Exit IP VPN servers mitigation rollout

john_strinlai

it should probably link to this: https://mullvad.net/en/blog/exit-ip-fingerprinting-between-v... which is the blog post, rather than a list of exit servers related to this post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48143880

andrewstuart

Do VPNs pay retail ISPs for exit points?

mjevans

I'd really like some version of E.G. Librewolf configured to spoof the exact SAME information no matter who's using it. Like standard resolution for a 1080p monitor, the same GPU profile, Allow device timing stuff to work but with a fixed profile etc. Effectively, stop spoofing random data, start spoofing still useful but not for finger printing data.

willis936

Is this at all related to Wyden's recent congressional warning? Are any other VPN providers speaking up on this? https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden_letter_to_g...

Cider9986

If you us Mullvad browser, which has built in Mullvad proxies, this isn't an issue because it doesn't use wireguard. The browser also has a cool feature in the browser extension called Random mode. This gives you a different IP for each site, improving your privacy.

m132

Maybe it's just me, but I'm incredibly surprised by their prompt reaction to this. As a user, I was already preparing to deal with this myself. Wow, is this how things were before bureaucratic behemoths took over the tech industry?

halapro

When news broke I was really confused how IPs with thousands of users would suddenly be more identifying than your home IP with one user. I'm happy that Mullvad actually explains the issue very clearly in https://mullvad.net/en/blog/exit-ip-fingerprinting-between-v...