![]() In some ways, VPN Proxy One Pro was surprisingly good. Does it have a chance of standing up to the big fish? However, for the purposes of this review, we’re testing VPN Proxy One Pro on its own merits. (In some countries, the VPN is also called Trend Micro WiFi Protection). VPN Proxy One Pro is a relatively new Trend Micro product that is often bundled as part of Trend Micro’s online security packages, which include a password manager and antivirus software. We recommend opting for a VPN service headquartered in a country that has no legal claim on your personal information, and doesn’t engage in extensive state snooping.Disclaimer: Partnerships & affiliate links help us create better content. It is led by the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA), making it an extension of the US surveillance apparatus. This also includes India, South Korea, and Thailand. Singapore is a partner in an intelligence coalition called SIGINT Seniors Pacific. is also based in Singapore, but our VPN investigations revealed that, like Innovative Connecting, it also has links to mainland China. is listed as the developer of VPN Proxy Master, and is a subsidiary of Innovative Connecting.Īll Connected Co. To be a successful business or businessman in China you typically have to fully co-operate with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Chinese military.Īll Connected Co. There’s not a lot of information offered on these websites, but Lemon Clove is based at 8 Marina View, #42-099, Asia Square Tower 1, Singapore.īut the director of Lemon Clove/Innovative Connecting is Danian Chen, a Chinese national described by Fortune China as “ one of the most influential young leaders in China.” Chen is the Founder and CEO of Linksure, which launched the very successful WiFi Master Key app, and he is one of the richest men in China. Snap Master VPN is also the same app as VPN Proxy Master, just with a different name. Research by Security Affairs showed the same email address registered both websites, as well as the websites for Turbo VPN, VPN Robot, VPN Monster, and VPN Snap. ![]() Limited.įor all intents and purposes, these are the same company. Limited, but it used to be Innovative Connecting PTE. ![]() The company now in charge is Lemon Clove Pte. VPN Proxy Master has a complex corporate structure behind it. In summary, a a great number of free VPNs, including VPN Proxy Master, end up making their money back by selling on your data and giving advertisers permission to track you. It also states that VPN Proxy Master shares aggregated data points it collects with these advertising partners. These companies can “ set and access their own cookies, pixel tags, and similar technologies on our services.” Some of its advertising partners include: Facebook, AdMob, UnityAD, Vungle, and Smaato. In its Privacy Policy, VPN Proxy Master openly states that anyone using its free service may be subject to third-party tracking. Importantly, we’d like to see VPN Proxy Master conduct an independent audit of its logging policy and app security, to ensure that all data is being properly aggregated and deleted. We’re still uncomfortable with the fact that it logs your internet service provider and the location of the VPN server you connect to.īut VPN Proxy Master doesn’t keep the worst kinds of logs (activity logs), such as the websites or services you access when using the VPN and timestamps that can identify specific users. Some VPNs do need to save certain data points, like your username, passwords, and payment information, to maintain a service.īut we’ve seen many other VPN maintain their service without requiring to hand over so much data. Now VPN Proxy Master saves data mentioned in the table above, but “abstracts it” in order to maintain its service. ![]() It used to log your IP address and connection timestamps without aggregating or anonymizing the data at all. Ever since Lemon Clove acquired VPN Proxy Master, we’ve seen some improvements to its logging policy.
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