![]() On Windows machines, you can find your IPv6 options under your Wi-Fi Properties menu, in the Networking tab. While you're at it, enable Hotspot's kill switch in its settings menu before using it (it's disabled by default). Windows users should make sure they've disabled IPv6 on their machines (it's enabled by default on Windows) before using HotSpot. While testing Hotspot with a default configuration Windows machine, my IPv6 was exposed while my IPv4 was not. These websites come to this wrong conclusion because the DNS request is not going through the VPN tunnel and don't check that the request is encrypted," the site says. It's true that some online websites that detect DNS leaks indicate that there may be a leak with our VPN. We encrypt the DNS request and that prevents DNS leaks. "Hotspot Shield does not leak when making DNS requests. On its website, however, Hotspot maintains that certain DNS leaks are a matter of crossed-purposes between its product and testing sites. While a 2018 review from AV-Test gave Hotspot high marks, there's no real way to tell what's going on under the hood of its protocol, and giving the public more third-party audits is a necessary step to bring Hotspot up to speed with routinely audited VPNs like TunnelBear. ![]() , that appeal to authority isn't much of an argument against greater transparency. Although Hotspot touts the use of its protocol by big names in security like While the protocol is a core component of its incredible speeds, it's still not made available for public audits like its open source alternative protocol, OpenVPN. ![]() Hotspot uses its closed-source, proprietary Catapult Hydra protocol. Hotspot Shield has an undeniably dodgy past, its protocol is closed source, and its data collection and privacy policy are concerning. ![]() If, however, you're less concerned with quickly streaming media and more focused on finding a VPN with a strong reputation for privacy, you should choose a different VPN. ![]()
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