Some friends have safety concerns that mean they need to appear digitally as if they’re inside the USA while being elsewhere physically. Standard commercial VPNs are easy to detect (else I’d recommend Mullvad), so they need an option that looks like a residential connection.

They could potentially DIY it by leaving a VPN server at a relative’s house, but I’m asking here for subscription services. It’s best if they have a Mac OS app that’s foolproof, with a clear visual indication that it’s in use, and a feature to block traffic if the VPN is disconnected.

tl;dr: what’s the closest residential VPN to Mullvad?

  • MTK@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Best options are either a personal VPN service with a VPS provider. It won’t look residential but it won’t be flagged as a VPN.

    For truly resential you have only two options.

    • the easy option is to ask a friend to setup tailscale on a computer at home and have it be your exit node
    • the other option is to look for a small and local VPS provider, while they don’t look 100% residential, some of them do look residential enough that outside of manual inspections they look residential.