets certain websites display ads by default, the ability to subscribe to public lists of blocked domains, and blocking advertising cookies and other background trackers. AdBlock Plus has already been updated to be compliant with Manifest V3, so it’s good to go.
AdGuard
Adguard
AdGuard is the blocker I use in my browser, because it’s easy to set up a “reverse allowlist.” This lets me toggle ad blocking on only for websites that are particularly sketchy (or annoying). It’s particularly effective on YouTube, as I’ve explained before.
AdGuard will flat-out refuse to connect to websites known to be malicious for phishing attacks or spreading malware, and it’s good at collapsing the elements of the page that normally display ads, making formatting much less cluttered. AdGuard’s Manifest V3 version is currently in beta testing, and should be transitioning into the primary extension long before the time it becomes mandatory.
Ghostery
Ghostery
Ghostery is a blocker and service that’s all about blocking tracking and providing privacy. Unfortunately, the developers say that Manifest V3 will make that a lot harder, as it seems designed to benefit Google as an advertiser far more than Chrome users.
All that being said, Ghostery version 10 is compliant with V3. But the company maintains that Firefox, the only major independent browser not based on Chromium, is a better alternative if you want to make maximum use of its privacy-preserving features.
uBlock Origin Lite
Ublock Origin/Raymond Hill
The three ad-blocking products above — all of which offer a commercial upgrade — are complying with Google’s Manifest V3 ultimatum, because they have to. But uBlock Origin is a product with a single developer, who doesn’t sell an upgrade. A lot of people switched over after AdBlock Plus started “selling” access through its Acceptable Ads program.
But developer Raymond Hill has made something of a protest against the more restrictive Manifest V3. Instead of updating the original uBlock Origin to be compliant, he’s created a second version, uBlock Origin Lite. It will maintain most of the original’s functionality, but may be less effective due to V3’s lack of access to the network layer.
Other options
If you want to stick to Chrome and still block ads, there are other options. Most ad blockers also have a separate program implementation, an app that runs outside the browser and blocks ads on all applications that access the internet. AdGuard offers this on Windows, and there are plenty of choices on mobile.
You can also block advertising at a more fundamental level by using a VPN, which will filter all the traffic coming into your PC. You could even extend this to every device in your house with a VPN running on your web router itself, or routing traffic through a DNS server. If you do this at the router level with something like a Pi-hole, it will have the bonus effect of blocking ads on other devices, like your smart TV.
It’s possible to block ads on a network level, though it comes with fewer customization options.Aquarius Studio/Shutterstock.com
VPN and DNS-based blocking and blocking tends to be much broader, and since it’s accomplished by routing your traffic through a remote server, it’s harder to filter what gets in and what doesn’t. OS-based blockers run into a similar problem, because they block based on domains rather than page elements. So websites that route advertising traffic through their own services, like Facebook, Amazon and (eventually) YouTube, may be able to serve up ads unimpeded.
Realistically, there’s no way to avoid advertising in every part of your digital life. And it’s not as if I can claim to be impartial here — most of the money that pays my salary at PCWorld comes from either advertising or affiliate revenue, and the same is true for almost all sites that cover technology news and reviews. But these tools should go a long way towards making the web easier and safer for you to navigate.
Although if you’ve found this or any other PCWorld articles helpful, a nice way to say “thank you” would be to turn off the ad blockers when you visit. Read...Newslink ©2025 to PC World |  |
|  | | PC World - 27 Feb (PC World)At a GlanceExpert`s Rating
Pros
Good speeds
Inexpensive pricing
Unrivaled user anonymity
Versatile payment options
Cons
Struggles with unblocking streaming services
Smaller server network
Not as feature-rich as competitors
Our Verdict
Mullvad VPN is one of the most private and secure VPNs on the market. It also offers a user-friendly interface, good speeds, and inexpensive pricing. All of these things and more make it one of the top VPN services—especially for the privacy-Conscious user.
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Sweden-based Mullvad is like the Swiss Bank account of VPNs—it doesn’t ask questions and gives you the best privacy and security possible.
When I say that Mullvad takes your privacy seriously, I mean it. Unlike other VPNs, Mullvad goes so far as to disconnect your account from an email by auto-generating an account number for you. They will even let you pay in cash. And this level of anonymity goes well beyond just registration, permeating everything you do with the app.
Since our last review the service has undergone another independent audit and adopted post-quantum encryption on all platforms, further cementing its place as one of the most secure and trustworthy VPNs on the market.
Read on to learn more, and then see our roundup of the best VPNs for comparison.
Mullvad VPN in brief:
P2P allowed: Yes
Device connections: 5 simultaneous connections
Business location: Sweden
Number of servers: 650+
Number of country locations: 44
Cost: $5.16 per month
What are Mullvad VPN’s features and services?
Mullvad’s Windows app is clean and easy to use.
Sam Singleton
When you open Mullvad’s Windows app it strikes one as modern and clean. It starts with a non-interactive map in the primary section of the window and a red banner up top to indicate you’re not currently connected, with the device name and remaining time left on your account listed.
Towards the bottom of the app screen you’ll find a button showing your currently selected VPN server and below that a Connect button which you can click to connect to the chosen server.
When connected, you’ll see a Switch location and Disconnect button at the bottom of the window. The top of the screen, meanwhile, becomes a green banner with the Mullvad VPN logo indicating you’re now connected to the VPN.
Mullvad has a relatively small server network, but provides a lot of useful detail for each server.Sam Singleton
If you jump into the country listings, you can either select a country, select a specific location within the country if more than one is available, and even drill down to individual servers. The app doesn’t show any specific metrics about each server such as ping times or load, but if there’s a red circle next to a server, that means it’s not available for use. Green, meanwhile, means it’s working.
With over 650 total servers, Mullvad VPN’s server network is rather small compared to some of its competitors. Services such as CyberGhost VPN and Private Internet Access boast server networks of over 10,000. Still, I never felt that I was limited in my options while using the service.
The app itself is very easy to read and understand both in the Windows and Android versions. The default Windows’ app panel is automatically fixed to the bottom-right corner of the screen, but you can change this under settings if you wish.
Mullvad traditionally hasn’t been big on extra features or services compared to other VPNs. It doesn’t promise to get past Netflix VPN restrictions (though sometimes it does), there aren’t any double-hop connections, or smart DNS; however, that doesn’t mean it’s a barebones VPN by any stretch.
Mullvad recently did away with automatic-renewals on its subscription plans in order to minimize the private information it stores.
Mullvad’s settings menu allows a ton of customization and is packed full of tweakable privacy options.
Sam Singleton
The service still provides the most important and frequently used features such as a kill-switch, split-tunneling, and ad-/tracker-blocking. It even takes its kill-switch one step further with a feature called Lockdown mode that will only allow your device to connect to the internet when it’s connected to a Mullvad VPN server. All of these features can be found by clicking the gear icon on the homescreen to access the settings menu.
Go to Settings > VPN settings, and you can enable Mullvad’s IPv6 option, as well as manually choose between using OpenVPN or WireGuard. Mullvad was one of the earliest VPN services to implement WireGuard. Its multi-hop feature for WireGuard is also available here as well.
Since 2024, all WireGuard connections through Mullvad come with default “quantum-resistant” encryption technology. Mullvad once again places itself at the forefront of security innovations by fully adopting this standard.
Another nice tool to use with the VPN is Mullvad’s connection check webpage. It lets you know if the app is working and currently connected to Mullvad. It also checks to see if you are leaking DNS requests, suffering from a WebRTC leak, or using a blacklisted IP address.
Mullvad has apps for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android, all of which are open-source.
How much does Mullvad VPN cost?
Mullvad’s pricing is pretty cut and dry. For one month you’ll pay €5, or about $5.16 at the time of writing. It also offers subscription options for one year and a staggeringly long one decade. That’s practically a lifetime in the VPN market and just goes to show you how confident it is in the future of its service.
Despite these long-term subscription options, the price still remains the same €5 every month. To compare, other VPN services typically offer their monthly subscription for around $10 per month and longer-term subscriptions average out to around $3 or $4 per month. That makes Mullvad VPN an extremely affordable short-term month-to-month VPN, but a more expensive long-term option.
It’s also worth noting that Mullvad recently did away with automatic-renewals on its subscription plans. According to the company, this was “in order to store less data” such as on-file credit cards and other private information. As a result, you will need to manually re-up each month, or year, or decade, in order to keep using the service. A bit tedious, but that’s the price you pay for ultimate privacy.
How is Mullvad VPN’s performance?
In order to test Mullvad VPN’s speeds I measured connection rates across servers in different countries around the world for multiple days and then compared them to my baseline internet speed. I did this using both the OpenVPN and WireGuard protocols.
The average download speeds across both protocols were rather impressive, clocking in at 53 percent of base speeds. The upload speeds were similar, maintaining an average of 49 percent of the baseline. That makes Mullvad a contender for one of the fastest VPNs, but still a ways behind speed demons such as Hotspot Shield and ProtonVPN.
While testing speeds using different protocols I didn’t notice too much of a difference. WireGuard, as expected, had slightly faster averages than OpenVPN but the margins were so slim in my testing that I would be hard pressed to recommend one over the other for speed.
The bottom line is that, overall, Mullvad’s speeds are more than enough for everyday internet activities, with the usual caveat that your experience may vary depending on your location in the world, equipment, and ISP.
On Mullvad’s website you can find a list of which servers are rentals and which are owned by the service.
Sam Singleton
In recent years Mullvad started renting servers in addition to those it owns itself. Despite this change, there are no apparent speed decreases and from what I could tell, virtually no differences between the servers it owns and those it rents. If you’re interested, you can see which servers are owned and rented on its servers page.
While Mullvad has a lot going for it, one area where it doesn’t impress is in unblocking streaming services. In my previous testing I found that the ability to access services such as Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Max while connected was extremely hit or miss. Some servers had no issues while others detected the VPN and blocked access.
This time around I found a slight improvement to the services I could access though. While Mullvad is certainly not the best VPN for streaming, it does okay at unblocking content. The good news is that once you’re able to find a connection that isn’t blocked, the speeds are fast enough to provide a seamless viewing experience with no buffering.
How is Mullvad VPN’s security and privacy?
The short answer is: excellent. Mullvad prides itself on user privacy, anonymity, and security. And it shows, too. Even from the time that you first pay for the service, it takes this seriously.
You have multiple options to pay for the VPN including by cash—unique among all other VPNs to my knowledge. Should you choose this method, Mullvad says it will take the cash, add credits to the account number included in the envelope, and then shred the envelope and the note. If you choose to use credit cards or PayPal, however, your usage of the service will be identifiable through those payment services—but it won’t be connected to any of your online activity.
My DNS leak tests for both the Windows and Android apps came up clean with no leaks detected. This means you can trust Mullvad to keep your true IP address hidden while connected to its servers. By default, its DNS leak protection is always-on and can’t be disabled.
Mullvad provides an additional feature called DAITA, or Defence Against AI-guided Traffic Analysis, which you can turn on under the settings menu. This will add network noise and make all network packets the same size.
It’s a way to further obfuscate your VPN traffic from sophisticated AI which may be able to distinguish your individual traffic patterns. Very few VPNs currently offer this advanced level of obfuscation, making it one reason Mullvad is a great option for privacy-conscious users.
Mullvad offers WireGuard and OpenVPN protocol options with configurable settings for each.
Sam Singleton
In regards to VPN protocols, Mullvad keeps it simple by only offering the choice between OpenVPN and WireGuard. These are the two most secure protocols currently available and probably the best options anyways.
You also have the option to tweak and configure each connection to your own needs by choosing Ports, Obfuscation, and whether you want to use a Quantum-resistant tunnel. In the last year, Mullvad made all WireGuard connections quantum-resistant by default. While that might be a bit unnecessary now, we’ll all probably be thankful for this feature when quantum computers become more widely used in the future.
Moving onto its privacy policy, Mullvad’s policy has exactly what you’re looking for in a VPN. Though it has now been split into two different documents: the general privacy policy and the “no-logging of user activity policy.” In those two documents the company says it does not “store any activity logs or metadata.” There’s no logging of your online traffic, DNS requests, connections, timestamps, IP addresses, bandwidth, nothing.
The only data Mullvad saves are the total number of current connections of all users on its network, the CPU load per core on its servers, and the total bandwidth used per server. It also logs the real-time number of connections per account as the service allows five simultaneous for each account.
In 2023, Mullvad completed migration of its servers to RAM-only diskless servers meaning data does not persist on its servers nor can it be confiscated should the servers be physically removed—this goes for both the servers it owns and those it rents.
Another welcomed development since our last review is that Mullvad underwent two new independent security audits by Cure53 and X41 D-Sec. Independent audits are always a good sign that a VPN is sticking to its no-log policy and maintaining strong security. They go a long way towards building user trust.
Mullvad is owned and operated by Amagicom AB and based in Sweden. This means that it could be subject to mandatory government data sharing regulations since Sweden is a member of the 14 Eyes signals intelligence sharing alliance.
It’s not a huge deal as Mullvad does not log user data, but it’s good to be aware of, especially for the ultra-privacy conscious. Notably, Mullvad does seem to publish a notice on its blog whenever it’s subject to a search warrant.
Is Mullvad VPN worth it?
Mullvad VPN promises privacy and security and delivers both in droves. It might not have all of the flashy extraneous features of some other VPNs, nor does it excel at unblocking Netflix, but in practically every other area it shines.
Its dedication to protecting user anonymity has never been in question and the latest independent security audits further prove this point. With this level of commitment to privacy as well as performance, Mullvad continues to be one of our top recommendations.
Editor’s note: Because online services are often iterative, gaining new features and performance improvements over time, this review is subject to change in order to accurately reflect the current state of the service. Any changes to text or our final review verdict will be noted at the top of this article. Read...Newslink ©2025 to PC World |  |
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