- PIA reinforces its non-registration claims with new independent audit
- VPN provider uses RAM-only architecture
- It also recently published its transparency report.
Private Internet Access (PIA) has scored a hat trick with a new independent third-party audit that has once again confirmed the validity of its no-logs claims.
A recent independent audit by Deloitte Audit Romania, part of one of the world’s four largest audit firms, confirmed that no logs were recorded during an investigation into the infrastructure of PIA’s VPN servers and IT management systems, in accordance with the VPN no-logging safeguards set out in its Privacy Policy.
With these results, IPA secures a trifecta after independent inspectors conducted similar tests in both 2022 and 2024, reaffirming what most top VPN users dream of hearing: that none of your identifiable data is stored on any of PIA’s VPN servers and therefore cannot be used in any way.
A verified VPN with no logs
For PIA, the “no registration” policy is a main feature. However, convincing users that a VPN’s security stance is not just a marketing strategy is a major challenge that all VPN companies must continually address – this is where an external seal of approval can truly validate efforts to demonstrate that user anonymity is protected.
Other VPNs, including NordVPN and Surfshark, also undergo third-party audits to prove that their privacy promises are genuine and not just a fabricated image.
In the case of PIA, the Deloitte report has once again proven that the VPN claims are true; specifically, that the PIA architecture is designed so that no data is stored permanently and that any data that may constitute an “accidental” record cannot exist persistently.
This is mainly because PIA does not use hard drives for its VPN infrastructure, but rather runs exclusively in RAM, meaning there is no persistent storage where logs can remain, as memory is wiped every time the system is shut down. All servers are also configured to reboot routinely, so that all data is deleted regularly, immediately and permanently.
Additionally, the VPN disables all error logs and debugging information for all services running on its VPN traffic servers, ensuring maximum privacy. For error logs, which are required for development or maintenance tasks, the VPN runs a virtual operating system within a contained environment, so no real user will ever be configured to provide logs.
Ephemeral data that disappears as soon as it reaches the first IPA server includes user and destination IP addresses, browsing history, websites visited, and files downloaded.
PIA Transparency Commitment
The findings are consistent with PIA’s latest quarterly transparency report. There, the VPN provider recorded 30 different requests from authorities in the last three months of 2025, divided into four main categories: subpoenas, court orders, other government requests, and foreign and informal requests.
Regardless of the type of request, the result was the same in all cases: the VPN reported that authorities were left empty-handed because there was simply no information available to provide.
PIA’s claims of non-logging have previously been successfully verified in court, proving that it allows you to remain anonymous even when one of the world’s leading intelligence agencies requests your private data.
So while some things in life are certain, one thing is: between independent audits, real court cases, hardware and software design, and quarterly reporting, PIA has gone above and beyond to persuade you that your activity data will disappear. And in the crowded VPN market, that could be just what you’re looking for.
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