But we also noticed a wide range of speeds during testing, and while performance was mostly very good, occasionally speeds dropped to an unusable crawl. Our benchmark performance tests* showed above average speeds, with latency only increased by 19% – which is pretty good compared to rival services – and both download and upload speeds falling by a minimal 7% compared to our normal rates. They delivered only average performance in our tests, blocking some threats but missing plenty of others, but these features could still give you a little extra protection. Spotflux makes a big deal of its malware, tracker-blocking and anti-phishing technologies. You can set the app to load when Windows starts, choose TCP or UDP connections, set an alternative proxy, and that's about it. Poking around the settings doesn't reveal much more. For the most part you just hit a button to toggle protection on or off, and there's a short list of alternative servers if the default doesn't work. One clause we noticed is Spotflux asks that children under the age of 16 shouldn't sign up for an account, and may only use the service 'under the approval and supervision of parents or legal guardians', presumably to comply with the US COPPA law.ĭespite its many features, Spotflux's client is one of the simplest around. To be fair, Spotflux is little more specific on logging – it will hand over information when directed by a court, but 'since Spotflux keeps limited to no logs, the amount of information available to law enforcement is very limited'.

Spotflux could also 'discriminate against devices, protocols, or applications', 'throttle user connections' and 'purposely timeout user connections' if 'they are determined by Spotflux to be harmful to the Services or illegal'. There might be packet inspection of user traffic to prevent malware or trackers.

Spotflux's Privacy Policy is a little better organised than most of its VPN rivals, and makes real efforts to tell you what you want to know: the data the company collects, how it's used, shared and so on. You don't need to provide an email address to install or use the software, and if you do decide to upgrade, there's a Bitcoin payment option as well as PayPal and credit card. Want to try before you buy? That makes sense, and Spotflux offers a generous 3 day trial of the full Premium service.

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