👉 WHY FREE VPNs ARE NOT SAFE ? 👈
A virtual private network — better known as a VPN — is a key way to help protect your privacy when online, especially when you’re logging on from a public space such as a hotel, coffee shop, library, or airport.
👉 But a 2016 study of 283 Android VPN apps by The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia found that many VPNs don't offer the kind of security users need.
👉 According to the report's, 67% of the VPN apps studied in this analysis embedded at least one tracking library in their code to track users’ online activity.
👉 The study also found that, 84 percent of the analyzed apps didn't properly encrypt the online data of users.
👉 Free VPNs are more likely to track your data. The CSIRO study said 65 percent of paid VPN providers didn’t track users online activity, but only 28 percent of free services did the same.
👉 Some free VPNs actually contain malware and Most of the malware is related to advertising.That isn't surprising considering that free VPNs often rely on advertising to make money.
👉 At the same time, paid VPNs are more likely to provide stronger encrypting services. That’s because they’re profiting from subscriptions.
👉 According to the study, 10 percent of free services had one tracker, another 10 percent had two, and 25 percent relied on three. The study found that 8 percent had four trackers, while 18 percent of free VPNs had third-party trackers.
👉 Some free VPNs can highjack your browser and redirect you to other sites without your permission. According to the CSIRO study, HotSpot Shield did this to its users.
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