mullvad removes new subscriptions

see also: Latency Budget · Platform Risk

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Mullvad removed the option to create new subscriptions, citing fraud and abuse concerns (source). The move treated growth as a security tradeoff.

signal braid

• Payment models can expand attack surface.
• Privacy tools are sensitive to fraud pressure.
• Business model changes can be security controls.
• The trust posture aligns with Storj Removes Warrant Canary.

single-line take

Sometimes the safest growth plan is to stop growing.

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This links to Storj Removes Warrant Canary and Surveillance Normalized and Trust in Platforms.

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