🆕 Software Suggestion | Surfshark VPN #2340

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2021-06-10T09:17:27Z

specter78 commented

2021-06-10 09:17:27 +00:00

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Basic Information

Name: Surfshark
Category: VPN
URL: https://surfshark.com/

Description

No-logs VPN based in British Virgin Island which recently underwent third-party security audit.

Why I am making the suggestion

As far as I am able to understand, it meets all criteria for vpn specified by PT.

My connection with the software

None

I will keep the issue up-to-date if something I have said changes or I remember a connection with the software.

## Basic Information **Name:** Surfshark **Category:** VPN **URL:** https://surfshark.com/ ## Description No-logs VPN based in British Virgin Island which recently underwent third-party security audit. ## Why I am making the suggestion As far as I am able to understand, it meets all criteria for vpn specified by PT. ## My connection with the software None - [x] I will keep the issue up-to-date if something I have said changes or I remember a connection with the software.

👎 5

youdontneedtoknow22 commented

2021-06-10 13:06:21 +00:00

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Apps are not open source, so no way it's going to be recommended.
Even if it went open source, their marketing is a little bit too much. VPN's don't protect your from "Malware & Phishing" as they say, at least not from Phishing.

Apps are not open source, so no way it's going to be recommended. Even if it went open source, their marketing is a little bit too much. VPN's don't protect your from "Malware & Phishing" as they say, at least not from Phishing.

👍 6

Dyrimon commented

2021-06-11 04:18:11 +00:00

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Along with already presented concerns,

They use scare tactics to force people into buying their service like "Not Protected" when you use their ip address check service. This is against the criteria of PTIO.
Website contains Google ads, tracking and analytics
Numerous evidence of buying or trying to buying online content creators to shill their service.

Their reasons to use a VPN:

Hide your browsing activity from snoopers
Protect your data from being stolen, collected, and sold
Prevent phishing
Bypass regional and network blocks
Escape from targeted advertising
Stay secure on public Wi-Fi
Dodge price discrimination

Number 2,3,5 are complete bullshit. You can be tracked in better ways with browser cookies and fingerprinting and vpn does not stop targeted advertising. They mix lies with truth.

TLDR: A very shady VPN company with questionable ethics which should not be recommended.

Along with already presented concerns, - They use scare tactics to force people into buying their service like "Not Protected" when you use their [ip address check service](https://surfshark.com/what-is-my-ip). This is against the criteria of PTIO. - Website contains Google ads, tracking and analytics - Numerous evidence of buying or trying to buying online content creators to shill their service. [Their reasons to use a VPN](https://surfshark.com/blog/why-use-a-vpn): - Hide your browsing activity from snoopers - Protect your data from being stolen, collected, and sold - Prevent phishing - Bypass regional and network blocks - Escape from targeted advertising - Stay secure on public Wi-Fi - Dodge price discrimination Number 2,3,5 are complete bullshit. You can be tracked in better ways with browser cookies and fingerprinting and vpn does not stop targeted advertising. They mix lies with truth. TLDR: A very shady VPN company with questionable ethics which should **not** be recommended.

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