Hotspot Shield’s description for its iOS and Android mobile applications declares a “no logs” policy however, its Privacy Policy, which covers and includes its Hotspot Shield services, describes more elaborate logging practices. The group worked with Carnegie Mellon to discover that the application and service utilized various data sharing practices with different advertising networks. In a new filing brought to light by ZDNet, the privacy advocacy group Center for Democracy & Technology has stated that Hotspot Shield isn’t as anonymous as it lead users to believe.
Even when downloaded from Apple’s own App Store, VPN providers can often present as much a benefit as they do risk.
A new filing against the company HotSpot Shield, that makes a VPN app exemplifies the user privacy difficulties with VPN services and apps.
