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Everything you need to know about VPNs
- VPNs were originally designed to connect people working from home to the office network or as a way to connect several offices to the same network.
- A VPN connection starts a point-to-point connection and all your network traffic goes through this private tunnel.
- VPNs are useful when you want to work from home and still access the file servers and internal tools that you regularly use in the office.
- VPNs can also be used when you want to access a video streaming service that isn’t available in your country.
- Using VPNs can be dangerous as some free VPN apps sell your browsing habits to advertisers or inject their own ads on non-secure pages.
- Many paid VPNs log your internet traffic, share information with law enforcement, and more.
- WireGuard is considered the gold standard of VPN protocol as it is based on public and private keys.
- VPNs come in different types including VPN for working remotely, VPN for developers, and VPN services and mobile VPN apps.
- The bottom line is that VPNs can be great and can fill different needs, but it's important to choose a reputable provider.
- If you're concerned about your privacy, there are better privacy tools available that you can use to better protect your privacy online.
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