Cloudflare WARP+ VPN and others aren't hiding your real IP, test your VPN here

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WARP has never claimed to hide your IP. In fact, they literally explained that it didn't in their announcement: https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-warp-plus/

"WARP is not designed to allow you to access geo-restricted content when you’re traveling. It will not hide your IP address from the websites you visit. If you’re looking for that kind of high-security protection then a traditional VPN or a service like Tor are likely better choices for you."

The general understanding of a consumer VPN is that it hides your real IP address, and provides privacy.

The CloudFlare WARP+ app even says "Your Internet is private" on the splash page when WARP+ is enabled which is false, and misleading.

CloudFlare do not make this clear enough in their app, they should state clearly that your real IP is exposed on the splash screen.

Amusing: This Web site uses Cloudflare:

Cloudflare Ray ID: nnnnnnnnnnn • Your IP: nn.nn.nn.169 • Performance & security by Cloudflare

Why wouldn't it?

CloudFlare is good at protecting websites.

They just need to be more transparent in the WARP+ app itself, and make it clear your real IP is exposed on the splash screen maybe.

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