From what I know it’s considered “better” because it’s one of the first to use things like shadowsocks.
Usually ISP can detect you are using a VPN, some countries/isp actively block it.
With obfuscation it looks like normal trafic thus, harder to block or to detect you are using VPN at all.
“Mullvad’s Shadowsocks integration is designed to help users bypass internet censorship and restrictive firewalls by routing traffic through obfuscated bridge servers.”
It’s a really cool feature that I think needs to become a standard option for other VPNs that are actually serious about what they are doing. Also whenever I hear shadowsocks I always think of a pair of vantablack socks on my feet.
It’s tempting to want it by default but it comes at a cost.
I would prefer to have it as an option.
Also it’s a game of cat and mouse, if shadowsocks becomes popular, they learn to block it better eventually so you need to move to something else. In fact shadowsocks is considered “old”, we also have Hysteria, XRay and other…
P.S I don’t know why I know these thighs because
I don’t even have a VPN, i just find it interesting as a technology…
Well that’s what’s I meant. An option rather than an always on type thing (going to edit the post for my own clarity). But you do make a good point. Tech is cool and it’s good to be informed, especially with the changes going on these days. Being informed is important.
From what I know it’s considered “better” because it’s one of the first to use things like shadowsocks.
Usually ISP can detect you are using a VPN, some countries/isp actively block it.
With obfuscation it looks like normal trafic thus, harder to block or to detect you are using VPN at all.
“Mullvad’s Shadowsocks integration is designed to help users bypass internet censorship and restrictive firewalls by routing traffic through obfuscated bridge servers.”
So, it’s up to you if it matters or not.
It’s a really cool feature that I think needs to become a standard option for other VPNs that are actually serious about what they are doing. Also whenever I hear shadowsocks I always think of a pair of vantablack socks on my feet.
It’s tempting to want it by default but it comes at a cost.
I would prefer to have it as an option. Also it’s a game of cat and mouse, if shadowsocks becomes popular, they learn to block it better eventually so you need to move to something else. In fact shadowsocks is considered “old”, we also have Hysteria, XRay and other…
P.S I don’t know why I know these thighs because I don’t even have a VPN, i just find it interesting as a technology…
Well that’s what’s I meant. An option rather than an always on type thing (going to edit the post for my own clarity). But you do make a good point. Tech is cool and it’s good to be informed, especially with the changes going on these days. Being informed is important.