Dossier
Mullvad
Coverage of Mullvad in the Nexus archive.
- Some Mullvad VPN customers tunnel for exit after co-founder donates millions to populist party
Mullvad VPN faces customer backlash after co-founder Daniel Berntsson donated SEK 5 million to the controversial Örebropartiet, leading to criticism and public discussions about the company's values. The donation, the largest private contribution to any Swedish party in 2025, prompted Mullvad to clarify that Berntsson's actions do not represent the company's mission.
- Mullvad exit IPs are surprisingly identifying
An article discusses how Mullvad VPN's exit IP addresses can be used as a fingerprinting vector to identify users, undermining the privacy protections the service is designed to provide. The research reveals that despite Mullvad's privacy-focused approach, the exit IPs themselves may leak identifying information about users.