Norton Secure VPN Privacy Report

Privacy Rating
6.5
/10
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Much like other VPNs from large digital security companies, Norton Secure VPN logs much more consumer data than necessary. Its privacy policy states that it logs what websites users visit along with their device IP addresses and browser types. Subsequently, Norton shares this information with third parties.

Encryption

In Transit Yes
At rest? Yes
All network communications and capabilities? Yes

Security Updates

Automatic, regular software/ firmware updates? No
Product available to use during updates? No

Passwords

Mandatory password? Yes
Two-Factor authentication? Yes
Multi-Factor authentication? No

Vulnerability Management

Point of contact for reporting vulnerabilities? submit a ticket, but need account to do so
Bug bounty program? No

Privacy Policy

Link https://www.nortonlifelock.com/us/en/privacy/global-privacy-statement/
Specific to device? No
Readable? Yes
What data they log Subscriber information, mobile device data, aggregate bandwidth usage, use of websites, browser type, IP address, operating system
What data they don’t log n/a
Can you delete your data? Yes
Third-party sharing policies Shares info with third parties

Surveillance

Log camera device/ app footage n/a
Log microphone device/ app n/a
Location tracking device/ app Yes

Parental Controls

Are there parental controls? No

Company History

Any security breaches/ surveillance issues in past? No
Did they do anything to fix it? n/a

Additional Security Features

Anything like privacy shutters, privacy zones, etc.? n/a