Surfshark Search
Surfshark's dark mode is easy on your eyes (Image credit: Surfshark). App-related improvements include WireGuard support on the mobile apps, an 'automatic protocol' option if you'd prefer the app. Surfshark Search A powerful & lightweight search tool that only displays purely organic results. Perform web search queries in complete privacy with no ads, no logs, and no trackers. Turn on the real incognito mode.
| Developer(s) | Surfshark |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2018 |
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| Platform | |
| Available in | English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish. |
| Type | Virtual private network |
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| Website | surfshark.com |
Surfshark is a virtual private network (VPN) service provider company based in the British Virgin Islands (BVI).Surfshark offers products such as a virtual private network (VPN) service, a data leak detection system, and a private search tool.[1][2][3]
History[edit]
Surfshark was launched in 2018 by introducing its first VPN application for iOS devices. In 2018, Surfshark underwent an external audit by a German cybersecurity firm Cure53.[4], but just for their browser extensions
In September 2019, Surfshark launched an Android app called Trust DNS. The app works as a DNS resolver that can provide access to websites in highly restrictive countries.[5] In October 2019, Surfshark became one of the first ten VPN packages to receive an official seal of approval granted by an independent IT-Security Institute AV-TEST. In 2020, Surfshark named the best VPN of 2020 by CNN.[6]
Technology[edit]
In its applications, Surfshark uses IKEv2, OpenVPN, Shadowsocks, and WireGuard tunneling protocols. All data transferred via Surfshark servers is encrypted using an AES-256-GCM encryption standard.[7]
In July 2020, Surfshark announced its entire server network is running on RAM-only servers.[8][9]Surfshark VPN service comes with a Kill Switch, a Double VPN feature called MultiHop, and a split-tunneling feature (Whitelister).[10] It also offers an ad and malware prevention feature CleanWeb that blocks ads on the DNS level.[11]
In December 2019, Surfshark implemented GPS-Spoofing for Android, allowing users to hide their device’s physical geo-location by changing it to one of the server’s locations.[12]
References[edit]
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- ^'Surfshark Review: 7 Pros & 2 Cons, Speed Test Results'. WHSR. 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^'Surfshark VPN Review'. IGN.
- ^Spadafora, Anthony. 'Surfshark launches free Trust DNS app'. TechRadar.
- ^Levin, Benjamin (5 November 2020). 'The best VPN of 2020'. CNN.
- ^'6 VPNs for Your Business or Side Hustle, on Sale Today'. Entrepreneur. 29 December 2020.
- ^Spadafora, Anthony. 'Surfshark boosts VPN security by going completely diskless'. TechRadar.
- ^Martin, Jim. 'Surfshark scraps hard disks & is now 100% RAM in its VPN servers'. Tech Advisor.
- ^Parker, Jacob. 'Surfshark review: can a VPN this cheap really be good?'. T3.
- ^Hodge, Rae. 'Surfshark VPN review: Competitive pricing and blazing speeds from this upstart service'. CNET.
- ^Spadafora, Anthony. 'This Android VPN is now able to disguise your GPS location'. TechRadar.
