![]() ![]() ![]() Searching for references to revealed that the developer is also behind the Chrome extension FreeVPN Proxy by HideMe (not to be confused with, an entirely legitimate commercial VPN provider). But it's also possible that the company is being used to make it appear that the VPN has a UK business behind it, rather than being the product of an individual from China. Perhaps the developer wanted to do something with the company and just never got around to it. Browsing Companies House revealed that Tigervpns Ltd is registered as a UK company, but the director and shareholder is named as Jiazeng Wang from Shanghai, China, and as we write Companies House lists it as 'non-trading' and apparently based at an accommodation address. Having a developer that is part of a UK limited company sounds reassuring, but we wanted to find out more. But there's no mention of anything else the company does, and the two company domains – and – don't host any website. A caption refers to Tigervpns (UK), and a Tigervpns Ltd Facebook page refers to FreeVPN Proxy as a new service it has built. Although the website was the copyright and email message points to Tigervpns (not TigerVPN, an entirely legitimate commercial VPN service from Slovakia). The confusion continued when we tried to find out who was behind the site. Is this the developer behind FreeVPN Proxy, or is FreeVPN Proxy linking to these apps because they're open source? The site doesn't say. The site contained a single web page listing news stories sourced from RFI (Radio France Internationale), various Google ads and a Get Free VPN button - nothing about the service, at all.Ĭlicking Get Free VPN opened the same GitHub page we'd encountered earlier, with basic descriptions and download links for Windows and Mac clients. Our next step was to try to find out more about the developer by heading off to its website, But, well, it didn't help much. Sounds good, but as these are just the words of a GitHub user called 'JJQQKK', and don't even reference FreeVPN Proxy, we weren't satisfied. A Privacy Policy (hosted on GitHub, oddly) claims the service only records your IP address, inbound and outbound data totals during a session, and deletes these when the session ends. ![]() The extension's Chrome store page claims that 'no log is saved from any users'. Could this be logging your online activities? Both products serve different needs in what is an increasingly demanding market for these services.This doesn't guarantee your anonymity, of course, because your traffic is being redirected through a server chosen by the developer. "BrightVPN is our newest VPN-based product that is configured to maximize users' privacy. "HolaVPN's mission also remains the same, to provide web transparency to all," the company told TechRadar Pro, highlighting the recent launch of a new browser. The company added that its free HolaVPN offering, which has millions of users around the world, will continue to serve its millions of users who enjoy a free premium experience, unlocking online content no matter where they are based in the world. Users looking for an alternative to costly premium VPNs or less reputable free VPN services, can download BrightVPN here to remain anonymous online and protect their IP address from being tracked for commercial reasons. However, as part of the company's commitment to transparency, BrightVPN allows users to see and control which sites are accessed by Bright Data with settings that allow them to control when they allow their IP address to be used and even grant or deny access to specific sites. By installing and using Bright Data's VPN, users become part of a larger crowdsourcing network that allows researchers and companies to easily access public web data for multiple purposes. ![]()
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