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I recently read an article titled “We have identified the culprits who used foreign no-log policies to slander us!"
In the article, it was stated that “even if it is an overseas VPN with a no-log policy, the provider should have logs of the VPN connections,” from which the culprit was identified.
So I was wondering if such a thing is actually possible and asked the question.
Express vpn states they do not keep users data logs.
Some VPNs collect data on users.
The good ones do not, have many built-in measures against such things, and are independently audited by data security companies regularly. If the services passed audits and even better yet, denies government requests for information, it’s probably fine.
They are priced accordingly. If a VPN price seems too good to be true, it almost certainly is and you are paying for the service with your data.
In cases like the above there are usually two reasons
the people make a mistake and don’t use the VPN a few times so their home ISP gets found out.
With social media even if posted lots of info on social media you could piece together enough info about the person that you can figure out who they are.
Technically if logs were available you would need to get them from the VPN and you would then need the logs from the persons ISP. Most likely those would be in different judicial area or even in other countries so that would take alot of money and time to get.
ExpressVPN has a strict no-logs policy that has been verified multiple times through independent audits. As of 2024, the service has undergone 18 independent audits by reputable firms like KPMG, PwC, and Cure53. These audits confirmed that ExpressVPN does not store activity logs or data that could be used to identify users, meaning that browsing history, IP addresses, and other personally identifiable information are not recorded.
ExpressVPN uses a RAM-only server technology called “TrustedServer,” which ensures that all data is wiped whenever the server is restarted, making it impossible for logs to be stored long-term. Even if authorities were to seize ExpressVPN’s servers, there would be no data to trace back to individual users.
Additionally, the company’s headquarters in the British Virgin Islands offers a favorable legal environment, as it isn’t subject to data retention laws or international surveillance agreements that could compel them to keep or share user data.
For more details, you can refer to the latest audits and transparency reports on their website.
Can I be identified by the connection logs to the VPN server that are left at my ISP rather than the logs left at the VPN provider?