Hi, I have recently purchased Norton 360 for a Windows laptop. The 360 package includes a VPN that seems to work just as well as the Nord VPN that I also subscribe to. The Norton package allows me to also load 360 onto two other devices and I am considering putting it onto my iPad and iPhone (SE) purely to replace the Nord VPN. To clarify, I have no desire to use Norton’s anti-virus software - just the VPN. Any concerns about this?
Thanks.
Norton is somewhat of a dirty word around here because the last version of it that did NOT degrade Mac stability and performance was released about 1999.
We are seeing a rise in performance complaints here in Mac computers, phones, and tablets that prove to be solely due to the unadvised installation of a client-side VPN not issued by an employer. "Client-side" are the ones supported by millions in scary adverts pushing their wares in your face hourly.
IHMO, even Windows no longer needs all the cr@pware poured upon users through fear marketing. I ran Win 7/64 Home Edition for years using only the built-in Windows protection and never had an issue with malware.
Sticky772 wrote:
To clarify, I have no desire to use Norton’s anti-virus software - just the VPN. Any concerns about this?
Lots of them:
VPN: What you need to know - Apple Community
Norton now owns Lifelock, a company that, despite what it purports to do, had breaches that exposed customer data to bad actors. Just something to think about.
I was one of those people who spent the better part of a day trying to remove Norton from my Mac back in the day.
I wouldn't, it would just create a hole in your security for the iPad or iPhone that could be exploited by a data breach on their servers where alll your network traffic is being routed. The only legitimate use of a VPN is when needed in a Work/School environment to "tunnel" into their servers, but in that case it would be their IT department that specifies the VPN and the settings to use.
You would probably be better off contacting the Norton support team about that, to make sure you can use their service (VPN) without having other subscriptions to their different services.
the only device I use vpn on is my work laptop for when I work from home and needs my computer to be on the company network
this is what vpn does Virtual private network - Wikipedia
though some attempt to peddle it as an extra security feature, for
to get you pay for a subscription for ever
if they give you for free them they are likely selling all your data to third party actors.
I’m from the UK but temporarily living overseas. We like to watch and listen to the BBC but cannot without a UK IP address, not all VPN’s can get get around the BBC’s security but Nord and Norton can (as do others probably).
Why do you think you need a VPN?
I’m not a fan Nord or Norton, and the anti -malware side of them for iOS is rubbish, but yeah I get it. Tunnel Bear might be a possibility, but likely pricier than you want.
Concerns about using Norton 360 VPN on iPad and iPhone
