![]() Ivacy was actually the first VPN provider to introduce the split tunneling feature which allows you to choose which apps on your device (or even which sites) connect via their VPN servers and which don’t. According to the outdated knowledge base article, you need to manually set it (and it’s implied this is only available for Windows). The same issue occurred when we looked into Ivacy’s DNS leak protection features. That’s a huge problem – but once again, the page was last updated in 2016. Ivacy vpn app android#Rather alarmingly, the knowledge base article on Ivacy’s kill switch suggests this very, VERY important security feature is only available for Windows and Android clients. Kill Switch, DNS Leak Protection, and Split Tunneling So we went back to live chat and found that all of the above are available – as well as one other, IPSec. It’s also better explained that TCP and UDP refers to OpenVPN.īut that support page is also dated 2016. Ivacy vpn app how to#In their support page on how to change your VPN protocol in the Ivacy Windows app, IKEv2 is left out, but PPTP and SSTP are included. On their Features page, Ivacy says they offer TCP, UDP, L2TP, and “IKEV” (a typing error meant to read IKEv2). Next up is the VPN protocols Ivacy uses (if you’re unfamiliar with these, we suggest checking out our Beginner’s Guide to VPN Protocols). If you’re using any of their other apps, Ivacy’s servers “will go with the default settings which are usually encryption enabled.”Īccording to their live support, that information is outdated and 256-bit AES has become the default across all apps: Ivacy vpn app mac#This is problematic, especially as it says only Windows and Mac users can manually change the default. It’s the best-of-the-best, used by banks and military intelligence agencies – which is why it’s always referred to as “military-grade encryption.”īut here’s the catch: according to their support pages (which seem to have last been updated in 2016), Ivacy uses a range of encryption levels “from No Encryption to the highest SSL or AES 256 bit encryption”. Ivacy uses 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Military-Grade Encryption (But Only Sometimes?) Until we see an independent audit that confirms it, we’ll stay healthily skeptical. So why are we only cautiously impressed by all this? Well, Ivacy is still located in Singapore – and VPN providers are known to lie through their teeth about having a no-logs policy. They don’t know anything about what you’re doing through their servers and they don’t want to. Ivacy vpn app Patch#All the other diagnostic data they record is completely anonymized and necessary for things like troubleshooting and designing patch updates. But the only identifiable information they have is your name, email address, and payment method. Now, like all VPN providers, Ivacy does hold some user data. They make a point of stating “systems in use by Ivacy are designed in such a way that they can’t be decrypted, nor can anything be obtained, since we keep no logs.” Ivacy has one of the strictest no-logs policies we’ve read so far. And we must say, we’re cautiously impressed. Given the fact Ivacy is based in one of the worst jurisdictions imaginable, we went through their Privacy Policy with a very careful eye. Unfortunately for Ivacy, Singapore is confirmed to be collaborating with 5 Eyes. Which is why they spy on each other’s citizens and share that information. And the nations involved (collectively known as 5 Eyes, 9 Eyes, and 14 Eyes) all know this. Part of the reveal included details on what’s best described as an international operation with the sole purpose of spying on each and every single person on the planet. If you’re not wholly new to the world of online privacy and security, you’ll know about Edward Snowden having published over 1.5 million NSA documents that were meant to be highly classified. We have nothing against Singapore itself, but it’s a terrible jurisdiction for a VPN company to be based in. That promise is challenged right off the bat by the fact Ivacy is based in Singapore. ![]() Take a look at How We Rate VPN Providers ! Not a Great Location 7-day-money-back guarantee (with restrictions) ![]()
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