“A significant portion of the market is not equipped to handle that responsibility”: the VPN industry reacts to TechRadar's research

Last week, our investigation revealed that over three-quarters of Android VPNs fail basic transparency tests. The research casts serious doubt on which apps you can actually trust.

This week, I spoke with leading VPN providers about how you can stay safe online and what the industry is doing to clean up its reputation.

Aaron Engel, Chief Information Security Officer at ExpressVPN, says “the industry must continue to raise the bar on transparency.” But with the bar for Android VPNs set concerningly low, what does this actually look like in practice?

The importance of transparency

Engel said “transparency should be a key factor when choosing a ...