Recently, a Hong Kong-based VPN provider named PureVPN assisted the FBI in the arrest of a cyberstalker by releasing logs of his activity while using their service. The arrest is obviously good news, but the interesting thing is that while PureVPN explicitly states that they “do not monitor activity or keep logs,” this is clearly not the case. Most VPN providers make similar claims, but this is hard to verify from the outside. This should make VPN users take a closer look at the service they use, and be mindful that they may not be as secure as they claim.
https://thehackernews.com/2017/10/no-logs-vpn-service-security_8.html
This is both interesting and scary. I have friends that live in China and use VPNs to get on websites that the government blocks, such as Facebook. Do I think the Chinese government is going to go arrest random citizens for using Facebook? I think it is unlikely, but this does set a dangerous precedent. I’m all for catching the cyber bad guys but the government aren’t always the good guys and this could allow for a lot of abuse.