Hola's founder has confirmed the popular VPN Chrome extension sells its users' bandwidth in order to cover the cost of offering its free service -- resulting in a vast botnet-for-sale network ...

Hola VPN is Free, But Conditions Apply. The main draw of Hola VPN is that it’s free to use.Unlike most VPNs, it doesn’t require upfront payments or even a trial card.

Hola VPN is based in Israel, which isn’t officially a member of the 5, 9, or 14 Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances. That said, Israel is widely recognized as ‘close ally’ of the 14 Eyes ...