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Plain answers, dated.

Plain answers about WireGuard, what makes a VPN protocol safe, and how a free VPN pays for itself. Written by the people who run NetCloak, dated, and kept current.

What is WireGuard, and what does it mean for your phone?

WireGuard is a VPN protocol and the software that implements it. What that means on an Android phone: battery, roaming between wifi and mobile, and the one thing an app has to watch for.

Is WireGuard safe?

Yes, for what it is designed to do. What safe means for a VPN protocol, what has been proved about WireGuard, and the specific limits the project itself publishes.

How a free VPN stays free, and what that costs you

Free VPNs are paid for in one of three ways. Which one NetCloak uses, exactly what the ad company receives, why sessions are timed instead of capped, and what you give up.