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Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Romania, Bitdefender has grown to be one of the largest cybersecurity technology companies worldwide. It makes sense that it also provides a VPN service to help users who want to remain anonymous online and protect their sensitive information from third-parties.
Bitdefender customers on any of its security plans will have a free version of Bitdefender VPN included. The free version has a daily traffic quota and automatically connects you to a server. The paid version, Bitdefender Premium VPN (which we’re reviewing here) offers unlimited traffic and the ability to connect to any of their 1,300+ servers in 29 countries. Both offer 10 simultaneous connections.
The premium tier costs $6.99 per month, or $29.99 per year—one of the most competitive annual prices we’ve seen. However, you also get less servers compared to other plans that cost slightly more—you’ll need to decide whether having access to more servers in more locations is important.
Kill Switch
A kill switch is a fairly basic feature you’ll find with many VPN services, as it’s one of the many ways your private information will be protected. How it works is that if your VPN connection is disconnected, Bitdefender will disconnect your internet connection. The purpose of the kill switch is so that you won’t potentially expose any of your internet activity and ensure privacy if you’re connected directly to the internet.
Users can customize their settings by having it disconnect your internet automatically, or turn off the kill switch feature.
Split Tunneling
Split tunneling allows users to decide which apps or websites connect directly to the internet and which ones connect through the VPN. The primary benefit of doing so is faster speeds. You may also have the added benefit of staying connected to your local area network (LAN) to connect to local devices such as printers or fax machines while keeping your online browsing activity protected through the VPN.
Bitdefender allows a limited form of split tunneling: you can whitelist certain websites and route traffic through your public internet connection. But you can whitelist apps.
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