The Identity Guard Review that the Company Tried to Block

[@AllThingsSecured]

I just left a LOT OF MONEY on the table because of this video. You can help out by liking this video and subscribing. I'm curious to know, though: do you think companies have a right to mandate a legal review of content produced by their affiliates?

[@jasonmoore1233]

Well, Josh, they certainly have the “right” to demand it if it is in their affiliate marketing contract, but you have the “right” to tell them to pound sand when they do it. It says a lot about you (in a good way) that you are choosing your integrity and commitment to your subscribers over becoming their corporate shill. This is why I promote you to my friends and family, besides the fact that I learn a lot from this. Your videos actually have gotten me into learning about ethical hacking since that is the ultimate way to test your security. Thanks!

[@krisgee9553]

I guess they can if it's in the affiliate agreement but normally those are commissions for sending customers their way. It's for the benefit of both parties. They seem to want too much control over someone who's not an employee.

[@jasonmoore1233]

@@krisgee9553 I agree with you. It feels that way to me also. I spoke generically because I haven’t seen their affiliate contract that they have with Josh.

[@krisgee9553]

@@jasonmoore1233 I hadn't thought of it till you mentioned it. Other's I've seen were just CYA for the company but you never know what they'd try to throw in there. Especially since lots of people just accept without reading.

[@AllThingsSecured]

@@jasonmoore1233 Hey Jason, thanks so much for your feedback here! You make a good point. I would need to re-read any affiliate terms that were agreed upon, but I've just never run into a case where they demanded a legal review. Based on their emails, I would have had to send them scripts and drafts of anything that mentioned their name before publishing, and then their lawyers would get back to me within 1 weeks with all the edits. Even if they somehow did have the "right" to such actions, there's just no way I can run my business with that kind of red tape. And now that I think about it, there's a very fine line between "edits for accuracy" and "edits that change the review", and since they're lawyers and I'm not, there's a power differential that makes it practically impossible for me to refute their edits. I just don't see how that works. Anyway, I'm rambling. Thanks for your comment!

[@lklpalka]

Thanks for being honest and transparent. Qualities that are in short supply lately. Appreciate your approach.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you, Ed.

[@CassandraBankson]

Thank you so much for not only your in-depth review, but for your honesty and veracity! A lot of my morals and values reflect yours and I must say this is so important. My father just had his identity stolen and we are trying to pick up the pieces. Keep up the amazing work, amazing reviews, and know that you’ve well earned a new subscriber!

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you so much for the kind words, Cassandra and I’m so sorry to hear about your father 🙏

[@bluestarzero]

Man, you deserve so much for making this video and being brutally honest about that service. Definitely subscribed now. Textbook work, Josh. 👌

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you, Nathan!

[@WatchmanPrivacy]

Josh touched on a fundamental point here: trusting a service with your data to protect your data is, if nothing else, one more vulnerability. Privacy and security is about reducing your amount of data in the world, not increasing it.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you 🙏

[@krisgee9553]

Great review and thanks for the back story on how things went sideways. Your honesty, knowledge, thoroughness is why I tune in and recommend to friends and fam

[@AllThingsSecured]

I appreciate that, Kris! I really do.

[@dp26385]

Thank you for being so forthright. I really appreciate it. Especially during a time in history where people with influence paint realities for people that just aren’t true. We’re in an era where the truth is hard to discern. Finding the truth is often time consuming so many people avoid it.

[@AllThingsSecured]

I'm optimistic that most people are trying to offer the truth and I even think that Identity Guard wasn't trying to be under-handed with this request. I just think that sometimes people get misguided along the way.

[@hugespinner4890]

Spot on it's "your review of their product" not an infomercial where you're paid to say what they want you to say. At the end of the day it's everyone's choice to decide what matters more being able to sleep at night knowing you're supporting your own values over your bank balance. More power to you for choosing the right

[@bretr5886]

You should always be true to yourself. I think you do a great job with your reviews which is why I continue to watch your channel. You've opened my eyes to things that I wasn't doing correctly and what tools to research to help securing me and my families information. Thanks

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you so much, Bret. 😊

[@johanvdmerwe3636]

You come across as a man of integrity. Hope people see that and continue to trust the channel for helpful information.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Much appreciated, Johan.

[@tckexpat]

Thanks for being so honest. Means a lot now a days

[@griffindjones]

Josh is a great guy. Have hung out with him a couple times in person and was always of very high character.

[@AllThingsSecured]

I appreciate you, Griffin! It's been a while, my friend. I hope you're doing well.

[@pgski13]

WOW!!!!! I don't comment often but this review and you as a reviewer are outstanding. Thanks for being so transparent. It was very easy to subscribe Can't wait to watch more of your videos

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks, Paul!

[@MysticWanderer]

You definitely did the right thing. A classy move still leaving up a positive review

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks, David.

[@ahmedm6228]

Thanks for being honest and for exposing this shady behavior. You've earned both my subscription and respect!

[@AllThingsSecured]

I'm honored, Ahmed. Thanks.

[@gepflegtePCSpieleKultur]

Well done... One of the Things i like... (so far as i can see) standing your Ground, for your Moral & Ethics... Kudos...

[@ColombianLNP]

You just gained a like and subscriber! Love the transparency man! Just hope they don't retaliate in some way shape or form

[@AllThingsSecured]

I hope not either...but it would be silly to retaliate on a positive review, don't you think?

[@ColombianLNP]

@@AllThingsSecured I agree, but it wouldn't be above them to do something shady. imo.

[@njumbde]

Keep up the good work and thank you for being honest, that is all too rare these days when money is on the table.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you, Davit!

[@cormacwyatt5220]

massive respect for the transparency, honesty and context. 😊♥️

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you, Cormac.

[@BunkerMountain]

Great video production, great audio, great voice, and great topics. Just stumbled on this channel and got to say it’s awesome. Can’t wait to see the 1 Mil play button hung up on your wall somewhere.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you, James!

[@dr4398]

I agree with those below. You will definitely reap many benefits from being honest and transparent. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@AllThingsSecured]

I appreciate that, D R.

[@michaelwaterman3553]

Just for this, I’m going to subscribe to your channel! Also a security person here and totally support your decision here! Power to us!

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you for the comment and sub!

[@scottphillips6847]

Good review and good response to IdentityGuard's request. You're maintaining your integrity and they still get an honest review. Well done.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks so much, Scott. 🙏

[@leslie9624]

Your ethical standards need to be applauded. Thank you for your honesty. I subbed.

[@greetingsearthlingspluto6666]

I wasn't notified they changed Identity Guard Changed to Aura. I stopped payment today. Thanks for the video.

[@AllThingsSecured]

I'm glad it was helpful.

[@mandipsingh6065]

Is Guardio any good

[@greetingsearthlingspluto6666]

@@mandipsingh6065 no

[@VLKV92]

Would be great to see some advice about some reliable cloud storages. I'd like to get one, but I just don't feel comfortable uploading my private things somewhere in internet.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks for the suggestion, Sergi!

[@anuragsinghania4622]

u are the best reviewers out there my friend I hope u will keep supporting truth rather than blind promotion for us security concerned users. any way thank u for ur unbiased content as always

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks for the comment, Anurag.

[@Muttonbird]

Good work Josh. Really enjoy your content and appreciate your integrity. Keep it up.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@bobwong8268]

👍👍👍👍👍thumbs up for standing up to your believes and values! And thank you very MUCH, learning lots from you.

[@AllThingsSecured]

I appreciate that, Bob! Thank you for watching and commenting. 🙏

[@bobwong8268]

@@AllThingsSecured Well, if they are really sincere to make things legally more accurate, it might be worthwhile to exlore further with them. They might become your most valuable partner. You have to be the judge. Wish you blessings upon blessings; enjoy life to the fullest!

[@YoramBaltinester]

Value-based work will always pay better. As a side, I looked up this video to better understand the what is Aura vs. Identity Guard and how they relate. Thank you for clarifying it. I actually stayed away from LifeLock because of Norton so this has been valuable.

[@AllThingsSecured]

I appreciate it, Yoram!

[@gerardodominguez7726]

respect for keeping it real. I still purchased Identity Guard. If the day comes to sell me a bunch of extra services bye bye.

[@AllThingsSecured]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@azamsharp]

So which identity company do you prefer?

[@AL-vv8cu]

Great work Josh. Not many like you!! Appreciate your honesty, am sure it means a lot to your subscribers; channel continue to grow. 👍

[@AllThingsSecured]

I appreciate that!

[@el17pl]

Informative video, we appreciate your honesty.

[@AllThingsSecured]

I appreciate that, Mutaz!

[@Oldsoldiersays]

Hey man, thanks for this. Stand up. Totally. Would like to hear a little backstory on you, why you're overseas, what you do, etc.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks. I might try to give a bit of backstory as we go along. I’m not that interesting though, I promise you 😂

[@SECYBERSAFE]

Like you said since there is no affiliate link, as usual I watch through the ads and left a like. This is the first time I am hearing of Identity guard as a platform not the service though

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks as always for your support!

[@SECYBERSAFE]

@@AllThingsSecured you are welcome

[@imfoyd]

Just saw this video about this topic while shopping reviews. It's clear your passion for honesty comes first before your commission benefits. This review is a year old and didn't find newer reviews on this topic, so what program are you recommending currently?

[@montgomery4340]

Hey buddy, Ive only just come across your channel recently and your content is great very informative and honest :)

[@hucklejoko4838]

New video, and I just discovered your channel. Thanks for all the amazing content

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks for stopping by, watching and commenting!

[@TheWkd111]

Thank you for the honesty, what they really want is a sponsored ad, not an unbiased review which is why I subscribe to you. If you ever wanted to do that I would understand and you could say this is a sponsored video for the company and not a review. I don't think that would go well with you channel and it's subject matter but I sub to other youtubers that do this and I know when it is a review or just a showcase of some new 'thing'. Keep it up and I'll keep watching.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks for the feedback, Wayne. I'm working with another company for a sponsored video in the future, and your thoughts here are helpful. I do think that sponsored content can be useful for the audience if done well, and I'm going to try to do that.

[@ebarker8908]

I'm a victim of identity theft since 2006. I paid for this company for protection etc they did not protect me nor did they let me know that all of my information has been stolen until I reported it to the FTC

[@brentjablonski3730]

I applaud your stand - thank you. To me this is an issue of 'can' and 'should'. Can Aura make these demands of affiliates? - It seems that they can. Should Aura make these demands? - No. If your product can't stand up to honest and independent scrutiny (or you fear this is the case) then you should spend your efforts in making a better product - not in curating opinions to put your product in a better light.

[@AllThingsSecured]

That’s a great way to put it, Brent. Thanks.

[@Redson_1981]

I subbed because of this review. Great stuff.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you, Joel!

[@theegg5492]

Thx for your honesty. Love your video’s and content. Keep on doing the great work 😎

[@AllThingsSecured]

I appreciate that!

[@MikeHanson]

This seems to be a trend lately and good on you for calling them out publicly. I've seen similar antics recently on hardware review channels I follow and they did the same thing, publicly shamed the companies and each time the companies apologised and backed off. This will take you much further than those a**holes ever will.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks, Mike. I haven't seen those same hardware review channels, but it's encouraging to know I'm in good company.

[@MikeHanson]

@@AllThingsSecured Earlier this year or end of last year, Nvidia tried something like this with @HardwareUnboxed and HUB publicly shamed them. LG, for some reason thought they would get away with it and, more similar to your experience, tried to direct a monitor review by HUB and were also publicly shamed for it. Both times, the companies backed off. I've unsubscribed from channels I thought were not being honest so I'm glad you did this video.

[@jassooch]

Good honest review, Thanks !

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks for watching, Jaskirat!

[@rushankshah9185]

Appreciate your efforts!😇

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you for watching, Rushank!

[@zabrocr1]

Who is your recommend as the second option if it’s not ID guard?

[@darrennorton-ku5tu]

Thanks for being honest. Yet what company would you use if you weren't utubing. If you were just a regular person like me who would you use. I really need help.

[@johnree6106]

Subscribed because yesterday because of watching a VPN video you did on how zero log doesn't mean that they don't collect any data. I am going to stay because you surprised me with how you can remain objective in actually differentiate between a product and a company. Recently I seen a lot of people who used to like a companies product find out their political views on a subject and then talk badly about the product they used give high marks on because of their views and not the product. You did it properly you stated your review of the product and why you are not an affiliate with them not because the product was bad, but because of them wanting to control your review editing it to suit their interests.

[@danielroy8270]

Thank you Son very Mutch i was just about to sing up with them, I Rather do it me self instead of telling them My social number that is a Big NO NO they get all that out there ! Outch Again Thank you .

[@theconservativeminimalist9334]

What id monitoring services do you use or recommend?

[@SQUAWWW]

Great video love the honesty!

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks 🙏

[@authordancerpoetgift]

Liked and subscribed for your transparent honesty. Thank you.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks 🙏

[@haydensimpson02]

I mean I think it’s understandable for them to see it before they pay you (they have no right to legally MANDATE it though!), but they should only suggest edits that clarify information, not demand edits that are biased. For example, if you mentioned a downside in their video, they could inform you of a solution that might mitigate or eliminate the problem, and YOU can choose if you will make changes as you see fit. They should NOT be shoving words in your mouth forcefully though. I think it’s possible to show them the video for the purpose of verifying that your information is correct, but not for anything else. In the end I do think you were right if they were demanding to edit (Subbed 😁)

[@AllThingsSecured]

I appreciate that view, Hayden. My feeling, however, is that in order for an independent review to be unbiased, it simply cannot be subject to company approval in any way. If I'm getting notes back from a lawyer who says "These changes need to be made", I doubt that a non-lawyer like myself would feel comfortable only making changes as I see fit. The implication here is that if I don't make the changes a lawyer tells me to, I might be subject to some sort of lawsuit. Do you see the problem there? Does that make any sense? Edit: Also, to clarify, they weren't going to pay me for doing the review. In an affiliate relationship, they only pay if somebody signs up for their service, so it's in my best interest to be as accurate as possible even without their approval.

[@haydensimpson02]

@@AllThingsSecured OH affiliate!!! Ok well in that case, I think the video is completely irrelevant then!!! I’m 100% with you now. For some reason I was thinking sponsor, in which case I was saying that you can send them the video while simultaneously refusing to comply with demands for edits. I guess the lawsuit perspective is a good concern though, and to be honest I really don’t know what I’m talking about in terms of sponsorships. 😂 thanks for clearing it up for me!

[@EnriqueRegisPascalinRomo]

Dude, make a patreon site. Even if I'm not a USA citizen, (and videos like this have no benefit for people outside USA) I'd love to be your patreon. I'm even thinking of making an spanish spoken version of some of your videos for my Linux Spanish community.

[@AllThingsSecured]

I'm flattered and a bit taken aback. I know that exists, but I never considered it a viable option for this channel until now. Thank you for planting the seed and for the kind words.

[@stuckinga]

Just liked and subscribed and your honesty

[@AllThingsSecured]

Glad to have you!

[@davidhill1374]

GREAT Review! Thank You...

[@MusicToTheEars141]

Are you on LBRY? I only see one video of yours on there. When will you be uploading more there?

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks for asking! I’m still trying to understand it all and figure out whether to only upload new videos or to upload my whole archive. Any thoughts there?

[@MusicToTheEars141]

@@AllThingsSecured I think it gives you the option to sync your YT vids when you set up. I don't know exactly how to, though.

[@aqua66]

How does Aura differ from ID guard being that they are under the same parent company?

[@gelbphoenix]

Aura is the parent company.

[@StarConInc]

Love your ethics.

[@junaid2606]

They thought they could buy you out with the affiliate link sword dangling over your neck. I'm glad you have us an honest review and didn't give into the company's demands. Also, will you continue to use this service even though you don't like what the company demanded from you. Just wondering.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Good question, Junaid. I thought about it and decided to cancel my subscription. I did really like the product, but there are plenty of others out there. I don't think they would have done anything bad, but I also didn't want to give a company all my most sensitive data and also possibly have them mad at me. Just doesn't seem like a wise choice there. 😂

[@himanshuchhabra1942]

My trust on you is increasing day by day

[@AllThingsSecured]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@healingrevolution123]

You just got a new subscriber and a like!

[@nonemo138]

Hey, great video! As a journalist covering sensitive topics I'm very worried about the new Pegasus hack that's been used by several totalitarian states to monitor dissidents and journalists. Would that be a topic for a video maybe? Is there any way to protect yourself?

[@AllThingsSecured]

Great question. I’ll have to do some digging myself to understand what’s happening there.

[@srkinllow8719]

Yo m8, you are the real MVP

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks.

[@jmdennis1967]

I know an old video but I have an identity guard as well not the one with Aura. For me when I would post a youtube video like a music video it would come up as a credit card even though it was just a music video so seems they are not very smart either.

[@bigj5768]

I don't think I need this personally but I have family members that every couple of years have their information/money stolen. They are terrible with anything technology related. Im trying to help them out but I can't monitor their information for them. Would you recommend this to them in their case or is there something comparable out there?

[@AllThingsSecured]

There are others like Identity Force or Life Lock that are better.

[@HanksterGuitarDrums]

Subbed after watching this video. Thanks.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks so much.

[@MeetInvesting]

Nice. Thanks for the honest review. Which identity monitoring service did you end up using?

[@AllThingsSecured]

Right now, I'm using Identity Force but still testing out others like Aura (the parent company of Identity Guard).

[@MeetInvesting]

@@AllThingsSecured Thanks! Great videos and content! Subscribed.

[@MeetInvesting]

@@AllThingsSecured By the way, could you make a video to compare Aura, Identity Force and Identity Guard please?

[@buttercupj6208]

Doesn't ID guard offer id restoration services?

[@hsgmasroor]

I really want to comment on your channel videos but I watch KZbin mostly in my Xbox and I don't know why but unfortunately Google doesn't allow even seeing comment section in the KZbin Xbox app or any KZbin TV or console app as far as I know. So I just want to let you know that if you saw your likes and views are way more than comments, that's one of the reasons. By the way, I love your work with being honest in every video and saying both pros and cons of everything. As you said in the video, it's makes me feel I can trust your opinion on security stuff even when I don't know you. Keep up the good work 👍

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks, Hossein.

[@bcaominh]

I was a bit disappointed that they don't have MFA for logging onto their ID Guard website.

[@AllThingsSecured]

I didn't realize that wasn't available. Good catch.

[@BlacKnightRising]

I never did subscribe to those 'identity protection' sites -- my bank does that already, one time Bank of America that I have a credit-card with notified me someone in London was attempting to use my number and immediately cancelled the card and issued a new one...my card can only be used in the United States not internationally so they were right on the ball that time and sharing my info with another party to 'monitor' it? um no thanks

[@AllThingsSecured]

Yea, I get that. The only downside there (and it's a very minor downside) is that banks who offer this usually only check one credit bureau and not all three. There are times - although rare - that this could be an issue.

[@happypotential]

Thank you for the truth:)

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@guiltychild6948]

Good job 👍

[@snana9665]

Does Identity Guard use 2FA?

[@likebot.]

Did you ever consider becoming a journalist? I consider this channel journalism. I've recently discovered and immediately subscribed this channel. I might disagree with you on a point or two depending on the topic, but I trust you. Thanks for your sacrifice.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you.

[@rickdavid1795]

I like your style. I subbed

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks, Rick.

[@unixtreme]

Feeding the algorithm gods.

[@AllThingsSecured]

I’m playing the KZbin game, no doubt, but I’m also having to deal with real companies trying very hard to either buy me off or control my content. I’d rather have fun playing the KZbin game than to lose my integrity playing the money-grab game.

[@MotorcycleWrites]

@@AllThingsSecured I think what Unixtreme meant is that they’re “feeding the algorithm gods” by commenting. So they’re trying to support you by commenting, not criticizing you for playing the algorithm game

[@unixtreme]

@@AllThingsSecured yes apologies if I was unclear, I meant I was feeding them by commenting with boosts engagement! (or something no idea how it actually works).

[@weshumphrey6299]

Well said.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks, Wes.

[@KlausHesselberg]

Thanks for an independent review

[@AllThingsSecured]

My pleasure, Klaus.

[@sgonzo5572]

Thank you for your honest review. Of course I had to like and subscribe. I appreciate the disclosure and about how the company is acting toward you

[@AllThingsSecured]

My pleasure. I’m glad to hear it was helpful.

[@marisadallavalle393]

Thank you!

[@TheClearAmbiguity]

that shirt be trippy tho

[@AllThingsSecured]

The red one I wore while editing? Yea...I wasn't necessarily thinking that I would be recording with that shirt on, but oh well 😉

[@dr_nyt]

Can someone explain how all of this works? Why is it so easy for people to steal your identity? How many countries have this system?

[@AllThingsSecured]

Stealing an identity requires stealing your personal information, which can be done in a number of ways. I'm not sure how many countries have this kind of identity monitoring service, though.

[@dr_nyt]

@@AllThingsSecured Honestly this is very scary. This seems like you have to pay to fix a broken system, but I'm sure they can change this to be secure by default. Or maybe I'm not seeing the bigger picture, is there a reason for it to be exactly this way?

[@MarcusAurelius12]

So you still use their services though right?

[@AllThingsSecured]

Yes, I do.

[@jayt9882]

Phew... I've watched to the end, I've scrolled through scores of the comments and agree wholeheartedly with your supporters that you're a decent guy of integrity and honesty. But... these companies are in business TO MAKE A PROFIT. That's all. The bottom line is NOTHING else matters, whatever they might profess or advertise. And now all your practical-life highly critical data is with a company you've potentially fallen out with. I would be having sleepless nights if that were me. Ethically, of course they don't have the right. But these days and sadly far too frequently, business is a long way from being ethically correct. We could naively simply hope wistfully that it were different. Or, we could just never engage with any of them, but instead take personal responsibility for each and every single bit of our important data, keeping it un-synched in as many separate baskets as required. Yes it's sometimes hard work that sucks occasionally. But honestly - the physical Little Black Book full of our passwords etc, hidden at the back of the desk drawer (or wherever) Is 1000x safer than all of these alternatives. IMHO of course...

[@superskunknl]

Honesty last for the longest. Hope this makes some sort of sense in english, we dutch people use a lot of sayings like this. Lol. Have a nice day

[@AllThingsSecured]

Yea, it definitely makes sense. Thanks for sharing and for the encouragement.

[@Michael-sh6lm]

Is Identity Guard still the credit monitoring service you still use? If not, who?

[@bobthebomb1596]

Good for you.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks, Bob.

[@carnavalesenpanama]

Hi, I'm new here. Great content btw. Can you review Avast antivirus? Thanks.

[@AllThingsSecured]

I’ve done a written review on the website, not yet a video review.

[@carnavalesenpanama]

@@AllThingsSecured thanks

[@macexpert7247]

Why does this video end abruptly at exactly 10min?

[@AllThingsSecured]

If it were a pattern, I could see reason for suspicion. If you look at my archive, though, you’ll see that this is the first time that has ever happened.

[@laneb49]

Thanks 💪🏻

[@AllThingsSecured]

Glad to help, John. 🙏

[@snana9665]

Are you still using Identity Guard?

[@raspberrypi4970]

People should put a freeze on their Credit because who wants to be a Slave to the Lender.

[@AllThingsSecured]

That's one reason :)

[@Chris-pq2jb]

I deeply appreciate your honest review but I will stay with Aura.

[@ownknt7019]

If your standing on truth. will stay here with you until and truth is always truth trust me. Also stand for yo rights. Fuck dem.

[@ihtesham_emon]

If they are the parent company of hotspot shield VPN than it's alarming bcs hotspot shield is a SPYWARE. There's academic papers that's describe this horrible issue.

[@discorduser3197]

That indeed would not be good O.O It's always worth it to check stuff like that but I believe Josh would have done that already... Anyway this comment is mainly for the algorithm anyway because I really like this channel and appreciate the transparency :)

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you both! Yea, I'm not a fan of Hotspot Shield, but even though their both owned by Aura, I tried to give Identity Guard a fair chance to stand on its own. And for the most part, it did.

[@pavitanand8223]

In the video, you say you "are not going to be promoting" Aura, But are you still using their service personally?

[@AllThingsSecured]

I let my subscription lapse.