![]() ![]() ![]() You can find a table on the VPN service’s website ranking seven of the 11 protocols by different categories, including: X-VPN provides barely any contextual information about its proprietary protocols, citing ‘privacy reasons’. Our tests to the UK, Germany, and US all regularly hit an average of 75Mbps with minimal fluctuation. The upload speeds across all locations were disappointing but we were impressed by the consistency of the download speeds. While this doesn’t compete with the fastest VPNs we’ve reviewed, it’s still fast enough for most online activities. Most notably, we recorded a speed loss of just 25% when connecting to the US as well as an average ping of 88ms. Singapore: 41Mbps (download) & 3Mbps (upload).Japan: 66Mbps (download) & 3Mbps (upload).Germany: 76Mbps (download) & 17Mbps (upload).USA: 74Mbps (download) & 5Mbps (upload).Here’s a breakdown of X-VPN’s international speeds: In summary, X-VPN’s logging policy doesn’t do enough to protect its users’ privacy, especially considering its links to China. ![]() We would feel more assured about X-VPN’s logging policy if it was verified by an independent audit or even a warrant canary. While none of the information X-VPN logs is identifiable in isolation, collecting your geo-location and connection timestamp is, in theory, enough to de-anonymize your activity. This information is used to help X-VPN with product development, and can be deleted upon request. You can decline this prompt but it’s still troubling that X-VPN has the capacity to track your data on iOS. X-VPN’s justification is “to cover the free server cost,” however this is not the case on the free Android app. This becomes apparent when first starting up X-VPN’s iOS app which requests permission to track your activity. X-VPN is unique in that the amount of data collected depends on the device in use. X-VPN attempts to track your activity both online and across different apps on iOS. ![]()
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