Privateinternetaccess was the first VPN service I ever purchased, out of necessity when the internet piracy scene first began showing signs of the predatory mess it is today. They happened to sponsor/fund some things in my sphere of interest and were relatively reputable between my circle of acquaintances. But I am sure if you've been paying attention, you know how that ended.
Since then I have been a customer of Mullvad's and honestly, no affiliation, they're on another level entirely. Being able to pay in cash and have an account with zero information attached to it brings a peace of mind, even though it's totally unnecessary, at least in my humble use case. Being able to use wireguard directly with no weird app in between fits my needs perfectly as well, goodbye borderline-unsupported custom OpenVPN configurations. This is how an online "service" business should be run imo. My only fear is that they'll meet the same end as PIA at some point, or get themselves into trouble with data-hungry law enforcement.
Since then I have been a customer of Mullvad's and honestly, no affiliation, they're on another level entirely. Being able to pay in cash and have an account with zero information attached to it brings a peace of mind, even though it's totally unnecessary, at least in my humble use case. Being able to use wireguard directly with no weird app in between fits my needs perfectly as well, goodbye borderline-unsupported custom OpenVPN configurations. This is how an online "service" business should be run imo. My only fear is that they'll meet the same end as PIA at some point, or get themselves into trouble with data-hungry law enforcement.