There’s no way to be sure it will kick in and block your internet if the VPN drops, and that could mean your device traffic is unprotected for at least a few seconds.
#Norton security vpn windows#
Put this all together and it looks like the Windows kill switch is unreliable at best. Secure VPN didn’t block our internet, didn’t reconnect either, and told us to try connecting again later. A good kill switch should block everything but the VPN app until it can reconnect. Maybe we were unlucky? We tried another test, turning our router off and on, simulating a dropped network. The connection dropped, but the kill switch didn’t block our internet, and our device used its regular unprotected internet connection as usual. We ran some extreme tests on the kill switch by ceasing Secure VPN’s WireGuard processes, and stopping its services. The kill switch did not impress us (Image credit: NortonLifeLock) Even better, we would urge the firm to join the likes of ExpressVPN, NordVPN and TunnelBear in putting itself through a public audit, to give potential customers real information on how it’s looking after their privacy. While we’ve no reason to assume Norton is doing anything dubious, we’d like a little more clarity on how it’s handling your data. Which IP addresses are collected, for instance: your device IP, the server you’re allocated, or both? How long is this data kept? It’s not clear. There’s not a lot of detail about what this could mean.
#Norton security vpn license#
The real Norton Secure VPN privacy policy (opens in new tab) says the service collects or accesses your IP address device name, type, and identifier OS version (for mobile devices) license identifier a running total of bandwidth used and some very basic diagnostic information to help solve any issues (an error state code, for instance). The Secure VPN website claims that “unlike some other VPNs, we don’t track, log, or save your browsing activities.” Sounds promising, but there’s no more detail on the front page.Ī 'What is a no-log VPN?' blog post (opens in new tab) vaguely states that although “Norton Secure VPN does not log information about where you browse on the Internet”, it does collect “other limited data in accordance with the NortonLifeLock Global Privacy Statement and the Product Privacy Notice.” Norton Secure VPN can block trackers and more, but the service does keep some logs on its users (Image credit: NortonLifeLock) Privacy and logging Whatever your product preferences, Norton protects you with a 14-day money-back guarantee for monthly-billed subscriptions, and a generous 60-days with annual plans. If you’re in the market for a new antivirus or security suite, that could be the best option. But it's the same $3.33 a month for the first year of the annual plan, and only a little more expensive at $9.17 on renewal ($110 a year).
#Norton security vpn password#
That looks a little costly to us, but wait: there’s another way.īuy Norton Secure VPN as a bundle with Norton 360 Deluxe and you'll get antivirus for up to five PCs, Macs, mobiles and tablets a firewall for PC and Mac parental controls, a password manager, 50GB cloud backup space and more. The 10 device plan (opens in new tab) is priced at $5 a month on the annual subscription, rising to $8.33 on renewal. Norton’s five device plan (opens in new tab) starts cheap at $3.33 a month billed annually, although that doubles to $6.66 on renewal. Most providers ask $10-$13 for monthly plans, so if you only need to protect that one device, Norton looks like a very good deal. Norton Secure VPN prices start at just $4.99 billed monthly (opens in new tab) for a single device license. Both monthly and annual plans are available (Image credit: NortonLifeLock) Norton Secure VPN review: Plans and pricing
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