Mullvad remains the gold standard for privacy and anonymity.
Mullvad is what I use and I am very happy with them.
Proton VPN has a free plan with barely any restrictions.
Yes, this seems like a good option for OP to try first considering they don't need torrenting.
I should also have said I sometimes use it for MMO gaming, in case my ISP fucks up and I need to play for a week or so before it's fixed (it just happened this week). I didn't remember this when I wrote the thread
Their free plan should be fast enough for MMOs. As long as it's not ultra fast paced like CoD
Mullvad.
Mozilla VPN, which uses Mullvad on the backend, is cheaper if you do the annual plan.
But it's from the U. S.
Fines for streaming and not seeding ?
Check this post: https://lemmy.ml/post/37366040
Windscribe custom plan or pro if you can lock any good offer (I got 29$/year last year).
If you just want to stream, you could always use real debrid (or similar sevice) and Kodi. It also offers downloads through its service as well if you ever need it.
How long is "long term"? https://fastestvpn.com/has a $40 lifetime plan, so that's probably the best value (assuming they stay around, but they've been around for a few years now).
I bought their lifetime license like 5 or 6 years ago, still works to this day. I wouldn't use it for anything other than piracy though, if you actually need a private and secure VPN, use Mullvad, Proton or IVPN.
you would or you would NOT use it for piracy?
Would use it for piracy, not if you need good privacy. It's good enough to avoid a complaint letter from your ISP when torrenting, but can you be sure that they don't sell your data to advertisers? I don't know. Will they respond to a law enforcement subpoena? Probably.
If you want a free vpn, the only option is proton vpn. Personally I would recommend using proton vpn the paid version toom get a year subscription for black friday deal.
I got surfshark for 2 years and gave it to all my relatives, it as unlimited machines.
this has been on my watch list for a while, seems like cheap and reliable but I've heard mixed feelings on reddit