Several ‘no log’ VPN Providers Caught Keeping Logs
I have written before about being cautious concerning any VPN providers who claim they are not keeping logs.
Just this morning, I was sent an email concerning several VPN providers who had their data dumped onto the Internet, proving they had been keeping logs while claiming they do not keep logs.
- https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/17/ufo_vpn_database/
- https://betanews.com/2020/07/15/ufo-vpn-data-leak/
- https://www.techradar.com/news/these-no-log-vpns-actually-collect-plenty-of-logs-and-the-data-has-been-exposed
This is more proof that you should never trust a “no logging” VPN service to not keep logs.
Now am I saying that using a paid VPN is useless? No, but you need to be careful which VPN service you are using. In my experience, very few are legitimate, and even the legitimate ones are probably logging enough data to eventually identify you.
VPN services are in it for the money and most will say anything (e.g., “no logs”) to make a quick buck. Not to mention they could be selling your user data on the side – a double-whammy.
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