Encrypts your traffic. Allows to open blocked websites. Check out Browsec Premium features! - Premium locations. You can access the Internet via additional Premium locations: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,.

Summary is a decent VPN service especially considering it's a free service. We didn't like that it lacks transparency and the sensational claims of total anonymity, 100% secure connections and so on are clearly disproportionate. Is a secure (encrypted) proxy add-on for browsers, which also offers a VPN app for mobiles. The add-on is very popular, with around 2 million users and the service is operated by the company Browsec LLC.

There wasn’t too much information to be found about Browsec LLC, owner of the browser proxy add-on and mobile VPN, Browsec. They do not have an about page or any type of description that would lead to their company. The only thing we found out is that they are likely based in Russia, also functioning under the name Browsec OOO according to the Apple Store (which would be a Russian Limited Liability Company). The big bang theory episode 1. If they are indeed based in Russia, you should be aware that they recently proposed some anti-terrorism laws that force communication and software companies to allow the government to spy on users compromising encryption.

These laws are likely to be implemented in the nearby future. Browsec offers compatibility with Chrome, Firefox, Opera and they have an iOS app available (Android app is under development).

They have a good rating of 4.5/5 stars on the from over 11000 reviews. The extension is very easy to install and the learning curve is very small as the interface is intuitive.

In order to sign up or to add the browser add-on, there is no information required whatsoever. They generate a temporary account for everyone who connects, and give you the option to attach the e-mail address to this account, should you choose to do so.

There is nothing mentioned about encryption type, or any other technical information regarding the connection type for that matter. Privacy And Logging Policy does not specify exactly how and when the information collected by them is stored. They only mention that it will be stored for research and improvement purposes. The statements in their Privacy Policy are vague and it’s not clear whether they collect user activity logs, such as visited websites. You can find more information on their privacy policy. Software The browser add-on behaved very well during our tests, there were no glitches or major hick-ups, and the interface is intuitive, simple and well-designed.

There aren’t too many features available, apart from changing your connection location and contacting support, but we appreciate that they are transparent about the changes that will occur once upgrading to premium. Some other services that offer a free alternative to their product are not clear in describing exactly what changes or what improves at the point of upgrading to their paid version. They offer four free server choices: Netherlands, Singapore, UK and US. Once you upgrade to premium, there are 12 others from various locations around the globe: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and USA. Features Netflix and Hulu don’t work even though on the Chrome Webstore they advertise that “Netflix, Hulu, Spotify, Pandora, SoundCloud and so on — music and video services restricted to a few countries are now accessible to you too.” This means that they have yet to update their claims to reflect the recent Netflix crack-down on VPN and proxy services. Another thing that we discovered is that they promote anonymous browsing, which is not 100% accurate, yet it is advertised as being one of the features that you will receive by using the product.