Hotspot Shield’s browser extension leaks WebRTC. However, as you can see in the image below, our test found that all ingoing and outgoing network packets were encrypted, and none of the websites we visited were decipherable. If Hotspot Shield did not encrypt our data, Wireshark would show the websites we visited. We tested to see whether Hotspot Shield actually encrypts your traffic by running it through the packet-sniffing tool, Wireshark.
Hotspot Shield Passed Our Encryption Test But Hotspot Shield does not include OpenVPN in its list of protocols, preferring to push its Hydra protocol. We typically recommend WireGuard or OpenVPN, as they are secure and open-source. If you trust this, you should use Hydra without concern. Hotspot Shield claims the code is assessed by experts from cybersecurity firms like BitDefender and McAfee. However, the problem with closed-source proprietary technology like Hydra is that there’s no way for independent experts to examine it. Hotspot Shield offers three protocols: Hydra, IKEv2 & WireGuard.
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