Google just announced plans to make VPN app downloads safer for everyone with a verification badge on the Play Store, backed by third-party studies. Verification of the security claims from an app ...

After introducing a “Government” badge last year, the Google Play Store is adding one called “Verified” for consumer-facing VPN apps. Google Play already highlights VPNs that have an ...

Of the hundreds of available VPN apps on Google Play, only about two dozen have earned this badge. Way back in November 2023, Google announced a new badge system on the Google Play Store.

Google has updated the Play Store to show badges on verified VPN apps. These badges are a sign that the app has gone through an independent security review. Google first announced these badges in ...