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Please Provide A Defect Pipeline Route With Reasonable Timetables

Hi, thanks for reading my post.

I've long respected Norton in the security space, but I don't see a way to address my concerns with the software, and honestly I don't know how much longer I'm willing to put up with the numerous defects.  No offense, but as a customer it really feels like no one is listening and there is no way to report anything and expect a response that someone cares and is being assigned work in a timely fashion.

I've encountered problems like:

  1. The VPN on mobile does not function on device authentication security, forcing me to give my login credentials to anyone who would use it (absolutely unacceptable)
  2. The OSX Norton 360 client does not remember applications that are added to the Allow List when running as a non-root user so I have to re-authorize the same apps MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY (come on, really?)
  3. The update process sometimes works, or it doesn't, without clear output to show the state of your updates (it shows output, but it's out of sync with reality)
  4. The VPN doesn't have a kill switch or any other method of making sure it's on, and there are times when the dropdown menu bar menu will actually show green when the vpn is off (???)

So far all I see is a forum acting as a black hole for user support with no clear way to address the real problems in the software.  Like, I get that it can be hard to deal with every little detail but the above issues should be major critical high-priority changes, and I don't understand how I'm falling on deaf ears.

So the ask is for somewhere on the forums to be able to get traction on things like this.  Thanks again for reading.

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Kudos0

Re: Please Provide A Defect Pipeline Route With Reasonable Timetables

Everything Windows 10 sucks. June 1st 2020 I quit computing. I'm only online now to clear-up my last few accounts...etc.

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Re: Please Provide A Defect Pipeline Route With Reasonable Timetables

Hi @SimpleLifeBestLife,

Please be assured that all forum threads are monitored and the issues posted on the Norton Community forums are reported to the concerned teams. Thank you. 

-Gayathri

Gayathri R | Norton Forums Global Community Administrator | NortonLifeLock
Kudos0

Re: Please Provide A Defect Pipeline Route With Reasonable Timetables

Thank you for the reassurance.  Would really appreciate some transparency here.

Kudos0

Re: Please Provide A Defect Pipeline Route With Reasonable Timetables

SimpleLifeBestLife:

....So the ask is for somewhere on the forums to be able to get traction on things like this.  Thanks again for reading.

Hi SimpleLifeBestLife:

Employee Tony_Weiss (who is no longer with Norton LifeLock) used to regularly update a thread called Hot Issues and Fixes at https://community.norton.com/en/forums/hot-issues-and-fixes which was pinned at the top of the Norton 360 | Secure VPN for Windows board.  Unfortunately, that thread has been unpinned and no one from Norton LifeLock has been updating that thread since Tony left the company.

Kudos0

Re: Please Provide A Defect Pipeline Route With Reasonable Timetables

So what's the results on this?  Should we all collectively assume Symantec is just not listening and look for other products?

Kudos0

Re: Please Provide A Defect Pipeline Route With Reasonable Timetables

The VPN on mobile does not function on device authentication security, forcing me to give my login credentials to anyone who would use it (absolutely unacceptable)

What OS is on your Mobile Devices? If iOS, did you install the standalone Norton Secure VPN app? If you have not, and only have Norton Mobile Security, NMS, installed, the VPN indication is not an actual VPN feature. It is what Norton notes as an 'On device VPN'. This allows Norton to access the necessary Apple APIs to provide the Web Protection feature. With the Web protection feature enabled the VPN icon is displayed in the notification area.

If you have a current Norton 360 subscription, you can install the standalone VPN app and activate it against your subscription at no additional charge.

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