[8] Later, in October 2019, Surfshark became one of the first ten VPN packages to receive an official seal of approval granted by an independent IT-Security Institute AV-TEST.

[15] In August 2022, Surfshark exclusively partnered with digital rights watchdog NetBlocks for greater reporting on internet shutdowns.

[16] Later in 2022, Surfshark closed its physical servers in India in response to the CERT-In's order for VPN companies to store consumers' personal data for a period of five years.

[19][20] In December 2019, Surfshark implemented GPS-Spoofing for Android, allowing users to hide their device’s physical geolocation by changing it to one of the server’s locations.

"[24] That same year, Surfshark also launched a cookie pop-up blocker, an in-app notification center, new browser extensions, a macOS app, and started moving their servers to 10Gbps.

[29] Surfshark accepts anonymous payment methods, has no bandwidth limitations, servers, and operates under a strict no-logs policy.

[33] The research is updated quarterly, selecting the best-performing countries based on internet affordability, quality, electronic infrastructure, security & government.

[37] The partnership started as a natural alignment of the organizations’ visions and common goals — bringing awareness and gaining more routes to spread the news of worldwide internet disruptions.

[39] Surfshark also collaborated with The Internet Society to spread awareness about Splinternet and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) to discuss surveillance technologies.

[40] In November 2018, Surfshark’s Chrome and Firefox browser extensions underwent an external audit by a German cybersecurity firm, Cure53.