Hotspot shield hits 10 million downloads
Posted by: Jon on 05/21/2013 08:49 AM
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Hotspot Shield creates a virtual private network (VPN) between your laptop, mobile device and the wireless router, or WiFi hotspot. So, what it does, in a nutshell is prevents hackers from viewing your email, credit card information, and anything else that you send over a wireless network.
Tech Crunch says the growth has come on strong very recently, with the app seeing its active user base double between now and the beginning of 2013. The company says it has managed to prevent 28.6 billion malware threats since its debut, and has also saved over 102 million MB of data via its compression algorithms. For paranoid and thrifty travellers, it’s a way to both add an extra layer of security at open public Wi-Fi hotspots like those you’ll often find in airports, and conserve data on tight roaming plans, too.
In a release announcing the news, they offered this one line: Hotspot Shield is also used by travelers to access US content while abroad.
If you want Spotify and you live in a country where it isn’t available yet, for instance, you could use a VPN such as Hotspot shield to make it appear as though you’re based in the U.S., no matter where you actually are. Using it if you’re a U.S. citizen traveling abroad rides the fair side of the line, but that’s not how most are employing that particular tech. Beyond U.S. borders, there’s a strong and pervasive appetite for U.S. film and video content, the likes of which you can find on Hulu, for example, but not once you exit U.S. territories.
Anchorfree.com notes that it places consumers in control of their personal information online, and does this through Hotspot Shield. Hotspot Shield secures all Internet communications, protects the user's identity online, and provides universal access to all Internet content. Hotspot Shield is available for PC, Mac, Apple iOS and Android platforms at Anchorfree.com, Hotspotshield.com, and of course right here with us.
Tech Crunch says the growth has come on strong very recently, with the app seeing its active user base double between now and the beginning of 2013. The company says it has managed to prevent 28.6 billion malware threats since its debut, and has also saved over 102 million MB of data via its compression algorithms. For paranoid and thrifty travellers, it’s a way to both add an extra layer of security at open public Wi-Fi hotspots like those you’ll often find in airports, and conserve data on tight roaming plans, too.
In a release announcing the news, they offered this one line: Hotspot Shield is also used by travelers to access US content while abroad.
If you want Spotify and you live in a country where it isn’t available yet, for instance, you could use a VPN such as Hotspot shield to make it appear as though you’re based in the U.S., no matter where you actually are. Using it if you’re a U.S. citizen traveling abroad rides the fair side of the line, but that’s not how most are employing that particular tech. Beyond U.S. borders, there’s a strong and pervasive appetite for U.S. film and video content, the likes of which you can find on Hulu, for example, but not once you exit U.S. territories.
Anchorfree.com notes that it places consumers in control of their personal information online, and does this through Hotspot Shield. Hotspot Shield secures all Internet communications, protects the user's identity online, and provides universal access to all Internet content. Hotspot Shield is available for PC, Mac, Apple iOS and Android platforms at Anchorfree.com, Hotspotshield.com, and of course right here with us.
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