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m132today at 5:53 AM1 replyview on HN

What makes a proxy a "VPN" again? Most popular "VPN" companies only offer a proxy that merely runs over a VPN protocol.


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nltoday at 6:08 AM

> Most popular "VPN" companies only offer a proxy that merely runs over a VPN protocol.

Well that doesn't seem true?

Mullvad, Proton, Private Internet Access, NordVPN, ExpressVPN etc are all VPNs. You can use them for whatever protocol you want.

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