Hola's model of routing data through its users might seem a better way to protect your privacy, but it's not quite that simple.
Most VPNs route your traffic through their own servers, in theory giving them an opportunity to log some of what you're doing. We'll keep an eye on this situation, though, and will update this review when any new details emerge. This clearly has to be a concern, but as Google hasn't accused Hola of anything, let alone provided any evidence, we're not going to consider it as a privacy or security issue in this review. The Hola site mentions that, but doesn't explain it. Hola's Android app isn't available on the Play Store right now, either. In fact, to the best of our knowledge, it meets or exceeds all of the Chrome store’s policies and guidelines. Hola responded: "Make no mistake, the Hola extension does NOT contain malware, does not display ads, and above all, respects user privacy.
We've seen no official statement from Google on why this happened, and even Hola says it has 'no idea' of the cause, beyond a Chrome store warning that it contained 'malware'. Google removed Hola's extension from the Chrome store in September 2021.
Hola's extension was removed from the Chrome store in September 2021 (Image credit: Hola) Google and Hola
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