Controversial stories leaked back in 2017 about allegations for unfair practices against the company which were later followed by claims for user data leaks. Those leaks included real user location and even WiFi details, if they are connected via a router. Hotspot Shield seems to have been actively working to resolve those issues. The company claims that no logs are being stored and all information is being deleted after the user session ends. At the time of posting this review, I have found no indications that my data is unprotected.