One of the most important issues with VPN services is privacy. There are many options that we have available to use. As we know, they are available for all kinds of operating systems and devices. However, not all of them are really safe. We may come across an option that puts our data at risk. In this article we echo a report that indicates how the main VPNs treat the logs and information .
What information and logs are stored by VPNs
This report has been produced by AV-Comparatives . There we can see a series of interesting data, including which information and records are stored by the main VPNs. They take into account aspects such as traffic registration, dates and times, bandwidth registration, IP address or if they have a transparent report.
They have analyzed some of the most popular and used VPNs such as AVG Secure VPN, BullGuard VPN, ExpressVPN, IPVanish or Nord VPN. They show how each of these VPN services works against the characteristics that we have indicated.
One of the goals of users when using a VPN is to protect privacy. In this way our data would be safe, protected from possible intruders who may access them. For example, when browsing the Internet through public networks, there could be intruders who could collect information and data that we send or receive. It is important to take care of our connections and thus avoid problems.
Traffic log
One of the questions it looks at is whether a VPN does any traffic logging . This is basic and is therefore important when using such a service. However, not all VPNs that exist take this into account and sometimes we can have problems.
Regarding the main VPNs analyzed, in this case they all protect privacy in this regard. In other words, none of the main VPNs that we mention store a record of user traffic.
Dates and times
The same does not happen with the browsing time, the date and times . In this case, these logs are also stored by some VPNs. Many users will opt for one or the other option depending on details like this.
On this occasion we can say that they do not store such log BullGuard VPN, IPVanish and Nord VPN. However, it is stored by AVG Secure VPN and ExpressVPN.
Bandwidth recording
Bandwidth is another of the points analyzed by AV-Comparatives. There are also differences, as in the previous case. This time AVG Secure VPN does have a record of bandwidth while the rest of the ones we have mentioned as main VPNs do not.
The IP address
It is undoubtedly one of the most important points for users. Do they record the IP address ? There are certain VPN services that do store this information. However, in the test, only AVG Secure VPN has stored the IP address. The rest of the most important ones do not.
Transparent report
Finally, another question that they have analyzed is whether they have a transparent report . Here they approve AVG Secure VPN and Nord VPN.
