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"Very strange activity"
Version: Hotspot Shield 2.85
Pros
Didn't use it long enough to find any. See why below.
Cons
As soon as I installed and configured the free version for maximum privacy, I started getting messages from various sites that my IP address was blacklisted. This stopped happening as soon as I trashed the app.
Also, I got a message from Google telling me that there had been unauthorized login attempts from AnchorFree in California. What is going on here? I have no idea, but it's sure not acceptable. That's not my idea of security. They have no business trying to log into my accounts. -
"Developer greed has rendered this app obsolete."
Version: Hotspot Shield 2.85
Pros
Nothing at all, whatsoever, anymore.
Cons
Once a standard and free feature (arguably its ONLY feature), being able to access American sites and stream content blocked in other territories on superficial "copyright" grounds was probably the only reason one would even bother installing Hotspot Shield. And now it's been removed, repackaged as a pay-only feature in another app, which defeats the ease of use and true "security" they once purported.
Summary
Do not download, do not install, do not support. Seek free alternatives. When something once free becomes charged for, and not the other way around, the only excuse in this case can be greed. For shame, Hotspot.
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"This program is really great & very easy to use!"
Version: Hotspot Shield 2.85
Pros
When you go online @ public locations, you are vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Meaning criminals can steal all your passwords to all your accounts (e.g. bank accounts, e-mails, social networks, etc.) and they can even monitor your web traffic.
With HotSpot Shield, all that scary stuff is long gone!
In some countries like China, literally all websites (Google, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, etc.) are blocked. However with HotSpot Shield, you can bypass the blocks and surf the web as if you were in the United States!Cons
For the free service, there is a banner displayed on the top of your browser. Also recently there has been a problem with Skype, but this has all been fixed :).
Also this VPN Service may be currently blocked in China. So if you are planning on going to China, you may wish to consider another VPN service.Summary
I would really recommend using HotSpot Shield. Not only does it secure your internet connection, it also makes the internet more democratic, meaning that you can access any website you want even if your country, school, workplace, etc. blocks access to the site!
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"Do not update"
Version: Hotspot Shield 2.85
Pros
Worked like a charm for American sites that blocked outside users
Cons
I put off updating for as long as I could, until they forced me to update in order to continue using it. Since then, I cannot access CBS and other American TV stations. This software is now useless and no longer serves its purpose.
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