Hotspot Shield
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Keep yourselves safe from these services and those who sponsor them
Don‘t support: ExpressVPN CyberGhost Private Internet Access (PIA) ZenMate Hotspot Shield Betternet Touch VPN
ilm911 in r/israelexposed
September 28, 2025 8:20 PM
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This seems kind of bad...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hanslak_israeli-firms-now-control-8-major-vpn-companies-activity-7376987188263178241-CWKp The “8 major VPN companies” claim likely aggregates brands under two key players: Kape Technologies (4 major VPNs) and Aura (formerly Pango Group, an Israeli software firm; 4 more
...AmusingMusing7 in r/WhitePeopleTwitter
September 26, 2025 1:20 PM
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Best Free VPN
There’s no such thing as a 'perfect' free VPN. Each comes with limitations: Proton doesn’t let you choose your location and blocks P2P traffic. Windscribe and TunnelBear only offer 10GB per month for free. 1VPN is only free for the browser extension. Hotspot Shield and Urban VPN log and sell your da
...electrical_who10 in r/vpns
January 30, 2025 1:09 AM
356
Teens using VPN to cheat in Gorilla Tag are unknowingly selling their internet connections | Cheaters become unwitting accomplices to hackers
Yea not uncommon unfortunately I remember a similar controversy might have been Hotspot shield was it? It was the top free VPN at the time people were using it for Netflix and what not while it was quietly highjacking peoples connections for god knows what.
LollipopChainsawZz in r/technology
December 22, 2024 9:48 PM
221
How do companies get your address? Australian Refugee Association
Went to fantastic furniture to buy a mattress the other day. They asked for my name, email, mobile number, address. I refused, just gave my first name. Of course, most of this information is already out there, it's leaked or been sold. When you order something off a small or large retailer, their bu
...TappingOnTheWall in r/australian
November 19, 2025 4:29 AM
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Pesquisas por VPN dispararam 250% no Brasil
Fuja dessas VPNs americanas: Private Internet Access (PIA) IPVanish Aura TorGuard Hotspot Shield StrongVPN Norton Secure VPN TunnelBear Cyberghost (israelense)
pombo_atomico in r/brasil
March 19, 2026 1:45 PM
13
Social media ban implementation will 'vary' across platforms, eSafety commissioner warns
No to:- ExpressVPN CyberGhost VPN ZenMate Aything owned Owned by Aura Hotspot Shield Betternet VPN 360 Touch VPN UltraVPN OVPN HolaVPN I'd try surfshark, cyberghost, NORDVPN, Anything not connected to the US, Israel or the 5 eyes countries is best.
AggravatedKangaroo in r/australia
November 27, 2025 10:37 PM
10
What has become too expensive that it’s no longer worth it?
I would avoid Hotspot Shield. "Our VPN products log: the duration of VPN sessions and the bandwidth consumed. We do this to monitor, support and optimize our VPN services, as well as enforce free app usage limits. the domains that have been accessed by our users, but on an anonymized basis such that
...speel in r/AskReddit
December 22, 2024 4:29 PM
25
Everything's Changed...
it’s leaving australia too! such a bummer. can’t watch it anywhere without having to pay per episode because australia sucks when it comes to streaming services. vpn connected to us and uk will be my plan though. i use hotspot shield. :)
Longjumping-Okra241 in r/suits
June 17, 2025 3:43 AM
8
Can anyone help me?? *frustrated!!
Sometimes switching from mobile data to wifi or wifi to mobile helps. Sometimes using a VPN helps (hotspot shield/psiphon are well working free vpns).
Vigilantiquite in r/superstarsmtown
August 23, 2025 3:08 PM
7