VPN provider lifetime subscription cancellation backlash

Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 8:20 pm

New management at VPNSecure has canceled lifetime subscriptions on the account that these deals even existed—a business model twist no one saw coming. Customers are now left grappling with their “lifetime” plans suddenly rendered void, as the company feigns innocence over its past contractual commitments.

cnet.com / VPNSecure Customers Discover Their Lifetime Subscriptions Were Canceled

The new owner of VPNSecure says it didn't know about the lifetime deals when it bought the VPN provider two years ago.

wired.com / A VPN Company Canceled All Lifetime Subscriptions, Claiming It Didn’t Know About Them

VPNSecure’s lifetime plan didn’t survive after new ownership took over. Now customers are hopping mad.

permalink / 2 stories from sources in 13 hours ago #business #internet #scam #privacy

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