If the first thing you do before browsing is turn on your VPN, you're on the right track. If you've layered on a private search engine, a hardened browser, and an adblocker - even better. Your connection is protected.
But is your device?
The photos, documents, recordings, and videos sitting in your gallery are accessible to anyone who picks up your phone, or any app that quietly requests storage permission. You've spent months building a private browsing routine. Meanwhile, the most personal things you own are sitting one tap away from anyone who borrows your phone to "check something quick."
Private browsing without private storage is only half the picture.
Think about how many apps you've granted storage access to: the photo editor you used once, the cloud backup tool you forgot you installed, the messenger that wanted "media access" to send a single attachment. Each "Allow" tap stays granted until you actively revoke it, and most people never do. Most apps don't need the access they ask for, and most users don't know what they've agreed to.
A VPN protects what leaves your device through the network, but it doesn't protect what's already on the device, sitting in shared storage that any permitted app can read.
That's why we're adding a secure Vault to VPN Toolkit, so your files get the same protection as everything else you do in the app.
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The Vault isn't just a locked folder: files are encrypted on-device, and the key never leaves your phone. Once a file is in the vault, it stays there, protected whether you're viewing it, sharing it, or just leaving it alone.
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The Vault launches soon as part of VPN Toolkit - the same privacy hub you already use to browse privately.
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