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6 out of 10 UAE residents use VPN: Report Waheed Abbas/Dubai (Reuters file photo) Though the use of VPN is not illegal in the UAE, its misuse is punishable with a fine of up to Dh2 million and imprisonment. The UAE has topped the list of countries for the highest virtual private network (VPN) adoption rate, with six out of 10 residents downloading a VPN application in 2020. DON'T MISS: Apart from the UAE, VPN was also popular in the other Gulf countries. Qatar saw the second highest adoption rate at 53 per cent, with 1.52 million downloads by 2.88 million residents. Oman, Saudi Arabia and Kuw...

VPNs in the UAE: Are they safe to use? Waheed Abbas/Dubai (Reuters file photo used for illustrative purpose) VPNs can be used to hack devices and most of them are waste of money, say experts Having a virtual private network (VPN) has its own set of safety risks and the UAE residents should use only trusted VPNs, experts have said. Such applications can be used to hack devices to steal login credentials or personal information. Analysts said some VPN applications can be used for phishing attacks and that many of them are a “waste of money”. Richard Botley, cyber resilience expert at Mimeca...

VPN in UAE: These are the top 5 VPNs downloaded by residents Waheed Abbas/Dubai Photo: Alamy The UAE topped in the number of VPN users followed by Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. There are around four dozen different virtual private networks (VPNs) downloaded by the UAE residents in 2020 with top five most popular VPN apps commanding two-third of the market share. The most downloads went to one of the leaders in the market, NordVPN, which received 17.1 per cent of total downloads at 953,980. The second spot went to SuperVPN, less known but apparently a popular service in the UAE, with 9...