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Is A Free VPN Safe To Use?


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Probably not.

 

https://fossbytes.co...-free-vpn-safe/

 

In a recent study by The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation(CSIRO), researchers analyzed 283 Android VPN apps to study their impact on user’s privacy and security. They found out that 75% of the tested apps used third-party tracking libraries, and hence, they can’t be trusted. 82% of the apps required permissions to access sensitive resources such as user accounts and text messages. Worst of all, the study published that more than 38% had malware presence such as adware, trojan, malvertising, riskware, and spyware.

 

Also linked at the end of that article:

Top 10 Best VPN Services for 2018 - https://fossbytes.com/best-vpn-services-providers-review/

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securitybreach

Would you really want to run your internet traffic through a free provider? How do you think they are making money? They are selling your browsing data.

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Pick a paid one that is verified to not keep logs. Some say no logs but they lie.

Here are two sites with lists

https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/best-no-log-vpns/

https://www.techradar.com/news/best-no-logs-vpns-of-2018-to-stay-private-and-anonymous

 

I have a list of 26 and when I stumble across the website where I got this from, I'll post it.

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I'd probably choose between PIA, NordVPN, or ExpressVPN which are the top 3 recommendations in the second Fossbytes link in my original post.

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I'd probably choose between PIA, NordVPN, or ExpressVPN which are the top 3 recommendations in the second Fossbytes link in my original post.

 

AirVPN is another good one as well.

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In my view using a "free" VPN is a rather oxy-moronic thing to do. :yes:

After all, if you're concerned about privacy and anonymity and you just know a free provider is going to make some use of your browsing data - you'd be an idiot if you didn't pay for your VPN. I use PIA and it works great if I need to use a public network.

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V.T. Eric Layton

I'd probably choose between PIA, NordVPN, or ExpressVPN which are the top 3 recommendations in the second Fossbytes link in my original post.

 

I've been using PIA for a couple years now. No complaints at all. Their tech support is OUTSTANDING, actually. :)

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Would you really want to run your internet traffic through a free provider? How do you think they are making money? They are selling your browsing data.
In my view using a "free" VPN is a rather oxy-moronic thing to do. :yes: After all, if you're concerned about privacy and anonymity and you just know a free provider is going to make some use of your browsing data - you'd be an idiot if you didn't pay for your VPN. I use PIA and it works great if I need to use a public network.

 

https://thebestvpn.com/reviews/protonvpn/

 

Not all free offerings want to rip you of. ProtonVPN may be a tad slow on the free offering but they do not want a pound of flesh for it. :breakfast:

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