[PSA] Do NOT use Hola Unblocker They Sell Your Bandwidth, Turning Its VPN into a Botnet

http://lifehacker.com/hola-better-internet-sells-your-bandwidth-turning-its-1707496872

TL;DR: Running the Hola Unblocker application turns your connection into a public exit node on a P2P network. It allows people can to use your Internet connection and potentially access illegal material.


Comments


[23 Points] None:

Well fuck I never knew this. Thanks for this post! I'm going to uninstall HU now.


[6 Points] 198729172:

Wtf are people really downvoting this? This is important info..


[2 Points] daz123:

So what are the recommended free ones ?


[3 Points] theillrequited:

I always felt like something fishy was going on with them, they have to pay for their services some how, and it's not thought ads. I figure they were just selling your personal info, and/or spying on your internet habits.


[2 Points] rcunov:

What about the android app?


[2 Points] urdank6:

Does Anyone know of any good vpn sites of I could get for free or torrent?


[2 Points] givemeoil420:

Private internet access VPN client... takes bit coin for payment... one year and log-in can work on 3 devices... 2 computers and a cellular data plan if you are smart and keep all your internet access though the vpn. Works great on my devices on all platforms osx windows ios and android


[1 Points] None:

Wow...


[1 Points] castawayaccountdawg:

Always seemed to good to be true


[1 Points] borensteinbore:

is justfreevpn any good? I heard it's decent, but haven't tried it yet


[1 Points] mephestus:

It also has a remote code execution vulnurability. Fuck the selling of bandwidth uninstall it IMMEDIATELY


[1 Points] SecondWarning:

I felt like such a fucking monkey when I found out just how bad Hotspot Shield (and Anchorfree) were after using them. Basically none of the VPN protection with all of the deanonymization and malware, but a pretty little interface to make you think you're protected. Thanks for the PSA.


[1 Points] efxo:

http://adios-hola.org/


[1 Points] chrisname:

it turns out that Hola has been aggregating and selling the bandwidth of its user “exit nodes” through a service called Luminati.

through a service called Luminati

Luminati

illuminerty confirmed