![]() ![]() Our tests show that Premium downloads files quickly on torrent clients. has never experienced a scandal or data breach of any kind, either - its reputation remains trustworthy. This is great for the company’s privacy credentials, as there are no data retention laws in Malaysia, and it is not part of intrusive surveillance alliances like the Five Eyes. is owned by a company called eVenture Ltd, an IT security company incorporated in Malaysia since 2011. responds to every legal request it receives and follows the law, but it has no data to hand over. It’s been publishing these annually since 2012.įor example, in 2022 received 27,532 DMCA complaints and 10 law enforcement requests. also led the way in releasing transparency reports about the legal requests it receives and how it responds to them. We’d like to see an updated logging audit, since this was performed many years ago. But we do agree that is very private and safe to use. The conclusion was that is “absolutely zero logs.” We don’t agree with this conclusion, since logs aggregated data of monthly use and some account information. It’s rare that a VPN owns its entire server network, but we have high standards in our privacy assessment, and leading VPNs like IPVanish own 100% of their networks.Ĭertificate awarded to from DefenseCode LTD. ![]() Although told us it vets its partners carefully, owning its entire network would elevate its privacy credentials further. This would remove the risk of servers being seized and data extracted.įurthermore, ’s servers are rented from third-party hosts. To improve its privacy rating further, we’d like to see invest in a fully diskless server network so that data is never stored on physical hardware. If you terminate your account, all data associated with your account is deleted from ’s systems. Crucially, does not log any identifiable data, such as your real IP address or the websites you visit. For added transparency, we’d like to be more specific about exactly which types of connection data are stored, and for how long. When connecting to a server, it also maintains a “non-persistent log of connection data.” This means it uses a randomly generated username and an internally-assigned IP address. We’ve examined ’s logging policy and can tell you that only logs the email address used to register an account - which is encrypted on secure servers - and the amount of monthly data you use. The downside of not adding an email address-other than the 2GB bandwidth limit-is you’ll need to remember your login credentials as there will be no hope of account recovery without an email does not log or sell your sensitive data and your internet activity cannot be traced back to you when using it. If you don’t want the extra bandwidth you don’t have to give Windscribe your email address, but you do need to create an account with a username and password. You can delete cookies automatically when a tab closes, there’s a Do Not Disturb feature for blocking site notifications, WebRTC protection, location spoofing, user agent rotation, GDPR-required cookie notice blocking, and more. Free users can also use Windscribe’s ad-blocking features that includes several helpful additions that are all off by default. Windscribe has 14 virtual locations to choose from, but not any of the Netflix-streaming specialty servers. However, you can get up to 10GB of bandwidth per month by adding an email address to your free account. It wouldn’t be as good for streaming at 1080p or higher-you’d max out your bandwidth in less than an hour. Usage is limited to 2GB per month at first, which is pretty good for everyday web browsing. ![]() Plus, an informal look at Windscribe’s speeds since our last review suggests vast improvements. We really like Windscribe, especially as a free service. ![]()
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