On Saturday, June 3rd, TSB staff went to work on the IOS app store to determine how many apps could possibly be out there for VPN usage.
Unsurprisingly, there are several Super VPN apps listed.
TSB staff also found numerous applications ran by an organization call Free Vpn.
While we as individuals and businesses have the right to privacy, Free VPN was registered in 2012 and is over 10 years of age. Their registration data is private, point of contact is web form only and the copyright notice is 2021.
Also, TSB staff found multiple Chinese VPN apps, one English speaking app that claimed 100 percent privacy and yet another app that said VPPN (virtual double private network?)
Nord and Express VPN software was listed, but not near the top of the initial list where we would expect paid VPN software to be. Question, how the hell is one to make a rational decision with all of these choices and no clarity on what’s potentially a problem and what would be safe to use?
TSB staff didn’t get Android involved as our Android user was not available during room time under the JRN House.
Some of these names make the search quite interesting. Makes you want to go see if a site exists. Some of these have atleast a 4 star rating. I wonder who uses half of these applications and would be willing to talk to the JRN on their use? Accessibility? Ease of use? Potential issues?
I want to have fair reporting here at the JRN, so we want to put this out to see what people are using. No judgement here, just the facts and experiences.
For companies we recommend, visit the resources page and find the table for companies and services as these companies and services we have looked at.
If you download any of these apps, the JRN is not responsible for what happens. The JRN cannot test every app and vouch for its claims. There are way too many apps, one device, and that device must work.
Feel free to contact us with your experiences by email, imessage, the TSB list or any other contact info you have. Looking forward in your responses!