Hide My IP has apps for Windows, Android, iOS and Mac, as well as browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox, but it can also be enabled on additional devices, like Linux, through its browser extension. may monitor certain aspects of the network to manage abuse, maintain and/or improve service.” So caution is advised. That said, we aren’t told what exactly constitutes as “logs of your internet traffic or activity”, and the vendor’s Terms of Service read that “although we do not keep content logs of use or share any of your private information with any third party, we will turn over any information we do have if required to do so by law. However, it also states it doesn't “monitor or keep logs of your internet traffic or activity while using the service”. In its Privacy Policy, the provider says it may collect your personal information when you purchase its services, establish contact with it, or “use or access any of our products, services, websites, or network”. It supports torrenting, although, for Windows, you need to turn on the Hide My IP in All Applications in the app’s settings. It also states that it can protect you against IP leaks such as the WebRTC IP leak in Chrome and Firefox. To protect your privacy, the vendor deploys 256-bit AES encryption with 2048-bit key. The vendor has 137 virtual locations with thousands of IPs in 120+ cities all over the world, in countries like Mexico, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Peru, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Latvia, Ukraine, Russia, Morocco, Kenya, Egypt, Cambodia, China, Georgia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Vietnam, and more. Do note that this location isn’t ideal in terms of personal privacy as the US is one of the members of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance, and has a general reputation of being a privacy-unfriendly place. which is registered in San Diego, California. Hide My IP is owned by the company My Privacy Tools, Inc.
You just need to turn on its Firefox or Chrome extension and you’re good to go. Hide My IP has this sort of capability, since, in its own words, it changes your IP location “to unblock sites like Hulu, Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Pandora, or other sites which may be censored by your ISP or in your country”. Streamingīeing able to unblock the popular geographically restricted streaming platforms like Netflix and BBC iPlayer is a desirable feature for any VPN service. Hide My IP is very good but still has some work to do before it becomes as powerful as ExpressVPN, NordVPN, CyberGhost, or Surfshark, all of which have more advanced platforms, with thousands of servers and lots of features, options, and extras.