<s>
Mullvad	B-Application
is	O
a	O
commercial	B-Application
VPN	B-Application
service	I-Application
based	O
in	O
Sweden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
Mullvad	B-Application
operates	O
using	O
the	O
WireGuard	B-Application
and	O
OpenVPN	B-Language
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mullvad	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
by	O
Amagicom	B-Application
AB	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mullvad	B-Application
began	O
supporting	O
connections	O
via	O
the	O
OpenVPN	B-Language
protocol	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mullvad	B-Application
was	O
an	O
early	O
adopter	O
and	O
supporter	O
of	O
the	O
WireGuard	B-Application
protocol	O
,	O
announcing	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
VPN	B-Application
protocol	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
and	O
making	O
a	O
"	O
generous	O
donation	O
"	O
supporting	O
WireGuard	B-Application
development	O
between	O
July	O
and	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
cybersecurity	O
firm	O
Cure53	O
performed	O
a	O
Penetration	O
test	O
on	O
Mullvad	B-Application
's	O
OSX	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
issues	O
were	O
found	O
which	O
were	O
addressed	O
by	O
Mullvad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
assessment	O
was	O
made	O
on	O
the	O
Mullvad	B-Application
server	O
side	O
and	O
back	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
Mullvad	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
's	O
VPN	B-Application
service	I-Application
,	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
VPN	I-Operating_System
,	O
utilizes	O
Mullvad	B-Application
's	O
WireGuard	B-Application
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
Mullvad	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
Malwarebytes	B-Language
and	O
provided	O
WireGuard	B-Application
servers	O
for	O
their	O
VPN	B-Application
service	I-Application
,	O
Malwarebytes	B-Language
Privacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Mullvad	B-Application
started	O
officially	O
accepting	O
Monero	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
April	O
2023	O
,	O
Mullvad	B-Application
's	O
head	O
office	O
in	O
Gothenburg	O
was	O
visited	O
by	O
officers	O
from	O
the	O
National	O
Operations	O
Department	O
of	O
the	O
Swedish	O
Police	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
a	O
search	O
warrant	O
to	O
seize	O
computers	O
containing	O
customer	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mullvad	B-Application
demonstrated	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
their	O
policies	O
,	O
no	O
such	O
data	O
existed	O
on	O
their	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mullvad	B-Application
shared	O
this	O
information	O
in	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
two	O
days	O
later	O
making	O
the	O
incident	O
public	O
knowledge	O
and	O
mentioning	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
their	O
offices	O
had	O
been	O
visited	O
with	O
a	O
search	O
warrant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
TechRadar	O
review	O
noted	O
2019	O
that	O
"	O
Mullvad	B-Application
's	O
core	O
service	O
is	O
powerful	O
,	O
up-to-date	O
,	O
and	O
absolutely	O
stuffed	O
with	O
high-end	O
technologies.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Complementing	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
open-source	O
OpenVPN	B-Language
and	O
WireGuard	B-Application
protocols	O
,	O
Mullvad	B-Application
includes	O
"	O
industrial	O
strength	O
"	O
encryption	O
(	O
employing	O
AES-256	B-Algorithm
GCM	B-Algorithm
methodology	O
)	O
,	O
4096-bit	O
RSA	B-Architecture
certificates	O
with	O
SHA-512	B-Algorithm
for	O
server	O
authentication	O
,	O
perfect	O
forward	O
secrecy	O
,	O
"	O
multiple	O
layers	O
"	O
of	O
DNS	B-Application
leak	O
protection	O
,	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
leak	O
protection	O
,	O
"	O
multiple	O
stealth	O
options	O
"	O
to	O
help	O
bypass	O
government	O
or	O
corporate	O
VPN	B-Application
blocking	I-Application
,	O
and	O
built-in	O
support	O
for	O
port	B-Protocol
forwarding	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mullvad	B-Application
provides	O
VPN	B-Application
client	I-Application
applications	O
for	O
computers	O
running	O
under	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
native	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
Mullvad	B-Application
VPN	B-Application
clients	I-Application
using	O
the	O
WireGuard	B-Application
protocol	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
users	O
can	O
also	O
configure	O
and	O
use	O
built-in	O
VPN	B-Application
clients	I-Application
or	O
the	O
OpenVPN	B-Language
or	O
WireGuard	B-Application
apps	O
to	O
access	O
Mullvad	B-Application
's	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
email	O
address	O
or	O
other	O
identifying	O
information	O
is	O
requested	O
during	O
Mullvad	B-Application
's	O
registration	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
account	O
number	O
is	O
henceforth	O
used	O
to	O
log	O
in	O
to	O
the	O
Mullvad	B-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
ensure	O
the	O
privacy	O
of	O
its	O
users	O
,	O
Mullvad	B-Application
accepts	O
the	O
anonymous	O
payment	O
methods	O
of	O
cash	O
,	O
Bitcoin	B-Protocol
,	O
Bitcoin	B-Protocol
Cash	I-Protocol
and	O
Monero	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mullvad	B-Application
's	O
no-logging	O
policy	O
precludes	O
logging	O
of	O
VPN	B-Application
users	O
 '	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
VPN	B-Application
IP	B-Protocol
address	I-Protocol
used	O
,	O
browsing	O
activity	O
,	O
bandwidth	O
,	O
connections	O
,	O
session	O
duration	O
,	O
timestamps	O
,	O
and	O
DNS	B-Application
requests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mullvad	B-Application
has	O
been	O
actively	O
campaigning	O
against	O
the	O
EU	O
's	O
Regulation	O
to	O
Prevent	O
and	O
Combat	O
Child	O
Sexual	O
Abuse	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
require	O
service	O
providers	O
to	O
scan	O
all	O
users	O
 '	O
online	O
communications	O
,	O
even	O
encrypted	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Mullvad	B-Application
has	O
been	O
noted	O
for	O
taking	O
a	O
strong	O
approach	O
to	O
privacy	O
and	O
maintaining	O
good	O
connection	O
speeds	O
,	O
the	O
VPN	B-Application
client	I-Application
setup	O
and	O
interface	O
has	O
been	O
noted	O
as	O
being	O
more	O
onerous	O
and	O
technically	O
involved	O
than	O
some	O
other	O
VPN	B-Application
providers	O
especially	O
on	O
some	O
client	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
follow-up	O
review	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
source	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
notes	O
,	O
"	O
Mullvad	B-Application
has	O
a	O
much	O
improved	O
,	O
modern	O
Windows	B-Application
client	O
(	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
Mac	O
,	O
too	O
)	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	O
World	O
review	O
,	O
also	O
from	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
concludes	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
its	O
commitment	O
to	O
privacy	O
,	O
anonymity	O
(	O
as	O
close	O
as	O
you	O
can	O
realistically	O
get	O
online	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
performance	O
Mullvad	B-Application
remains	O
our	O
top	O
recommendation	O
for	O
a	O
VPN	O
service.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
TechRadar	O
noted	O
Mullvad	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
VPN	B-Application
providers	O
to	O
answer	O
to	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
trustworthiness	O
questions	O
posed	O
by	O
the	O
Center	O
for	O
Democracy	O
and	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
latter	O
review	O
notes	O
a	O
shortcoming	O
for	O
mobile	O
users	O
in	O
that	O
Mullvad	B-Application
provided	O
no	O
mobile	O
VPN	B-Application
client	I-Application
apps	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
now	O
a	O
mobile	O
app	O
for	O
both	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
non-profit	O
Freedom	O
of	O
the	O
Press	O
Foundation	O
,	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Choosing	O
a	O
VPN	B-Application
"	O
guide	O
,	O
lists	O
Mullvad	B-Application
amongst	O
the	O
five	O
VPNs	B-Application
that	O
meet	O
their	O
recommended	O
settings	O
and	O
features	O
for	O
VPN	B-Application
use	O
as	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
protecting	O
online	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
Mullvad	B-Application
browser	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
built	O
by	O
the	O
Tor	O
Project	O
team	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Mullvad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
similar	O
safety	O
levels	O
as	O
the	O
Tor	B-Operating_System
Browser	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
works	O
independently	O
of	O
the	O
Tor	O
network	O
and	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
use	O
with	O
a	O
VPN	B-Application
service	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mullvad	B-Application
browser	O
has	O
been	O
designed	O
to	O
minimize	O
the	O
threat	O
of	O
tracking	O
and	O
fingerprinting	O
.	O
</s>
