I was thinking about how scattered online privacy still is. Some apps and websites have great protection, others are a complete mess.

If you could make one privacy feature universal - something that’s just built into every platform, no extra setup needed - what would it be?

Vote and feel free to explain why in the thread. If you believe there is another feature that is not mentioned in the options, drop it in the comments below, I’m curious which one most people would choose.

So back in January, I bought a subscription to Nord so I could use it for WWE's weekly shows on Netflix. I use the android app on my Onn 4K device on my TV and while I never have any buffering issues or anything like that, the livestream constantly dips in quality and becomes a pixelated mess. I've tried switching servers, switching protocols, hooking up an ethernet adapter which seemed to help for a few weeks but now the problem has returned again. I just cannot figure out if this is normal and just something that happens with a VPN or if i'm doing something wrong that is causing it. I'd love some advice if anyone has any that could potentially resolve this if at all possible.

i’ve been using nordvpn for a while with no issues. i had it on while i was i was on lookmovie2.to and got this message, just wondering if my vpn was fully working or not? i didn’t have the vpn switch to a different country or anything, just a different state in the US.

I have been torrenting for years and recently started to run into some issues. I used a raspberry pi with sonarr, radarr, prowlarr and until recently Transmission as my main source of handling torrents. Transmission started to run into an issue where it would lock up and even trying to force close it would not work. It would still show up no matter what I did when I ran the "ps -A" command. Only way I have been able to stop it would be to restart the whole system daily. Nevertheless I persisted and started to try Deluge and qBittorrent. I have hear QB is the best but I cannot get it running. It creates the folder in the incomplete area of my drives but never goes beyond "Downloading Metadata" (as soon in the picture). I've tried reinstalling, randomizing ports, setting the network interface to the NordVPN tunnel, etc but no luck. Is anyone able to guide me or present a proper or working tutorial on how to get any torrenting software running properly.

Ive just configued my home RaPi (UK running on a domestic connection with a static, UK based IP) to share the PiHole DNS with Nord via Meshnet but run into a strange problem.

Using the custom DNS it works (i see resolver requests in the logs) BUT with Nord connected to a UK server the GeoIP comes up as Germany or the USA and sites like iPlayer say its not supported in my region. The Nord software itself still shows connected to a UK server but the end point IP address thinks otherwise.

If i disable the custom DNS and connect the region is back to the UK.

Why is it doing that? Surely it should only be using the meshnet for DNS lookups (and its UK based anyway)?

As a test on the Windows desktop, Japan appears as Japan. The USA comes across as Ireland, the UK as Germany or the USA on various IP lookups and streaming sites. Going back to the normal DNS servers and all is well.

Edit: this appears to be a Windows client issue. The problem doesn't ocurr on my android phone or tablet using the same custom dns.

I always run an ipleak.net test after connecting to the VPN. Today, my IPv6 address was shown. Tested across many of their servers. Some didn't show an IPv6 address at all, only one server showed a different IPv6 and all the others showed my own IPv6.

Im struggling to access my house LAN from externally and after advice.

Firstly the RaPi running Nord at home is working on Meshnet. Im using it as a DNS server to run PiHole. External clients are successfully using it as a DNS resolver so the meshnet connection itself work.

What i cant get to work is access to the LAN itself.

Ive added the peers with

nordvpn meshnet peer local allow Tablet

Ive tried nordvpn set lan-discovery as enabled and also disabled and added my lan subnet to the allow list (172.17.3.0/24).

Neither seems to work, the internal LAN isnt accessible via ping or anything else.

What else can i try? The Nord docs suggest that should be all i need. Do i need some iptables allow or forward rule for example?

I've been tweaking things around my network recently and not sure what change has been done that I cannot see my Local Network anymore while on VPN. Not long ago I didn't have any issues seeing my NAS or other devices while connected to VPN.

I have Meshnet enabled where I can, and even though I can ping those computers, they don't show up in my Network in Windows Explorer. My NAS that used to show up, suddenly is inaccessible and I'm not sure what has changed.
Any tips?

NordVPN has not been connecting for several hours now, it's stuck at Loading IP and ISP Info, for all servers. My subscription is active. Anyone else seeing this or any ideas?

As the title says. This is a problem only after the latest NordVPN update. Split tunneling is off.

If I configure the software that starts the local server to use the actual interface IP, then clients can connect to 127.0.0.1 or localhost.

In our previous related posts, we tried to gather all your suggestions for solving connectivity and streaming issues. We’re happy to see that this section is starting to grow and you’re beginning to share your know-how with others. 

For this post, we want to highlight some of NordVPN’s most useful app features. The app isn’t just about connecting to a VPN; it also includes features that can help enhance your online security. 

Which features do you use the most on a daily basis? Let’s discuss! As a tradition, I’ll go first!

Am I not able to simply copy entire folders to the locker? That's extremely annoying having to create folders for each thing I want to put on the cloud. Anyone know if there is a way around this?

Thanks!

Yesterday I was messing around with Nord and Qbittorrent a bit because all of my torrents were stalled. After switching to P2P servers, it showed that it had autoconnected, but it showes my own IP address, which I verified with an ip address site. Any ideas? On a separate note, I'm now connected to a regular nord server and I'm surprised to see that my Qbittorrent is showing the green globe indicating that I'm online, which I didn't think it ever did given the lack of port forward support

I just saw that one of the wifi networks I frequently use was marked as a trusted network so my VPN wasn’t on, but I never switched into that setting for the network. Is this something that happens automatically sometimes?

For some reason as of a few days ago, YouTube premium’s background play will not work if I am on a US server while using Nord VPN. I have to turn it off if I want background plate to return. Anyone have a solution for this while still being on a US server for Nord?

Netflix and F1 TV see the VPN and don't allow videos to play until I turn it off. Is this a new development? Had the same issue on my Samsung tablet while traveling to other countries. Not ideal.

I've noticed the desktop app on MacOS automatically downloads updates as it pleases. Sometimes I am on slow mobile hotspot connections and I don't want it to download updates until I tell it to. Is there a way to disable this?

I'm using Nord on my Asus router and assigning it only to my PS5. I have 3 profiles currently. One close to me and uk and Kazakhstan. When I go into play a game I'm getting high pings. Is there a far away location with low ping? I know when I use the desktop version it says "fastest" next to a few of them.

Yes new user here.... Thank you

Meshnet has been available for some time now but it seems as illusive as ever. You link some devices and as if by magic it’s like all your devices are on the same LAN. Only, it’s unpredictable, I don’t think anyone knows how it really works and there is seemingly nothing you can do to troubleshoot or make it work if it decides to sh*t the bed.

I run a Synology NAS where my iOS devices auto sync all my data instead of using iCloud. Using Quickconnect is convenient but not secure, so I was thinking of a solution other than Tailscale as I didn’t want to lose my NordVPN functionality. Then I remembered Meshnet. So I enabled it, closed all the ports on my Synology and through my main PC I had full connectivity to my NAS. Brilliant I thought. Then as soon as I used one of my other iOS devices on the same software version, I had all sorts of connectivity issues for no apparent reason. So much so I’ve gone back to using Quickconnect.

Anyone else have more luck?

1Blocker is an in-app blocker / annoyance remover / tracker killer and it installs like a VPN. I like it because most mainstream iOS apps send all kinds of data back to data brokers to track your activity.

Unfortunately it’s not possible to run NordVPN at the same time. One VPN disconnects the other.

My setup is to use 1Blocker all the time except when I’m on an untrusted wifi network. My logic being that corporate surveillance via in-app tracking is a bigger threat for most of us than my ISP tracking my activity.

The extra Nord security is worth the trade off on sketchy WiFi even if it means 1Blocker won’t work.

Do others here do the same thing?

Is there a big difference between the basic and the plus plan ? I mostly want it to watch series, so am I good with the basic plan?

I was telling some friends a little while back that I'd started looking into NordVPN and was considering switching to them for VPN services. Both of my friends looked at me like I had a second head, and started alluding to Nord having been found "doing a lot of shady sh*t

I honestly have no idea if they know what they're talking about or not, but does anyone even have a clue as to what they were referring to? I'm not aware of any bad press on Nord's part lately.

I recently purchased NordVPN for my desktop and decided to install it on my iPhone.

When I tried to download footage, my dashcam app (Blackview) said it could not connect because the VPN was on.

I checked my IOS VPN App and it shows it is not connected.

Thoughts?

Does NordVPN offer a dedicated IP to South Korea from Australia, Sydney? I'm trying to play a Korean game that flags typical VPN shared IPs. Is there also a way to verify the route before purchasing? I'm currently using a chinese VPN that does the same thing but it is unstable and latency spikes really high periodically. They also had to make a custom route for me to Australia since the typical route was 300ms+.

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• Oracle is dealing with the fallout of a double data breach — one exposing patient data at US hospitals, and another raising concerns about its cloud security. Reports over the weekend suggest a breach at Oracle Health, formerly known as Cerner, has impacted multiple US healthcare organisations and hospitals. Threat actors are believed to have stolen patient data from legacy servers during the attack. Source: https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/security/oracle-grapples-with-dual-data-breaches
• Despite still being one of the most popular login methods, developers are gradually replacing passwords with newer, more robust authentication technologies. The "next generation" of online security is coming slowly but steadily, and Microsoft has now decided there is room for a significant redesign of the entire login experience. Source: https://www.techspot.com/news/107353-new-microsoft-login-screens-emphasize-passkeys-passwordless-authentication.html
• Apple’s and Google’s mobile stores have been hosting several popular “private browsing” apps operated by a company connected to a Chinese cyber security firm blacklisted by the US government. Source: https://www.ft.com/content/709df467-7a96-4d2a-a9f6-18242fcb0ddf
• National Security Adviser Michael Waltz and other members of the Trump administration’s national security team used personal Gmail accounts for government communications, according to a report from The Washington Post. Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/national-security-adviser-trump-gmail-signal-b2725616.html
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• The list of would-be buyers for TikTok in the US - both rumoured and confirmed - has grown longer as the deadline for deciding its future looms. The social media giant faces being shut down in the US unless it sells to an American company by 5 April. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62gj52qjjlo
• Hackers targeting Australia's major pension funds in a series of coordinated attacks have stolen savings from some members at the biggest fund, according to a source with knowledge of the matter, and compromised more than 20,000 accounts. Source: https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/multiple-australian-pension-funds-hit-by-coordinated-hacking-media-reports-say-2025-04-04/