As another quarter draws to a close, many companies are hard at work compiling reports reflecting their performance for the quarter One of them is Private Internet Access (PIA), one of the best VPN providers on the market

However, PIA's report is not about profits or growth Instead, this VPN provider has released its second quarter transparency report [This article explores exactly what the transparency report means and why it is important for PIA to release a transparency report

PIA's Transparency Report, published quarterly, is an ongoing record of all the times user data was not handed over or compromised In short, this is clear proof that when a VPN provider puts their money where their mouth is and says your data is secure, it really is secure

Each quarterly transparency report lists all the times data was requested Ways to request information include:

PIA also provides a guide on what these information requests entail

In its Q2 transparency report, PIA published the following table:

Simply put, this means that PIA is sincere in its “no logging” policy, which is one of the most important things to look for in a good VPN And because PIA is dedicated to not revealing any information about its users, you can be very confident that your data will not be snooped on

More specifically, 27 subpoenas, 3 warrants, 30 foreign notices, 13 state notices, 17 federal notices, 30 foreign and informal requests (a whopping 120 total!) ), yet PIA has not released any data logs This is because, thanks to its strict no-logging policy, there are simply no logs to be produced