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Disconnect for Windows

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Editors’ Review

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Disconnect provides comprehensive online privacy by revealing trackers, enabling private searches, encrypting traffic, blocking threats, bypassing censorship, and clarifying privacy policies across multiple platforms.

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  • Pros

    • Reveals invisible tracking and unsecured connections
    • Enables private and secure searches
    • Routes traffic through an encrypted tunnel
    • Blocks over 5000 malicious trackers
    • Defeats internet censorship for free content access

  • Cons

    • Encrypted tunnel requires a paid subscription
    • Advanced privacy features are paid
    • Privacy policy explanation is a paid feature
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Disconnect for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
2.0.5
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 8
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows 2003
  • Windows Server
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Vista
Additional Requirements
None
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
7,017
Downloads Last Week
1
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Developer’s Description

By Disconnect
Protect your privacy while surfing the Web.
With over 3 million customers, Disconnect is the easiest way to protect your privacy on all of your devices - iOS, Android, Mac, and WindowsDisconnect protects your privacy in 6 ways. First, it lets you see all of the invisible tracking and unsecured connections on the websites you visit and the apps you use (Free). Second, it lets you search privately and securely using your favorite search engine, including Google, Bing, and Yahoo (Free). Third, it routes all of your traffic through an encrypted tunnel to prevent wireless eavesdropping, secure your connections and protect sensitive personal info (Paid). Fourth, it blocks 5000+ malicious trackers, sources of malware and identity theft threats (Paid). Fifth, it defeats Internet censorship and allows you to access content freely without revealing your true location and IP address (Paid). Sixth, it lets you easily understand - at a glance - the privacy policies of 1000s of sites, plus other details about how your data is collected and used (Paid).Our team includes engineers who previously worked for Google and the NSA, so we are intimately familiar with online tracking and how to stop it. Our business model is based 100% on consumer payments, so we have no reason to advertise to you or to collect your data. Our software is open source so anyone can verify how it works and that we don't keep any of your information. We have been featured in over 500 press articles over the last 2 years, including an appearance on 60 Minutes. We are one of the of the first certified B Corps in the technology industry, a reflection of the fact that we see ourselves as both a for-profit company and a consumer advocacy organization.
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