Hotspot Shield

Hotspot Shield

#16 in VPN Providers
81 positive 4 neutral 47 negative

Based on 132 Reddit mentions

What people say about

Summary of sentiment across key features mentioned by users.

connection speed

32/25

server network

27/1

streaming support

23/3

device compatibility

20/6

privacy policy

7/17

obfuscation

14/10

price

15/5

ease of use

15/2

What people are saying

Discover what users really think based on Reddit discussions.

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Keep yourselves safe from these services and those who sponsor them

Don‘t support: ExpressVPN CyberGhost Private Internet Access (PIA) ZenMate Hotspot Shield Betternet Touch VPN

ilm911 in r/israelexposed

September 28, 2025 8:20 PM

865

Best Free VPN

There’s no such thing as a 'perfect' free VPN. Each comes with limitations: Proton doesn’t let you choose your location and blocks P2P traffic. Windscribe and TunnelBear only offer 10GB per month for free. 1VPN is only free for the browser extension. Hotspot Shield and Urban VPN log and sell your da

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electrical_who10 in r/vpns

January 30, 2025 1:09 AM

356

Teens using VPN to cheat in Gorilla Tag are unknowingly selling their internet connections | Cheaters become unwitting accomplices to hackers

Yea not uncommon unfortunately I remember a similar controversy might have been Hotspot shield was it? It was the top free VPN at the time people were using it for Netflix and what not while it was quietly highjacking peoples connections for god knows what.

LollipopChainsawZz in r/technology

December 22, 2024 9:48 PM

221

This seems kind of bad...

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hanslak_israeli-firms-now-control-8-major-vpn-companies-activity-7376987188263178241-CWKp The “8 major VPN companies” claim likely aggregates brands under two key players: Kape Technologies (4 major VPNs) and Aura (formerly Pango Group, an Israeli software firm; 4 more

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AmusingMusing7 in r/WhitePeopleTwitter

September 26, 2025 1:20 PM

90

What has become too expensive that it’s no longer worth it?

I would avoid Hotspot Shield. "Our VPN products log: the duration of VPN sessions and the bandwidth consumed. We do this to monitor, support and optimize our VPN services, as well as enforce free app usage limits. the domains that have been accessed by our users, but on an anonymized basis such that

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speel in r/AskReddit

December 22, 2024 4:29 PM

25

How do companies get your address? Australian Refugee Association

Went to fantastic furniture to buy a mattress the other day. They asked for my name, email, mobile number, address. I refused, just gave my first name. Of course, most of this information is already out there, it's leaked or been sold. When you order something off a small or large retailer, their bu

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TappingOnTheWall in r/australian

November 19, 2025 4:29 AM

16

Does this mean port forwarding is enabled?

Hotspot Shield VPN does not support port forwarding. You'll need a VPN that supports port forwarding for this to work. VPNs that allow port forwarding

formertrigod in r/qBittorrent

March 25, 2025 12:55 PM

11

Social media ban implementation will 'vary' across platforms, eSafety commissioner warns

No to:- ExpressVPN CyberGhost VPN ZenMate Aything owned Owned by Aura Hotspot Shield Betternet VPN 360 Touch VPN UltraVPN OVPN HolaVPN I'd try surfshark, cyberghost, NORDVPN, Anything not connected to the US, Israel or the 5 eyes countries is best.

AggravatedKangaroo in r/australia

November 27, 2025 10:37 PM

10

VIT Bhopal Wifi Just Banned Reddit

Don't tell me you are in some sort of North Korean IT training centre. Winscribe, Proton VPN, Hotspot shield VPN(modded), something should work

No-Description2743 in r/Btechtards

April 3, 2025 10:38 AM

8

Everything's Changed...

it’s leaving australia too! such a bummer. can’t watch it anywhere without having to pay per episode because australia sucks when it comes to streaming services. vpn connected to us and uk will be my plan though. i use hotspot shield. :)

Longjumping-Okra241 in r/suits

June 17, 2025 3:43 AM

8