Review by our expert
Katie Kasunic
Technology Researcher
Private Internet Access (PIA) is one of the most popular VPNs on the market. True to its name, this provider is best known for its strict no-logs policy and commitment to user privacy.
Is PIA truly as trustworthy as they claim when it comes to protecting user privacy and anonymity? How does it perform in other categories like streaming, torrenting, and safety?
We tested PIA ourselves to find
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Seamous O'Reason
I Trust PIA
PIA has been protecting me for years now and been very easy to use. Payment via gift card is straightforward and an excellent option -- though a more expensive option since you won't get as many days as you would via other sources for the same amount of money. However, PIA has proven itself to be trustworthy with its no logs policy. That in itself makes me a loyal and continuing subscriber.
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JJ Sanders
Did not protect me!
Nice and easy to use, a great interface, but I have received several copyright infringement notices from MY ISP while using PIA. Their customer service worked with me over and over and they were not able to make PIA work for my Win 7 computer. At first it was leaking my Ipv6 info, and now it is something else. And I am in big trouble. I had previously used a simple anonimizer with no problem for years. DON'T USE PIA!
Review by our expert
Katie Kasunic
Technology Researcher
ProtonVPN benefits from its partnership with the well-known, secure email service ProtonMail.
The two companies are legally separated for security reasons, but ProtonVPN still draws heavily on existing technology and security from the email service. A quick sidebar: ProtonMail is still one of our favorite fully encrypted email services. However, we are VPN experts and as such, if you want the f
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Don
Security and anonymity
I am an investigative journalist, I use a VPN to do this on a daily basis. I used several of them without ever being satisfied, until the day I met ProtonVPN. It perfectly matches my needs. This is the very best VPN
Latest negative user review
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JJ Sanders
Did not protect me!
Nice and easy to use, a great interface, but I have received several copyright infringement notices from MY ISP while using PIA. Their customer service worked with me over and over and they were not able to make PIA work for my Win 7 computer. At first it was leaking my Ipv6 info, and now it is something else. And I am in big trouble. I had previously used a simple anonimizer with no problem for years. DON'T USE PIA!
Review by our expert
Katie Kasunic
Technology Researcher
Private Internet Access (PIA) is one of the most popular VPNs on the market. True to its name, this provider is best known for its strict no-logs policy and commitment to user privacy.
Is PIA truly as trustworthy as they claim when it comes to protecting user privacy and anonymity? How does it perform in other categories like streaming, torrenting, and safety?
We tested PIA ourselves to find
Read all
Katie Kasunic
Technology Researcher
ProtonVPN benefits from its partnership with the well-known, secure email service ProtonMail.
The two companies are legally separated for security reasons, but ProtonVPN still draws heavily on existing technology and security from the email service. A quick sidebar: ProtonMail is still one of our favorite fully encrypted email services. However, we are VPN experts and as such, if you want the f
Read all
Latest positive user review
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Seamous O'Reason
I Trust PIA
PIA has been protecting me for years now and been very easy to use. Payment via gift card is straightforward and an excellent option -- though a more expensive option since you won't get as many days as you would via other sources for the same amount of money. However, PIA has proven itself to be trustworthy with its no logs policy. That in itself makes me a loyal and continuing subscriber.
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Don
Security and anonymity
I am an investigative journalist, I use a VPN to do this on a daily basis. I used several of them without ever being satisfied, until the day I met ProtonVPN. It perfectly matches my needs. This is the very best VPN
Latest negative user review
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JJ Sanders
Did not protect me!
Nice and easy to use, a great interface, but I have received several copyright infringement notices from MY ISP while using PIA. Their customer service worked with me over and over and they were not able to make PIA work for my Win 7 computer. At first it was leaking my Ipv6 info, and now it is something else. And I am in big trouble. I had previously used a simple anonimizer with no problem for years. DON'T USE PIA!
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Anonymously
Poor design choices and no ability to do mandatory updates once the app is out of date.
Currently in a country that requires a VPN for any meaningful connection. I have been subbed with ProtonVPN for quite some time. On this occasion the ProtonVPN app refuses to connect because my version is out of date, and you guessed it! Access to ProtonVPN is not possible because I don't have a VPN. What a stupid system.
Seamous O'Reason