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Mullvad or Proton VPN Alternatives: Self-Host it with Mynymbox

If you’re reading this, you’re probably already past the “free VPN” stage. You’ve looked at reputable privacy-first providers like Mullvad and Proton VPN, and you understand why they’re popular: strong privacy positioning, mature apps, and a track record of taking user privacy seriously. Mullvad states it “never stores any activity logs of any kind” and aims for minimal data retention. Proton VPN similarly emphasizes a strict no-logs policy.

General January 7, 2026

December 2025 Was a Warning Month for Privacy: Retention, Brokers, and Cross‑Border Data Flows

If you want a snapshot of where privacy and anonymity are headed, December 2025 gave us three signals that fit together uncomfortably well:

General December 31, 2025

Privacy Tools are under threat: The Samourai Wallet Case as a Warning Sign and what it means for Anonymous Hosting

The past few years have made one thing clear: privacy tools are no longer treated as neutral infrastructure. They’re increasingly treated as suspect by default and, in some cases, as a proxy target when authorities can’t easily police what people do online.

General December 24, 2025

Privacy vs Convenience: Why Big Hosting Providers Keep Winning

For years, privacy advocates have warned about the risks of centralized cloud services. Data breaches, surveillance, opaque data practices, and loss of control are now widely discussed issues. Yet despite growing awareness, most users and organizations continue to rely on big hosting providers and centralized platforms.

General December 17, 2025

When the Cloud Crashes: What Cloudflare’s 2025 Outages Teach Us About Centralization Risk

On December 5, 2025, the internet went dark for millions of users around the world. The cause was not a massive cyberattack, government shutdown, or catastrophic infrastructure failure. Instead, it was a single outage at Cloudflare, one of the largest providers of content delivery, DNS, DDoS protection, and web infrastructure services.

General December 10, 2025

Governments Pushing for Backdoors: How to Protect Your Online Projects

Encryption is the lock on the front door of the modern internet. It keeps messages private, backups safe, and businesses secure. In recent years, however, a growing number of governments have argued that strong, ubiquitous encryption prevents law enforcement and intelligence agencies from doing their jobs.

General November 26, 2025