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IPVanish has released new updates aimed at improving user privacy and security.
Increased transparency
IPVanish’sno-logs policyhas been validated for a second time, following anindependent assessmentby Schellman Compliance LLC.
Image: The data requests IPVanish received between October-December 2024 and January-March 2025
None of your metadata is logged, including original IP address, and no traffic is inspected.
Auditors were given unrestricted access to IPVanish’s systems, configurations, and teams.
IPVanish has also published a Transparency Report, available in itsTrust Centre.
Image: The data requests IPVanish received between October-December 2024 and January-March 2025
Legal requests, DMCA notices, and malicious activity flags are all recorded in the report.
Its QR Code Checker uses advanced AI and machine learning to analyze QR code destination URLs.
It looks for malware and phishing threats, as well as unsecured elements.
Dynamic page scans are performed, following redirects and loading full-page content to identify risks.
If a threat is found, it provides a detailed report and a screenshot preview.
Users can then decide how, and if, to proceed.
Image: IPVanish’s Link Checker tool as seen on its website
Dynamic page scanning and detailed page analysis is carried out using multiple scanning engines to determine any potential threats.
Redirects are followed, and external content is loaded.
VIPRE Advanced Security is the engine behind these features, and IPVanish’s Threat Protection.
VIPRE detected 98.7% of threats consistently and reached a 99.93% protection score during live execution evaluations.
It was tested online and offline, from initial detection to post-execution protection.
Minimal false positives were found and these results bolster IPVanish threat protection reputation.
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Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service).
Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad.
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