Almost every major free VPN service is a glorified data farm that collects information and shares it with advertisers.
There’s a famous adage that states, “if you’re not paying for a service, then perhaps you are the product.” This couldn’t be truer today when we see different social media platforms profiteering off user-generated content from all sides.
But, what about free VPNs (virtual private networks)? Would they fall into the same league and so is it a bad idea to use free VPN available out there? Turns out yes and we’ve got plenty of reasons to say so.
Firstly, free VPNs are known to collect user data, often without the knowledge of users through shoddy privacy policies for instance Hotspot Shield made headlines for the same reason. This compromises the very reason that one would use a VPN of protecting their identity.
Suppose, a VPN does not do so, there’s a very good chance regardless that they may not have the resolve built into their organization (a no-logs policy) which would resist giving your data to legal authorities once they come knocking.
Therefore, your IP address may be very well protected while you are using the VPN but once the government asks for it, they won’t hesitate in sending it over – not so good, is it?
See: 7 VPN firms with no-logs policy end up exposing 1.2 TB of user data
Secondly, in order to run a free service, there needs to be a way for such service providers ..
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