This information is not tied to user data. Changing a Wi-Fi network from private to public or vice versa is as simple as tapping a slider next to each network’s name.įrom the VPN clients, HMA logs connection events such as a connection, disconnection, failed connection, and so on. By default HMA won’t try to connect, or even ask to connect, when you’re on a private network such as your home network. Under Settings > Connection HMA has a very easy-to-use way to manage your PC’s saved Wi-Fi networks. What’s nice is that a number of features aren’t activated by default, giving users the option to turn them on, such as the internet kill switch, an app-specific kill switch, and auto-connect. This opens a second window with a number of pretty standard options. To get into the settings, click the cog icon in the upper-left corner. This area doesn’t appear to be customizable, though you can dismiss boxes that aren’t useful. On the rightmost panel are a number of smaller boxes that can either display information or provide quick links to take actions such as opening preferences, activating auto-connect, or watching your current bandwidth usage. Sometimes those disguises are amusing, while other time he looks like a total jack… well, you know.
When you activate the VPN, Jack puts on a variety of disguises to indicate you’re on the VPN. This default view has an animated version of the HMA donkey mascot, Jack. On the left is something a little more smartphone-like with a large on/off slider, a big tile at the bottom with your selected VPN location, and in between those two elements, your home IP-when you connect, it also adds your VPN server’s IP address. When you first open HMA it has two primary columns. The new look is quite different from that smartphone-style app that we looked at in 2019, and overall it’s a pretty good new design. Since last we looked, the well-known Avast-owned VPN service released a new version of its app, and it’s time to kick it around a bit and see what’s new. If there’s one thing you can say about HMA (Hide My Ass), it doesn’t sit still very often. Data authentication: AES-256-GCM or SHA1.HMA is good for basic uses, but if you’re trying to be as anonymous as possible online this VPN is not ideal. Overall, our recommendation hasn’t changed.
Its privacy policy has also improved, but it still logs more data than privacy-conscious types would be comfortable with. HMA offers solid VPN speeds, a wide range of country choices, and a crazy amount of servers. Not much in the way of extra features or customization.Privacy policy is still less than ideal.
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