{
  "id": 15478551,
  "title": "No-Logs Claims vs. Independent Audits: What 377 VPN Privacy Policies Say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/no-logs-claims-vs-independent-audits-what-377-vpn-privacy-policies-say",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-18T19:46:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/vpnradarlab/no-logs-claims-vs-independent-audits-what-377-vpn-privacy-policies-say-243a"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "No-logs claims are prevalent in VPN marketing but hard to verify. VPNRadarLab's ranking examines three aspects for each of the 377 services: the existence of a no-logs policy, whether it has been independently audited, and whether the provider stores connection IPs. The majority (80%) publish a no-logs policy, but independent audits are rare at just 9%. Only 22 services state they keep the connection IP, while 61 mention storing session times. Just 27 services meet all three criteria: having a no-logs policy, an independent audit, and not storing IPs. Jurisdiction varies, with 92 US-based services and 137 outside the 5/9/14 Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances. Reading beyond the headline reveals that stored IPs and short-term logging are distinct, with the latter not necessarily contradicting a no-logs promise.",
  "summary": "\"No logs\" is the most common promise in VPN marketing. It is also the hardest one for a buyer to check. A privacy policy can say \"no logs\" in the headline and describe, a few paragraphs later, which connection data it keeps and for how long. At VPNRadarLab we score VPN services only from what the providers publish: privacy policies, audit reports, apps, jurisdictions, prices. That makes it…",
  "key_points": [
    "80% of VPNs claim no-logs policy",
    "Only 9% have undergone independent audits",
    "27 services meet all three criteria: no-logs, audit, no IP storage"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}