![]() The Windows app downloads and installs easily, then displays a window suggesting you purchase a commercial plan. The Windows app is very basic (Image credit: VPN Proxy Master) Apps By representing other company's text as its own, VPN Proxy Master is neither, and we see no reason to trust it at all. If it wants to earn your trust, it's vital the company is open and transparent. Unless a VPN has gone through a security audit, the privacy policy and no-logging claims are the only indicators of what the service might be doing. VPN Proxy Master has added some text of its own, but it's so awkwardly phrased and tricky to understand – 'Our VPN APP is a non-obligatory log network' – that you can see why it might have 'borrowed' content from elsewhere. Maybe the terms and conditions displayed when installing the Windows app would be more useful? There are certainly many more quote-worthy clauses: 'We do not log any user activity (sites visited, DNS lookups, emails etc.) We only log access attempts to our servers (for security and troubleshooting).'īut returning to Google, we found many of these are also used by numerous small VPNs, and most likely come from a PureVPN privacy policy of several years ago. If you put those lines into Google, you find they're taken directly from ExpressVPN's own privacy policy. While that sounds great, there's, well, a problem. We also never store connection logs, i.e., no logs of your IP address, your outgoing VPN IP address, connection timestamp, or session duration." The VPN Proxy Master privacy policy (opens in new tab) includes plenty of detail on its logging policy, stating: "We do not collect logs of your activity, including no logging of browsing history, traffic destination, data content, or DNS queries. We weren't impressed by the company's support for payment methods, either: PayPal, and, oh, wait – just PayPal.Ĭompare VPN Proxy Master with big-name competitors, who typically have more features, better transparency, larger networks and more, and the service is left looking distinctly underpowered and overpriced.Ĭopying another VPN provider's privacy policy is a major black mark against VPN Proxy Master (Image credit: VPN Proxy Master) Privacy Monthly (opens in new tab) prices are steep at $11.99, but choose the annual plan (opens in new tab) and this plummets to $3.89, and there's a free seven-day trial on offer if you sign up via mobile.īeware, though, despite VPN Proxy Master claiming you can use the package with multiple devices, this doesn't apply across platforms: sign up via Android, say, and you can't then use the same account with your iOS devices. If you need more, upgrading to the paid VIP service drops the ads and gets you access to faster servers. You can use the service as much as you like. There are no annoying bandwidth restrictions, either. Plus points include instant access to the network, with no signup, no usernames, and no need to hand over your email address or other personal details. There are animated icons begging to be clicked, full-screen video ads which demand you "wait 5 seconds to skip", another ad embedded in the Disconnect dialog – and unexpected notifications if you've left the service turned off. As long as you can live with the ads, anyway, because there are plenty. If you're using the free service, you might forgive this kind of detail. Though the outside apps are removed they will still work on your devices.The map of server coverage is misleading (Image credit: VPN Proxy Master) Use these apps at your own risk or purchase a premium VPN services like, VpyrVPN or ExpressVPN before you reach China even for a short term visit. So you never know the guys behind these apps and the objective. But the working SGreen VPN app does not even have proper developer information. We have used all these three free VPN apps time to time and they all have good customer ratings. ![]() So you need to have multiple services to check which one connects at that point of time. So you should connect to some other country’s App Store in order to download one of the above mentioned apps.Īlso, remember none of the VPN services in China will work on all platforms like Windows, Mac, Android and iOS. ![]() And all Google products are blocked in China from 2010. As already mentioned, on July 2017 Apple removed all foreign VPN services from Chinese App Store including the premium ones like ExpressVPN. At this point of time PPTP and L2TP tunnel connections are completely blocked by ISPs in China. This made most of the foreign VPN services as illegal. Hotspot Shield iOS Caution – Use At Your Own RiskĬhinese government formally made an announcement in Jan 2017 that all VPN companies should get prior approval for offering services in China. ![]()
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