LEGAL REQUESTS / 2017-10-03
A 2017 affidavit describes identifying connection records
PureVPN at the time of the Ryan Lin investigation; historical connection metadata
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What the record says
Paragraph 52 says PureVPN records helped associate the same customer with originating IP addresses at a home and workplace.
US v. Ryan S. Lin: 2017 criminal complaint and FBI affidavit (opens in a new tab)
Data outcome and relevance
The described evidence concerns originating IP/account correlation. This passage does not establish disclosure of browsing history or content.
US v. Ryan S. Lin: 2017 criminal complaint and FBI affidavit (opens in a new tab)
Company response or subsequent action
PureVPN’s current policy denies activity and identifiable connection logs, while describing other account and service data. It is a current policy statement, not a contemporaneous response to the 2017 filing.
PureVPN: privacy policy and BVI operator (opens in a new tab)
What remains unestablished
An affidavit supporting a complaint records the agent’s sworn assertions, not a StealthVPN technical finding. Historical practices do not establish current behavior; current policies do not erase the historical record.
Sources and document locators
- Court filing · DOJ-hostedUS v. Ryan S. Lin: 2017 criminal complaint and FBI affidavit (opens in a new tab)
D. Massachusetts 17-MJ-4251-DHH, October 3, 2017; affidavit paragraph 52, PDF p. 23
- provider policyPureVPN: privacy policy and BVI operator (opens in a new tab)
See the linked document and the dated provider dossier.
A selected, dated case file. It does not replace reviewing the current service, policies and infrastructure. How we investigate