Vipre Privacy Report
Vipre lost points due to its lack of encryption, which is only included with their Endpoint Protection plans. There are no regular, automatic software updates, and Vipre shares user information with third parties. That includes users’ social media accounts, genders, nationalities, IP addresses, and location data. Users can’t get this data deleted.
Encryption
| In Transit | Yes with VIPRE Endpoint Protection |
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| At rest? | Yes with VIPRE Endpoint Protection |
| All network communications and capabilities? | Yes with VIPRE Endpoint Protection |
Security Updates
| Automatic, regular software/ firmware updates? | No |
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| Product available to use during updates? | No |
Passwords
| Mandatory password? | Yes |
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| Two-Factor authentication? | Yes |
| Multi-Factor authentication? | Yes |
Vulnerability Management
| Point of contact for reporting vulnerabilities? | Fill out a ticket |
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| Bug bounty program? | No |
Privacy Policy
| Link | https://www.vipre.com/privacy/ |
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| Specific to device? | No |
| Readable? | Yes |
| What data they log | Email, telephone, social media, gender, nationality, job title, language preferences, records of purchases, invoices, payment information, device type, operating system, browser type, browser settings, IP address, app settings, location data, employer details, and cookies. |
| What data they don’t log | n/a |
| Can you delete your data? | No |
| Third-party sharing policies | Shares information with third parties. |
Surveillance
| Log camera device/ app footage | n/a |
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| Log microphone device/ app | n/a |
| Location tracking device/ app | Yes |
Parental Controls
| Are there parental controls? | No |
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Company History
| Any security breaches/ surveillance issues in past? | No |
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| Did they do anything to fix it? | n/a |
Additional Security Features
| Anything like privacy shutters, privacy zones, etc.? | n/a |
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