IVPN

In 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, IVPN started handing out free subscriptions to people living in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-28 |title=In support of Ukraine: distributing free IVPN accounts |url=https://www.ivpn.net/blog/in-support-of-ukraine |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=IVPN |language=en}}

In 2024, IVPN acquired Safing, a company that offered a firewall application and the SPN VPN service.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-03 |title=IVPN acquires Safing, operator of Portmaster and the SPN network |url=https://www.ivpn.net/blog/ivpn-acquires-safing-portmaster-spn-network/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=IVPN |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Safing Joins Forces with IVPN: A New Chapter Begins |url=https://safing.io/blog/2024/12/03/a-new-chapter-begins/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=Safing |language=en}}

IVPN has been independently audited by Cure53, has undergone a logging audit[https://cure53.de/audit-report_ivpn.pdf IVPN Privacy & No-Log Audit Report 03.2019.] and a comprehensive pentest report.[https://cure53.de/summary-report_ivpn_2019.pdf Pentest-Report IVPN VPN, Server & Web 01.2020.] IVPN is supported by FlashRouters, a company that specializes in providing custom-flashed routers for VPN users.[https://support.flashrouters.com/dd-wrt/fr-dd-wrt-privacy-app-features/which-vpn-providers-are-supported-in-the-fr-privacy-app/ Which VPN providers are supported in the FR Privacy App?][https://proprivacy.com/router/comparison/best-vpn-routers The 5 Best VPN Routers in 2022 - Preconfigured VPN routers - Easy set up.]

In a September 2017 review by PCWorld, IVPN received 4.5 out of 5 stars and was awarded their Editor's Choice Award in 2017.{{cite news |last=Paul |first=Ian |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3221470/privacy/ivpn-review-a-small-vpn-worth-a-look-for-us-and-uk-connections.html |title=IVPN review: A small VPN worth a look for U.S. and UK connections |work=PCWorld |date=2017-09-01 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325015537/https://www.pcworld.com/article/3221470/privacy/ivpn-review-a-small-vpn-worth-a-look-for-us-and-uk-connections.html |archivedate=2018-03-25 }}

The service has also been reviewed by PC Magazine,{{Cite web |title=IVPN Review |url=https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/ivpn |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=PCMAG |language=en}} TorrentFreak,{{cite news |last=Ernesto |author-link=TorrentFreak |url=https://torrentfreak.com/vpn-services-anonymous-review-2017-170304/ |title=Which VPN Services Keep You Anonymous in 2017? |work=TorrentFreak |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304220053/https://torrentfreak.com/vpn-services-anonymous-review-2017-170304/ |date=2017-03-04 |archivedate=2017-03-04 }} and Forbes{{Cite web |title=IVPN Review 2024: Features, Pros and Cons – Forbes Advisor |url=https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/software/ivpn-review/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=www.forbes.com}}

The non-profit Freedom of the Press Foundation, in their "Choosing a VPN" guide, lists IVPN amongst the five VPNs that meet their recommended settings and features for VPN use as a tool for protecting online activity.{{Cite web |date=2018-06-29 |title=An in-depth guide to choosing a VPN |url=https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/choosing-a-vpn/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=Freedom of the Press |language=en}}

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