![]() ![]() “The recent claims to the contrary made by a non-profit advocacy group, the Center for Democracy and Technology, are unfounded,” said CEO and founder, David Gorodyansky. “Hotspot Shield’s lack of transparency about its logging, use of third-party tracking libraries, and redirection of user traffic also constitutes an unfair trade practice under Section 5 of the FTC Act, and is also subject to investigation and injunction by the Commission,” the CDT said in its complaint, filed Monday with the FTC.ĪnchorFree, parent company of Hotspot Shield, said in a statement given to Threatpost that information provided by users is never associated with their online activity. The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) is asking the FTC to investigate Hotspot Shield VPN and alleges unfair and deceptive trade practices. ![]() Federal Trade Commission alleging that a free VPN service marketed as a provider of secure and anonymous internet access shares user data and redirects traffic to partners, including online advertising companies. ![]()
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