One thing you don’t want your VPN doing is leaking your personal information.
When we test VPNs, we check to see if our test IP address changes and the
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information is, well, leaking. TunnelBear passed all these tests easily, but it’s
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geographic restrictions with the content they provide.
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TunnelBear VPN server, I was blocked. Although that was true when I tested
the service, your mileage may vary—as is always the case when your try to use a
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BEYOND VPN
Most VPN companies that include ad blocking tend to do so on the network
level, purporting to block the ads before they even reach your computer.
TunnelBear doesn’t do this. Instead, the company has launched a stand-alone
browser plug-in called Blocker. This retains TunnelBear’s trademark bears and
charm and is surprisingly well polished for a Chrome plug-in.
We prefer this approach, since it gives users far more control over what is
blocked and when. That’s especially important because blockers can break
elements in sites, making them virtually unusable. Sometimes, enduring a few
ads is the price to pay to see a working site.
Similarly, TunnelBear launched a password manager called RememBear. It’s
free to use on one device, but if you want the convenience of syncing across all
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subscription to RememBear is bundled with the three-year TunnelBear
subscription. We found it to be a good service that handles the basics in a fun,
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password-management features such as two-factor authentication, secure
sharing, and password inheritance.