Hotspot Shield is a public VPN service operated by AnchorFree, Inc By establishing an encrypted connection with the Hotspot Shield servers, the service protects its users' Internet traffic from eavesdropping.
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11 Facts About Hotspot Shield
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Hotspot Shield was used to bypass government censorship during the Arab Spring protests in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya.
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Hotspot Shield client establishes an encrypted VPN connection with one of its supported public VPN servers, through which the user can connect to the Internet.
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Users can bypass censorship using Hotspot Shield by connecting to a VPN server located outside their country.
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Hotspot Shield has been used to bypass Internet censorship in countries with strict Internet censorship programs.
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Hotspot Shield was widely used during the Egyptian protests and revolution in 2011, when the Mubarak regime cracked down heavily on access to social media sites.
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In 2013, usage of Hotspot Shield increased in Turkey, in response to the suspected efforts of the Turkish government to censor social media and citizen access to international websites.
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In 2012, Hotspot Shield usage increased among Mac users in the United States and Europe, as 500,000 Mac users were infected by the Flashback virus.
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Hotspot Shield has generally received positive reviews by industry publications and websites.
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