The war on privacy and encryption goes on. This time in the UK. Under the “Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill”, lawmakers now want client-side scanning on every phone and tablet. The lawmakers write: “Any relevant device supplied for use in the UK must have installed tamper-proof system software which is highly effective at preventing the recording, transmitting (by any means, including livestreaming) and viewing of CSAM using that device.” 1/2

Our latest desktop release, 2025.14, is removing support for OpenVPN entirely. If you rely on OpenVPN you should stay on 2025.13 until the OpenVPN servers are shut down in January 2026. Read more here:

Mullvad VPN

Removing OpenVPN from the Mullvad VPN app | Mullvad VPN

In version 2025.14 of the desktop app, we removed the ability to select OpenVPN as a tunnel protocol.

Today, the trilogue negotiations start. Stop Chat Control.

And then? AI and all the presidents. Mass surveillance is always a slippery slope. It does not belong in free and open societies. The backstory:

Mullvad VPN

Mullvad VPN presents And Then? | Mullvad VPN

Chat Control is back on the menu. To highlight the corruption behind the proposal, Mullvad VPN now presents "And Then?"

And then? Graffiti artists and siblings with little heads. Stop Chat Control.

The EU Council appear ready to approve Chat Control. This must be stopped. To highlight the corruption behind the proposal, Mullvad VPN now present "And Then?" A film directed by Jonas Åkerlund. The backstory:

Mullvad VPN

Mullvad VPN presents And Then? | Mullvad VPN

Chat Control is back on the menu. To highlight the corruption behind the proposal, Mullvad VPN now presents "And Then?"

We are excited to add Lightweight WireGuard Obfuscation, aimed at helping users bypass firewalls and censorship. This new feature is now available on all desktop platforms and Android. Read more here:

Mullvad VPN

Introducing Lightweight WireGuard Obfuscation | Mullvad VPN

We are now adding Lightweight WireGuard Obfuscation (LWO), aimed at helping users bypass firewalls and censorship. This new obfuscation method is n...

An independent security audit of our web app has just been completed by Assured. The assessment found no critical, high, or medium-severity issues. Read more here:

Mullvad VPN

Independent security audit of our web app completed by Assured | Mullvad VPN

Assured completed an independent security assessment of our web app. The assessment found no critical, high, or medium-severity issues. One low-sev...

Reminder about removing OpenVPN: we are removing support for OpenVPN entirely on 15th January 2026, in six months time. OpenVPN servers will be completely removed on this date, and support for it within our app will disappear. Please reconfigure your configurations to use WireGuard to avoid interruptions. Read more here:

Mullvad VPN

Reminder that OpenVPN is being removed | Mullvad VPN

This is a reminder that we are fully removing support for OpenVPN on January 15th 2026, in six months time.

Today we're launching Mullvad VPN loader - a new application for installing the Mullvad VPN desktop app on Windows and macOS which is both fast and secure. Read more here:

Mullvad VPN

Launching Mullvad VPN loader | Mullvad VPN

Today we

Starting with version 2025.2, our Android app builds are reproducible. This means you can verify that the app you download and install is built from the open source code we publish. Read more here:

Mullvad VPN

Reproducible Builds: Verify our Android app builds bit-for-bit | Mullvad VPN

Starting with version 2025.2, our Android app builds are reproducible. This means you can verify that the app you download and install is built fro...

The EU initiative Going Dark has now been launched by the EU Commission. They call it ProtectEU. It’s a rebranding of Chat Control. New name. Same old propaganda. The EU Commission’s goal is to “access encrypted data in a lawful manner, safeguarding cybersecurity and fundamental rights.” Read the full release from the Commission here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52025PC0148

Multihop now available on Android version 2025.1 and newer. Read more here:

Mullvad VPN

Multihop now available on Android | Mullvad VPN

To further increase your privacy and make your traffic harder to analyze, you can now route all your traffic through two servers instead of just on...

DAITA version 2 now available on all platforms:

Mullvad VPN

DAITA version 2 now available on all platforms | Mullvad VPN

We are now releasing version 2 of our Defense Against AI-guided Traffic Analysis (DAITA).

Become an early adopter and help us test Mullvad Browser Alpha. Read more here:

Mullvad VPN

Help test Mullvad Browser Alpha | Mullvad VPN

Law enforcement agencies from the EU, North America and Australia continue their work to gain future lawful access to private communications within the EU initiative Going Dark. We also note that VPNs are mentioned under “key challenges”. https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-15941-2024-REV-2/en/pdf

We have found a bug with DAITA and multihop in the iOS app (2025.1 and 2025.2). We are working on releasing a fix in 2025.3.

Mullvad VPN

DAITA bug in iOS app versions 2025.1 and 2025.2 | Mullvad VPN

We have found a bug in our iOS app related to DAITA and multihop in app versions 2025.1 and 2025.2. An update with a fix is coming soon.

The Swedish and French governments are following in the footsteps of the FBI and want to demand backdoors in end-to-end encrypted messaging services like @npub1qmla...mdus as @npub1ynlz...873s said in the Swedish news: "There is no such thing as a backdoor that only the good guys can access.”

To the Swedish and French governments, and to all politicians who believe that they can stop data from ending up in the wrong hands with rules and restrictions: don’t be naive.

Freedom of speech is not an isolated right. We hit the streets to highlight the rights we need to fight for, not only to protect freedom of speech, but to protect our right to be free humans.

Mullvad VPN

Fight for privacy. To protect all other rights. | Mullvad VPN

Freedom of speech is not an isolated right. We hit the streets to highlight the rights we must fight for, not only to protect freedom of speech, bu...