For privacy, it’s got a sincere no-logging policy that it doesn’t appear to have broken yet. For security, it uses the reliable OpenVPN and IKEv2 protocols with AES-256 encryption. It’s very safe, from the perspectives of both security and privacy. Five Eyes just means the countries agree to share intelligence with each other, and they can’t share intelligence they don’t have. Although Canada is part of the Five Eyes agreement, I no longer believe that means anything. TunnelBear is based in Canada, a jurisdiction with reasonably good privacy laws (and a much better one working its way through Parliament).
For now, it seems that McAfee plans to stay in the background and let its VPN provider work. It’s backed by a team that wants to keep you safe from viruses and malware - unlike some VPN parent companies that are more interested in creating the malware ( cough cough Kape Technologies cough).įurthermore, the McAfee acquisition didn’t change anything about TunnelBear.
Here’s why I don’t think any of that matters: McAfee Antivirus, for all its faults, is at least a genuine piece of security software. Sure, it’s a bulky program that slows down a lot of PCs, and it’s aggressively hard to uninstall, and the free version spams you with ads, and it misses a lot of viruses, and maybe the founder killed a guy.
TunnelBear is owned by McAfee, which acquired it in 2018.įor some of you, this might be where you stop reading, but I maintain the hate for McAfee Antivirus is overblown. Your IP address, personal information and browsing habits are encrypted when you connect to a VPN server and don’t decrypt until they reach the intended recipient. TunnelBear is a virtual private network (VPN) that creates an encrypted “tunnel” you can use to browse safely online.
Where did this bear come from, anyway? Let’s find out together. Its most recent news story is from June 2021, when it submitted a complaint to the Canadian government about ISPs and web services blocking sites to enforce copyright law. In general, this isn’t a VPN service that makes headlines. This section is where we’ll share any explosive developments about TunnelBear you need to know. TunnelBear is one of the few VPN providers that would rather support a cause on its homepage than display a price promotion.
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