当我们使用连接到互联网的数字设备时，我们的个人信息和隐私(information and privacy)永远不会完全和绝对安全，这对任何人来说都不足为奇。没有一个系统可以做到完全无法穿透，但现在我们有很多工具可以帮助我们以多种方式保护我们的数据。一种这样的工具是加密您的互联网连接的VPN 服务(VPN service)，因此使用起来会更安全。借助这项技术，您甚至可以访问您所在国家/地区无法访问的互联网内容。(access content)TunnelBear是一种VPN 服务(VPN service)，除了隐私之外，还提供了一种幽默的网络安全方法。继续阅读并了解它所提供的内容：
TunnelBear 提供的服务
TunnelBear是一家加拿大公司 - 受当地法律管辖，例如，在隐私方面，它可能会为您提供比美国更大的(States)信心(United) 。除了位于加拿大(Canada)之外，TunnelBear还为所有用户提供了一个不错的功能：它不会记录通过他们的VPN 系统(VPN system)的任何流量，这对许多用户来说非常重要。TunnelBear提供三种不同的版本或大小：Little(Little bear) Bear完全免费，但有数据限制(data limit)（每月只能传输 500MB 的数据）。如果您发布有关 TunnelBear 的推文，(tweet about TunnelBear)此限制可以再提高 1 GB，但仅适用于当前月份。
除了数据限制(data limit)之外，免费版和付费版服务没有其他区别：您获得256 位 AES 加密(256-bit AES encryption)，无日志记录，以及来自 20 个国家(from 20 countries)/地区的服务器（要连接到澳大利亚服务器，您需要付费订阅尽管）。
下一个级别是Giant bear，每月 9.99 美元：在此级别，您可以获得无限数据，并且您可以同时将多达 5 台设备连接到TunnelBear。如果您需要在超过 5 台设备上运行该服务，您可以在新帐户上购买额外订阅，或使用为工作组和公司量身定制的TunnelBear 团队(TunnelBear for teams)服务，提供优先支持(priority support)和易于管理的团队.
第三种订阅类型是灰熊，与(Grizzly bear)大熊(Large bear)基本相同，但按年计费，价格为 59.88美元(USD)，为期 12 个月（每月费用降至 4.99美元(USD)）。熊从它的眼睛向战斗机发射激光——这有多酷？(shoots lasers from its eyes)
至于支持的设备类型，您可以在Windows、macOS、Android和 iOS 设备上使用TunnelBear 。还有一个可用于Chrome 和 Opera的(Chrome and Opera)浏览器扩展(browser extension)（这只保护您的网络浏览器(web browser)中的网络流量，而不是整个设备）。TunnelBear提供“对(TunnelBear)Linux系统的有限支持，但仅适用于付费用户” - 详细信息可在此博客文章(in this blog post)中找到。
至于全球覆盖，我们不得不说TunnelBear在很多国家(TunnelBear)都(France)没有VPN服务器，因为你只能隧道到以下地方：英国(United Kingdom)、美国(United) 、加拿大(States)、(America)德国(Canada)、日本(Japan)、爱尔兰(Ireland)、西班牙(Germany)、法国(Spain),意大利(Italy),荷兰(Netherlands),瑞典(Sweden),瑞士(Switzerland),澳大利亚(Australia)(仅付费),新加坡(Singapore),巴西(Brazil),香港(Hong Kong),丹麦(Denmark)、挪威(Norway)、墨西哥(Mexico)和印度(India)。如您所见，亚洲(Asia)几乎没有任何服务器，而非洲(Africa)则完全不在列表中，俄罗斯(Russia)也是如此。
因为我们谈论的是与隐私相关的服务，所以重要的是要提到，当您购买订阅时，TunnelBear包含一个比特币付款选项(Bitcoin option)。如果您选择使用它，就个人信息而言，您只需提供一个电子邮件地址。哦，你也可以用蜂蜜罐支付……你知道，为了熊。🙂
虽然它并没有给它的工作方式增加任何东西，但我们必须注意到TunnelBear是我们见过的最有趣和最酷的安全应用程序(security app)：整个网站和应用程序都充满了熊和对熊及其相关事物的引用。
下载和安装
在Windows上下载和安装TunnelBear的过程非常简单：前往下载页面(the download page)，自动下载适合您操作系统的应用程序。(operating system)在Windows上，您会获得一个 28.5 MB 的安装(MB setup)文件，名为TunnelBear-Installer.exe。
安装过程(installation procedure)很简单：接受服务条款(Terms of Service)，选择安装位置，然后按(installation location and press) 安装(Install)。值得一提的是，为了能够安装TunnelBear，您需要管理员权限。
此外，为了使其正常运行，TunnelBear可能会要求您允许安装一组虚拟网络驱动程序 - TunnelBear Adapter V9。如果询问，请选择Yes以允许安装，否则TunnelBear将无法工作。
请注意，如果您安装了其他VPN 软件(VPN software)，虚拟网络适配器可能会发生冲突，从而导致一个或两个VPN应用程序无法使用。建议在任何给定时间在您的Windows 计算机(Windows computer)上只安装一个VPN 客户端。(VPN client)
我们对 Windows 版 TunnelBear 的第一印象大多是积极的：您无法访问很多服务器，但安装过程简单且友好。此外，您可以使用比特币支付。有免费服务可用，这很好，在某些情况下这可能还不够，但在为这项服务付费之前测试它的工作原理肯定很棒。(Our first impressions of TunnelBear for Windows are mostly positive: you don't get access to a lot of servers, but the installation process is simple and friendly. Also, you can pay in Bitcoins. It is great that there is a free service available, which might not be enough in some cases, but it is surely great for testing how it works before paying for this service.)
在 Windows 上使用 TunnelBear
VPN 客户端(VPN client)应该相当容易使用，而TunnelBear非常(TunnelBear)简单且用户友好。启动应用程序后，您会看到以下屏幕。
要启动新的VPN 会话并连接到服务器（ (VPN session and connect)TunnelBear将其称为隧道），您可以单击左上角(left corner)的大关闭(Off )按钮。该应用程序现在通过直观地绘制您的位置和VPN 服务器之间的隧道来显示(VPN server)连接进度(connection progress)。
几秒钟后，TunnelBear 吉祥物(TunnelBear mascot)出现在VPN 服务器(VPN server)的位置，地图变为绿色，按钮显示为On，表明您已连接到VPN 服务(VPN service)。这个过程很简单，如果你想断开连接，你需要按下On按钮。
默认情况下，TunnelBear连接到离您最近的VPN 服务器(VPN server)，如果您只需要安全性但不需要来自特定国家的服务器，这是最好的解决方案。
如果您想连接到特定的VPN 服务器(VPN server)，您可以通过两种方式进行操作：在按下之前从“On/Off按钮附近的下拉列表中选择服务器，或者单击您所在国家/地区的隧道图像想要连接并确认连接。
TunnelBear 是一个易于使用的 Windows 应用程序。您只需单击一下即可快速连接到附近的 VPN 服务器。手动选择特定国家同样简单，您甚至不必离开主应用程序窗口。TunnelBear 不提供对可用服务器进行排序或保存(TunnelBear is an easy to use application for Windows. You can quickly connect to a nearby VPN server with a single click. Manually selecting a specific country is just as easy, you don't even have to leave the main application window. TunnelBear doesn't offer a way to sort the available servers, or save y)我们的(our )收藏夹的方法，但是一开始的服务器并不多，所以这不是一个大问题。(favorites, but there aren't many servers to begin with, so this is not a huge issue.)
转到此评论的第二页，了解TunnelBear提供的高级功能以及它在我们的性能基准测试(performance benchmarks)中获得的结果。您还将看到我们对该产品的最终裁决。
Security for everyone - Reviewing TunnelBear 3 VPN for Windows
It is probably no surprise to аnyone that оur personal information and privacу is nеver completely and absolutеly safe when we use digital devices connected to the internet. No system can ever be madе completely impenetrable, but nowadays wе have a lot of tools that help us proteсt our data in many ways. Оne such tool is a VPN ѕervice that encrypts your internet connection, so it will be much safer to υse. And thanks to this technology, you can even acсess content on the internet thаt is not available in your countrу. TunnelBeаr is a VPN service that, besides privacy, also offers a humorous approach to cybersecurity. Read on and lеarn what it has to offer:
What TunnelBear has to offer
TunnelBear is a Canadian company - being governed by local law, it might be able to offer you a greater level of confidence in terms of privacy than the United States, for example. Besides being located in Canada, TunnelBear offers a nice feature to all of its users: it doesn't log any traffic that goes through their VPN system, which is really important for many users. TunnelBear comes in three different versions, or sizes: the Little bear is completely free, but it has a data limit (only 500MB of data can be transferred each month). This limit can be raised by an additional 1 GB if you tweet about TunnelBear, but just for the current month.
Besides the data limit there is no other difference between the free and paid versions of the service: you get 256-bit AES encryption, no logging, and servers from 20 countries (to connect to an Australian server, you need to have a paid subscription though).
The next level is the Giant bear for 9.99 USD/month: at this tier you get unlimited data and you can connect up to 5 devices simultaneously to TunnelBear. If you need to run the service on more than 5 devices, you can either purchase an additional subscription on a new account, or make use of the TunnelBear for teams offer that is tailored to workgroups and companies, offering priority support and easy to manage teams.
The third subscription type is Grizzly bear, which is essentially the same as Large bear, but it is billed annually at a price of 59.88 USD for 12 months (reducing the monthly cost to 4.99 USD). And the bear shoots lasers from its eyes at fighter planes - how cool is that?
As for supported device types, you can use TunnelBear on Windows, macOS, Android and iOS devices. There is also a browser extension available for Chrome and Opera (this only protects web traffic in your web browser, not the whole device). TunnelBear provides "limited support for Linux systems, but only for paid users" - details ara available in this blog post.
As for global coverage, we have to say that TunnelBear doesn't have VPN servers in many countries, as you can tunnel only to the following places: United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Germany, Japan, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia (paid only), Singapore, Brazil, Hong Kong, Denmark, Norway, Mexico, and India. As you can see, there are barely any servers in Asia, while Africa is completely missing from the list and so is Russia.
Because we are talking about a privacy-related service, it is important to mention that, when you purchase a subscription, TunnelBear includes a Bitcoin option for payment. If you choose to use it, all you have to provide in terms of personal information is an email address. Oh, and you may also pay in jars of honey… you know, for the bear. 🙂
Although it does not add anything to the way it works, we have to note that TunnelBear is the funniest and coolest security app we have ever seen: the whole website and the application are full of bears and references to bears and things related to them.
Download and installation
Downloading and installing TunnelBear on Windows is very simple process: head to the download page, where the application that is right for your operating system is automatically downloaded. On Windows you get a 28.5 MB setup file, named TunnelBear-Installer.exe.
The installation procedure is simple: accept the Terms of Service, choose an installation location and press Install. It is worth mentioning that, in order to be able to install TunnelBear, you need administrative privileges.
Also, in order for it to function properly, TunnelBear might ask you to allow the installation of a set of virtual network drivers - TunnelBear Adapter V9. If asked, choose Yes to allow the installation, otherwise TunnelBear will not be able to work.
Note, that if you have other VPN software installed, the virtual network adapters might conflict, thus making one or both VPN applications unusable. It is recommended to have only a single VPN client installed on your Windows computer at any given time.
Our first impressions of TunnelBear for Windows are mostly positive: you don't get access to a lot of servers, but the installation process is simple and friendly. Also, you can pay in Bitcoins. It is great that there is a free service available, which might not be enough in some cases, but it is surely great for testing how it works before paying for this service.
Using TunnelBear on Windows
A VPN client should be fairly easy to use, and TunnelBear is really simple and user-friendly. Once you launch the application you are greeted with the following screen.
To start a new VPN session and connect to a server (which is referred to as tunnelling by TunnelBear) you can click the big Off button in the top left corner. The application now shows the connection progress by visually drawing the tunnel between your location and the VPN server.
After a few seconds the TunnelBear mascot appears in the location of the VPN server, the map turns green and the button reads On, showing that you are connected to the VPN service. The process is simple, and if you want to disconnect, you need to press the On button.
By default, TunnelBear connects to the VPN server closest to your location, which is the best solution if you just want security, but do not need a server from a specific country.
If you want to connect to a specific VPN server, you can do that in two ways: either choose the server from the drop-down list near the On/Off button before pressing it, or click the image of the tunnel in the country you want to connect to and confirm the connection.
TunnelBear is an easy to use application for Windows. You can quickly connect to a nearby VPN server with a single click. Manually selecting a specific country is just as easy, you don't even have to leave the main application window. TunnelBear doesn't offer a way to sort the available servers, or save your favorites, but there aren't many servers to begin with, so this is not a huge issue.
Go to the second page of this review to learn about the advanced features offered by TunnelBear and the results it obtained in our performance benchmarks. You will also see our final verdict for this product.
