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IVPN acquires Safing, operator of Portmaster and the SPN network

By Nicholas Pestell | By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on December 3, 2024

The key points IVPN has acquired Safing ICS Technologies GmbH*, the company behind the consumer firewall application Portmaster and the SPN network Over the coming months, the IVPN team will take over the operation of the Portmaster and SPN services IVPN is committed to continuing the improvement of the VPN service, Portmaster, and the SPN network with a focus on better integration across our services The why and how We believe a trustworthy VPN service is just one part of the essential toolkit for resisting online surveillance.

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New IVPN apps for macOS and Windows

By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on March 25, 2021

Today marks the release of new macOS and Windows desktop apps that improve on the previous IVPN experience in a number of ways. It’s easier to search for and discover servers to connect to, frequently used settings became more accessible and we provide better visual verifications of your connected status.

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IVPN for iOS now offers DNS over HTTPS

By Juraj Hilje | Posted on March 18, 2021

We are introducing DNS over HTTPS with the latest version of IVPN for iOS (2.3.0), out now. What are the new options available? For existing Custom DNS settings, it is now possible to enable HTTPS or TLS protocol You can now configure a custom DNS over HTTPS server that is used when there is no VPN connection To make use of these changes you need iOS 14 or later installed on your devices.

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Helping people decide if they need a VPN - DoINeedAVPN launch

By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on March 17, 2021

TL;DR: We have created an open-source tool that helps people decide if they need a commercial VPN. Releasing a blog post titled “Why you don’t need a VPN” seemed like a bold move for some who follow IVPN.

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New open-source IVPN website: subscribe without providing your email

By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on November 10, 2020

In a nutshell Generating an account for our VPN service no longer requires an email address, and we dropped renewing subscriptions by default in favor of a pre-paid system. We have introduced a new onboarding process with QR code setup, and two-factor authentication for account IDs that act as a sole identifier.

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New IVPN Linux app with GUI now available

By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on October 13, 2020

Improving the user experience for Linux customers has been a big priority for us in 2020. Earlier this year we released a fully featured CLI app. Today, following the redesigned Android and iOS/iPadOS apps, we are releasing the next iteration of our Linux app with a graphical interface.

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Introducing a redesigned IVPN for Android

By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on September 28, 2020

After kicking off the round of releases with iOS earlier this month, today we are introducing a rebuilt IVPN app for Android. The goals for this project were similar: to deliver a solution that offers better user control, a clearer overview of connection status and location, and enables a smoother setup process.

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Release of revamped IVPN app for iPhones and iPads

By Viktor Vecsei | Posted on September 8, 2020

Today we are releasing redesigned iOS and iPadOS apps for IVPN. This is the first milestone in our project of rebuilding our applications for better usability and user experience. Why have we opted for redesign? There are specific aspects of the apps we aimed to improve: