{"id":463170,"date":"2022-06-15T14:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/will-vpns-be-forced-to-log-your-traffic\/"},"modified":"2022-06-15T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T11:00:21","slug":"will-vpns-be-forced-to-log-your-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-vpns-be-forced-to-log-your-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"#Will VPNs Be Forced to Log Your Traffic?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29245f84cd6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29245f84cd6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-vpns-be-forced-to-log-your-traffic\/#%E2%80%9CWill_VPNs_Be_Forced_to_Log_Your_Traffic%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Will VPNs Be Forced to Log Your Traffic?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-vpns-be-forced-to-log-your-traffic\/#What_Is_Logging\" >What Is Logging?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-vpns-be-forced-to-log-your-traffic\/#VPNs_and_the_Police\" >VPNs and the Police<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-vpns-be-forced-to-log-your-traffic\/#Logging_Legislation\" >Logging Legislation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-vpns-be-forced-to-log-your-traffic\/#Not_Just_Cops_VPNs_and_Torrenters\" >Not Just Cops: VPNs and Torrenters<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-vpns-be-forced-to-log-your-traffic\/#Keeping_Logs\" >Keeping Logs?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWill_VPNs_Be_Forced_to_Log_Your_Traffic%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Will VPNs Be Forced to Log Your Traffic?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-811138 size-full\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/judge.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A lawyer sitting in front of a gavel.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/professional-male-lawyer-counselor-working-legal-1570072939\" data-credittext=\"SuperOhMo\/Shutterstock.com\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/professional-male-lawyer-counselor-working-legal-1570072939\">SuperOhMo\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The heat is on, and VPNs are feeling the pressure. More and more governments are cracking down on online anonymity on the one hand, while Hollywood is doing whatever it takes to crack down on piracy. As a result, something unthinkable may become a reality: VPNs that are forced to log traffic. Is this fear realistic, or is it just a knee-jerk panic reaction?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Logging\"><\/span>What Is Logging?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The way a virtual private network works is that it reroutes and secures your connection, making you much harder to track. However, VPNs aren\u2019t bulletproof and there\u2019s a weak link in this process, namely their logs. In this case, logs are a record of who connected to the VPN\u2019s servers and when, as well as a full list of all the sites visited and other activities.<\/p>\n<p>Logs would make you very easy to track, which is why VPNs pledge not to keep them and are what\u2019s called no-log VPNs. As you can imagine, though, the practice of not keeping logs is a thorn in the eye for a number of people and institutions, not the least of which is law enforcement, which would very much like everybody to be trackable.<\/p>\n<p>Though part of their reasoning, especially in repressive countries like China, may be to keep an eye on what people are up to, in most cases the reasons are a little more prosaic: criminals use VPNs to hide what they\u2019re doing. If it weren\u2019t for VPNs, the police could likely solve cybercrimes much more easily.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VPNs_and_the_Police\"><\/span>VPNs and the Police<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The relationship between VPNs and law enforcement is a tricky one: on the one hand, as companies that promise privacy, they don\u2019t want to share anything with the police. On the other, though, like anybody else, they need to cooperate with any and all valid warrants sent their way. It\u2019s their legal duty.<\/p>\n<p>For example, Switzerland-based Proton, the company behind ProtonMail and ProtonVPN, was forced to cooperate with the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>rehension of a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/proton.me\/news\/climate-activist-arrest\">climate activist<\/a> when Swiss authorities were asked to execute a French warrant. Though the company did try to fight the order, the judge ruled against the company, and the man was arrested\u2014thanks in part to the information provided by ProtonVPN.<\/p>\n<p>Not all VPN services will go to bat for you in the same way, though: For example, PureVPN <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/securitygladiators.com\/fbi-purevpn\/\">helped the FBI<\/a> catch a cyberstalker in 2017 without any pressure from a warrant. A year earlier, IPVanish furnished Homeland Security <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/restoreprivacy.com\/ipvanish-provides-logs-to-authorities\/\">with the logs of another U.S. resident<\/a> without batting an eyelid\u2014though it should be noted that the company has changed hands since then.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Logging_Legislation\"><\/span>Logging Legislation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Of course, if you want information on a VPN user, as a cop or lawmaker you probably don\u2019t want to rely only on warrants and goodwill. Until recently, the only countries that actively wanted VPNs to log users are repressive places like Russia, China, and other countries where VPNs are borderline illegal.<\/p>\n<p>However, right now, at least one democracy is planning to crack down on VPNs:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/india-business\/explained-what-the-new-vpn-rules-means-for-internet-users-in-india\/articleshow\/91510719.cms\">India<\/a>. Starting in late June 2022, VPNs will have to register and log users. However, it remains to be seen how effective the law will be as there are a lot of legal issues with its implementation as well as court challenges to be fought, but it\u2019s alarming nonetheless. If India\u2019s new law is successful, there\u2019s little doubt other countries will follow.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Not_Just_Cops_VPNs_and_Torrenters\"><\/span>Not Just Cops: VPNs and Torrenters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the west right now, it isn\u2019t legislation that may prove the death knell to VPN privacy: Instead, it\u2019s lawsuits. In a bid to crack down on the piracy of their <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>, Hollywood has taken VPN providers to court several times. So far, it\u2019s lost all the bigger cases against large VPN providers, but it\u2019s won a number of smaller victories that may be troubling signs of things to come.<\/p>\n<p>For example, LiquidVPN, a small up-and-coming provider, was sued for its marketing, which touted it as a great way to pirate movies and TV shows. The case ended with a $10 million judgment against LiquidVPN and the service <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2021\/09\/film-studios-sue-liquidvpn-for-10-million-but-is-it-fair\/\">shut down entirely<\/a> as a result.<\/p>\n<p>The case of LiquidVPN isn\u2019t the only example of Goliath pulverizing David. The same group behind that suit also went after <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/torguard.net\/\">TorGuard<\/a>, a small independent VPN based out of Orlando, Florida. Unsurprisingly, TorGuard couldn\u2019t face up to that kind of judicial firepower and caved. It will now <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/vpn-provider-bans-bittorrent-after-getting-sued-by-film-studios\/\">block all torrenting traffic<\/a> on its U.S.-based servers, something the company confirmed in an email.<\/p>\n<p>Much <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etcentric.org\/vpn-unlimited-settles-with-u-s-filmmakers-in-bittorrent-suit\/\">the same happened<\/a> to another small provider, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vpnunlimited.com\/\">VPN Unlimited<\/a>\u00a0(part of KeepSolid), which now also blocks all torrent traffic on its U.S. servers. It also prohibits users in the United States from torrenting through blocks implemented in its protocols, according to company spokeswoman Liza Shambra.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Keeping_Logs\"><\/span>Keeping Logs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>More worrying, though, is a similar case where the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/vpn-service-will-block-bittorrent-and-keep-logs-to-settle-piracy-lawsuit-211011\/\">judge ordered<\/a> VPN.ht\u2014a <i>really <\/i>small provider\u2014to not just block torrent traffic, but also keep logs on its U.S. servers. In a way, this is the most terrifying of the three cases we have discussed as this is the one that really attacks not just what you can do with a VPN\u2014bad enough in itself\u2014but will also attack users\u2019 privacy.<\/p>\n<p>As with all landmark decisions, it remains to be seen if this judgment is just a blip or if we\u2019re standing at the top of a slippery slope and slowly starting our slide downward. 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