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Court records and reporting show a small set of major VPNs have been legally tested by subpoenas or warrants, and some—most notably Private Internet Access (PIA)—could not produce user browsing logs i...
Court-tested “no-logs” claims have both been upheld and pierced: Windscribe’s founder had criminal charges dismissed in April 2025 after the company could not provide user data , while multiple long-d...
Court records and reporting show multiple VPN providers have had their no-logs claims tested in court and by law enforcement; Private Internet Access (PIA) was subpoenaed in 2016/2017 and could not pr...
Real-world tests of VPNs against subpoenas are limited but instructive: Private Internet Access (PIA) has court records showing it could not produce user logs when subpoenaed, and ExpressVPN reports r...
Court-tested no-logs claims are the strongest real-world evidence a VPN can offer: several providers — notably Private Internet Access, ExpressVPN, OVPN and others — have faced subpoenas, server seizu...
Major U.S. federal resources require ISPs to disclose network-management and commercial practices under the FCC’s Internet Freedom rule (47 CFR § 8.1) and the FCC maintains an ISP disclosures portal w...
VPN providers sometimes keep data that courts can compel; several providers have faced subpoenas and police raids that tested their claims, and independent audits or court outcomes are the clearest ev...
and several leading VPNs have responded to law‑enforcement pressure by publishing regular that enumerate requests and outcomes — ExpressVPN reported 194 government or police requests in July–December ...
Public examples of VPNs that have refused government data requests are limited but real: ProtonVPN has publicly denied authorities’ attempts to identify users because it does not keep the server-conne...
Yes — several mainstream VPN providers now advertise “integrated” or turnkey support for Tor-style browsing, but that phrase covers different things: Proton VPN and NordVPN explicitly provide Tor/Onio...
A small group of mainstream VPNs has real-world evidence—court fights, seizures, or audits—that their no-logs promises held up under legal pressure: notable examples frequently named in industry repor...
Using a “no‑logs” VPN together with Tor can add convenience and an extra layer of protection—by hiding Tor usage from an ISP and concealing the user’s IP from the Tor entry node—but it replaces one tr...
The for combining the strongest independent audits with reliable kill switches and anti‑leak protections are , , , and , with other reputable options like and showing solid credentials; each earns tru...