In essence, “free VPN” services are monitored and thus, are far from anonymous or secure.
That’s not what a political activist or hacker would want, right? Most free VPNs are spyware as they collect usage logs, which are then sold to third parties. As a matter of fact, these logs can have serious consequences if forced by the authorities to be shared you can be identified and located. When a VPN logs this information, your privacy is not guaranteed. Usage logs: this information includes your online activity ranging from connection times, browsing history, metadata, and IP addresses (your originating/true IP and visited IPs).
