The companies that offer VPN solutions promise many developments in terms of confidentiality. Among them, the application of a strict no-logs policy often cuts a good figure in an attempt to reassure potential users.
In order to once and for all increase its credibility on the subject, Private Internet Access (PIA) has chosen to have its VPN audited. And it is a success!
Non-logging despite a domicile in the United States, this seems proven at PIA
To try to preserve your anonymity online, whether via your home network or the Wi-Fi of the corner station, the virtual private network (VPN) can be a powerful ally. In this perspective, the application of a no-logs policy is essential to navigate incognito on the Net. However, with a domicile in the United States since its creation in 2010, Private Internet Access had to, on several occasions, certify that it did not record any of the practices of its customers.
In this perspective, the firm commissioned an audit from one of the largest firms in the world, Deloitte, to inspect the configuration of its servers. As a result, PIA manages, as of June 30, 2022, to fully comply with its internal privacy policy. Thus, VPN users are not identified once connected, nor are their activities referenced in an internal PIA log.
Indeed, one of the components of the famous Patriot Act, the Freedom Act, was renewed in 2020 by the US Senate with all the freedoms that entails to allow the FBI to launch investigations or monitor online. The potential collection and holding of data by firms domiciled in the United States may therefore be subject to exploitation by this same FBI in the context of an investigation… except when they do not exist.
A criminal record (already) pleads in favor of PIA
To achieve such a result in terms of no-logs policy, PIA employs RAM servers programmed to restart regularly and thus erase all traces each time they turn off. Now a subsidiary of Kape Technologies, notably in the company of CyberGhost VPN, but also ExpressVPN and ZenMate, Private Internet Access has already proven twice, in 2016 and 2018, that its so-called “no-log” policy was efficient.
Indeed, each time its then parent company, London Trust Media, was asked to submit activity logs to the FBI and the American courts, the latter simply could not provide them, since ‘it does not record activity history. Will this audit be sufficient for PIA to no longer have to justify its confidentiality from now on?
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- Value for money
- Listening customer support
- Advanced network configuration options
Despite its many advanced features, a strict no-logs policy, decent performance, and better cross-platform coverage than in the past, PIA is losing ground to the heavyweights in the VPN market. In addition to the ergonomic flaws of its desktop clients, it is less efficient than its competitors, especially for streaming, including in the United States. A half-hearted VPN which nevertheless offers particularly attractive prices.
Despite its many advanced features, a strict no-logs policy, decent performance, and better cross-platform coverage than in the past, PIA is losing ground to the heavyweights in the VPN market. In addition to the ergonomic flaws of its desktop clients, it is less efficient than its competitors, especially for streaming, including in the United States. A half-hearted VPN which nevertheless offers particularly attractive prices.
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