Seven ‘no log’ VPN providers accused of leaking – yup, you guessed it – 1.2TB of user logs onto the internet
TL|DR - seven hong-kong based VPN services were/are using the same white-label VPN provider, and were keeping logs in clear text of user information, on internet-facing servers.
UFO VPN, FAST VPN, Free VPN, Super VPN, Flash VPN, Secure VPN, and Rabbit VPN
Six no-name, shady VPN providers are not trustworthy. OK…
Can’t they be sued for lying?
If you’re using a China based VPN, you’re basically paying money for nothing more than slower, redirected internet.
What is really sad to see how all these youtubers peddle vpn services (sponsor of their shows) like a solution to all your problems. Very misleading and a grey ethical area.
The only one who did a full disclosure on his these VPNs work was Tom Scott.
video
How stupid do you have to be to trust something called “Free VPN”.
If your VPN is free, assume all your traffic is being collected and sold. I wouldn’t be surprised if most paid VPN services do the same.
Ah yes, nothing could go wrong with using a Chinese based free vpn.
These were super sketchy VPNs to begin with. No shock here.
LMAO imagine signing up for a VPN based in China or Hong Kong ! Hilarious
Look, VPN is defined in the professional world as an encrypted tunnel between 2 trustworthy sites. A site you do not control is not trustworthy. You are just giving your data someone else. I have been saying this for years, got laughed at, but now you see it yourself. For your normal online activity, HTTPS is enough.
If you are a bit tech savvy, rent a VPS for your online time, automate creation and deletion when you are done for the day. It is simple to do, requires just a little reading and learning how to configure it, hell, you can docker the VPN configuration. Your IP is different every time you go online, don’t forget to have your own DNS Service and don’t forget IPv6.
Has anyone tried Mozilla’s vpn?
UFO VPN, FAST VPN, Free VPN, Super VPN, Flash VPN, Secure VPN, and Rabbit VPN
Never heard of any of these. For people looking for a VPN, this is a great list of reliable VPNs and a break down of their safety and security aspects:
Don’t use any service provided/hosted/supplied by/or affiliated with China in any way if you don’t want them harvesting every scrap of data they can from you.
Phew. Glad it wasn’t pia
So wait…They didnt do as their Terms and Conditions said? Like always.
For people in countries with blocked internet, you don’t get to choose privacy, you either use a VPN, or you cant access big part of internet
You can run your own VPN. I’d recommend checking out GitHub - StreisandEffect/streisand: Streisand sets up a new server running your choice of WireGuard, OpenConnect, OpenSSH, OpenVPN, Shadowsocks, sslh, Stunnel, or a Tor bridge. It also generates custom instructions for all of these services. At the end of the run you are given an HTML file with instructions that can be shared with friends, family members, and fellow activists.
It’s a set of scripts to get a VPN up and running using your choice of digital hosting companies.
hong-kong based VPN services.
As if any American company has not shared user logs and other information.