hey folks hope you've been well and welcome to my updated nord vpn review nordvpn has received some
updates over the past few months so i wanted to take a look into these updates the good the bad
and whether or not nordvpn is still performing well i'll look into things like the privacy policy
performance security features so that you can get a good idea about nordvpn
and if it could be a value to you depending on your situation so without further ado
we're jumping right in and of course if at any point you'd like to check for pricing you'll find
all the links you need in the description below including some discounts to save you some more
money so be sure to keep an eye out for those if you end up getting yourself a subscription
with nordvpn so the first thing we're going to go over is the logging policy and jurisdiction
nordvpn has a transparent privacy policy they do promise to not collect any logs and they do prove
their claim in the third party independent audit reports that they've conducted throughout the
years and if that's done enough even when a server has been compromised such as in finland in 2018
no user credentials were exposed since nord does not keep any locks also immediately after that
incident nord terminated their contract with the server provider and invited versebrite to run a
prompt audit in order to spot any weaknesses in their server infrastructure as well as
quickly fix any potential issues so nothing of the sort has happened ever since then
nordvpn has also been conducting regular audits to make sure that they stay on top of everything
they also operate ram only servers which basically means that there are no physical hard drives
linked to the servers at all which leaves little to no room for data to be stored in said
servers nordvpn is also headquartered in panama which is outside the 5 9 and 14i jurisdiction
plus you can even pay with cryptocurrency making you truly anonymous even to north themselves it's
as close to zero logs as there can be and there's really no evidence to suggest otherwise nord
cannot link any of your online activity to you personally so no information that can identify you
is stored or shared in any capacity the best nord can do is just shrug their shoulders when
approached by authorities asking for user data however it is important to note that when serious
criminal activity is involved like all other companies nordvpn will comply with the authorities
in order to bring a criminal to justice but overall nordvpn's privacy policy is one of the
better ones in the industry and the independent audit reports do back up their no logs claims so
you can be sure that your data is in safe hands with nordvpn now in terms of speed keep in mind
that speed tests may differ from one isp to another it also depends on your location
and how far you are from the servers you're connecting to but even if your speed drops by 50
that's actually still acceptable when connecting to servers that are on the other side of the globe
though good vpns will still perform very well and you won't be in a situation where your internet
is buffering especially if your base speed is already fast enough after a 50 decline in speed
though you'd be glad to know that with nordvpn's true wire guard protocol nord links your speed
drops will be maintained within the 10 to 25 or sometimes 30 percent range nor nord lynx made
nordvpn arguably the fastest vpn in the industry and it continues to dominate the field now in my
tests i never noticed any significant drops in speed even when connecting to servers that were
on the other side of the globe so performance wise nor vpn is most certainly on the top of its game
let's talk about uh streaming and torrenting nord makes it so that you can do these tasks on any
server without having to pick a specialized server though you do have the access to uh p2p specialty
servers for maximum efficiency while torrenting now for streaming i've tried unblocking multiple
netflix libraries like the japanese and american ones and it worked with no problems whatsoever
it's important to note that this is in spite of netflix effort to prevent vpn from doing so
nord has a smart play feature that's especially designed to bypass geoblocks and keep you
secure at the same time it combines dns and vpn technologies and easily evades blocks but always
maintain your security which is really kind of the sweet spot nord can also unblock hulu bbc amazon
prime disney plus and more in addition thanks to the high speeds that nord can maintain given that
your internet is fast enough there's almost never any buffering that you have to bear with even
when streaming in 4k for gaming i tried playing warzone on nearby servers and i hardly noticed any
difference in my ping though for the best results in ping i'd recommend that you connect to the vpn
servers that are closest to your game servers that way you'll optimize latency to the bare minimum
and in a lot of cases you'll get even better ping than what you would without using the vpn
now getting into the security features of nordvpn nord does have a good variety of advanced options
with top of the line protocols like openvpn and nord links as mentioned earlier nord also has
aes 256 encryption and 4096-bit dh key and a bunch of other features such as the kill switch which
cuts out the internet connection should the vpn connect lose connection uh for any reason as well
as split tunneling which lets you decide which apps are included or exempt from the vpn tunnel
though keep in mind that this feature is not currently available for mac users additional
features include specialty servers such as double vpn which encrypts your internet traffic twice for
double the encryption onion over vpn for tor users dedicated ip servers and the previously mentioned
p2p servers you also get an ad blocker and custom dns for an easy way to change your dns for example
you could use custom dns servers for more parental controls on your router now whether you need this
feature or not it's still nice to have the option available nor also offers dns and ipv6
leak protection now i tested nord for potential leaks and as expected there were
no leaks whatsoever and then recently a couple of new features were added to the desktop version
of nordvpn the first is called um dark web monitor which will keep an eye on the dark web for any
leaked info that's connected to your email address and it will alert you if your info gets
publicly exposed the other cool feature is threat protection which when activated will guard you
as you browse the web and will scan files you download to detect and eliminate threats before
they can damage your device finally you get obstruction servers which you need those
if you're in a censorship-heavy country though in most cases the regular servers will work just
fine and you won't need the obfuscated servers to bypass censorship firewalls
however it's important to note that in heavily restricted countries with advanced censorship
firewalls like in china you might have to download a specific version of nordvpn which is identical
to the regular vpn app but the only difference is that it actually works in restrictive countries
like china or turkey places like that now nordvpn has more than 5200 vpn servers in 60 countries
while 60 countries may not seem like a lot there are in fact enough servers on the map that will
most certainly find a server that works well near you no matter where you are in the world
with regards to compatibility nord works with all kinds of devices including
streaming sticks and smart tvs nord will allow users to secure up to six devices per subscription
which is just about the industry standard not to mention that the ui in my opinion has the
best design out of all the vpns that i've used i do like the intuitive world map design that lets
you brush up on your geography as you look for servers to connect to it's kind of cool price wise
nord's monthly cost of 11.95 may be considered on the pricier side compared to some of the other
vpns so you can get the one year plan for 4.99 a month however the price drops to 3.99 per month
with the two-year plan i personally recommend the one or two-year plan it's definitely really good
bang for your buck considering the value getting now if you are interested in getting nordvpn check
the description below i'll include the best deals i can find to drop the price even more and of
course you are able to get a refund if you don't find the service suitable within the first 30-day
because they have a money-back guarantee also if you have any questions
they do have a responsive 24 7 live chat service ready to answer your questions and having tested
their patience i can assure you the live chat support is very knowledgeable and they're also
willing to help with technical problems you might be having in order to make sure that
nordvpn works perfectly fine for you and the rare occurrence that it doesn't for whatever reason
now one reason why nord may not be suitable for you is the fact that split tunneling is
not available on mac now another reason will be that the availability to turn off the kill switch
is only available on android version 8.0 or later in other words on ios and mac the kill switch
feature is always on automatically while android users have the ability to turn it off and so
if you don't see the always-on vpn option on your android settings then there's a system level
kill switch that's always on automatically and then another reason you may not want nord
is if you want more advanced settings like more granular control over your protocols and what
encryption methods they use those sorts of things while this is not something i'd recommend for most
people if you're a more advanced user and this is important features that for for you to have then
you probably want to choose a different vpn but otherwise is nordvpn still worth your money
absolutely and it's the reason i and many others considered nord the best value vpn other key
reasons for choosing nord would be if you want a buffer free streaming experience arguably the best
speeds in the industry or you just want a solid no logs vpn service with extra security layers
and options for even more privacy while browsing the web so anyone looking for the best vpn to
use while torrenting nord is the way to go no one will know what you're downloading ever including
your internet service provider and then as an added bonus nord is also super easy to use for
beginners and has some advanced features for the more seasoned vpn users as well so ultimately
nord continues to be one of the favorite vpns to recommend so that'll be it for this one
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