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Safe Internet Browsing With A VPN
Safe Internet Browsing With A VPN
Having a secure browser and a password manager will offer you a measure of security as you cruise the Web, but if you want to take safety up a notch, consider using a virtual private network service. #faf@31
VPN service both protect your connection to the Internet by encrypting the data in the connection and hide where you’re connecting to the Net, which protects your privacy.
Encrypting your connection to the Internet is especially important when working on insecure Wi-Fi networks, such as those found in public places like airports, hotels and restaurants. Those networks are insecure because it’s quite easy for a snoop to intercept traffic on them with a software tool called a sniffer. With an encrypted connection though, snoops capturing your data will see only garbage.
When you connect to the VPN service you’re subscribing to, it masks your identity on the Net. That means your Internet Service Provider won’t be able to track your movements online. Your government will also have a more difficult time tailing you. And sites that would ordinarily recognize you, such as your bank, won’t know who you are and will ask you to authenticate yourself to them.
There are some hassles to using a VPN, which is why usually only people with an extra need for privacy use them. For example, they can slow down your Internet experience because your traffic may be making more hops to get from point A to point B than it would have if you weren’t using a VPN.
What’s more, a VPN service’s servers are likely to be located all over the world. That can create problems if you use streaming services that have regional restrictions, like Netflix and YouTube. If you’re connected to a VPN server in Tokyo, then to the streaming service it looks like you’re in Tokyo and not in your home or office.
VPN providers offer their services in both subscription and free offerings. The problem with free services is they have to make their money in some way. More often than not that means selling your data to marketers. So if protecting your privacy is as important as protecting your communication, you may want to avoid free VPNs.
One exception to that rule, though, is the latest version of the Opera browser. It has free VPN services built into it. Although at its core Opera uses the same browser kernel as Google’s Chrome, some websites may not recognize Opera. In addition, Opera’s VPN proxies may also be blocked at certain websites, such as Netflix.
Otherwise, Opera’s VPN will do what’s expected from a VPN. It will replace your IP address with a virtual IP address to thwart net trackers. It will allow you to access websites blocked by firewalls or an organization like a school or company. And it can protect sessions at public Wi-Fi spots.
http://www.vpnsnetflix.com/vpn-reviews/
http://www.vpnsnetflix.com/vpn-news/
http://www.vpnsnetflix.com/vpn-tech/
Having a secure browser and a password manager will offer you a measure of security as you cruise the Web, but if you want to take safety up a notch, consider using a virtual private network service. #faf@31
VPN service both protect your connection to the Internet by encrypting the data in the connection and hide where you’re connecting to the Net, which protects your privacy.
Encrypting your connection to the Internet is especially important when working on insecure Wi-Fi networks, such as those found in public places like airports, hotels and restaurants. Those networks are insecure because it’s quite easy for a snoop to intercept traffic on them with a software tool called a sniffer. With an encrypted connection though, snoops capturing your data will see only garbage.
When you connect to the VPN service you’re subscribing to, it masks your identity on the Net. That means your Internet Service Provider won’t be able to track your movements online. Your government will also have a more difficult time tailing you. And sites that would ordinarily recognize you, such as your bank, won’t know who you are and will ask you to authenticate yourself to them.
There are some hassles to using a VPN, which is why usually only people with an extra need for privacy use them. For example, they can slow down your Internet experience because your traffic may be making more hops to get from point A to point B than it would have if you weren’t using a VPN.
What’s more, a VPN service’s servers are likely to be located all over the world. That can create problems if you use streaming services that have regional restrictions, like Netflix and YouTube. If you’re connected to a VPN server in Tokyo, then to the streaming service it looks like you’re in Tokyo and not in your home or office.
VPN providers offer their services in both subscription and free offerings. The problem with free services is they have to make their money in some way. More often than not that means selling your data to marketers. So if protecting your privacy is as important as protecting your communication, you may want to avoid free VPNs.
One exception to that rule, though, is the latest version of the Opera browser. It has free VPN services built into it. Although at its core Opera uses the same browser kernel as Google’s Chrome, some websites may not recognize Opera. In addition, Opera’s VPN proxies may also be blocked at certain websites, such as Netflix.
Otherwise, Opera’s VPN will do what’s expected from a VPN. It will replace your IP address with a virtual IP address to thwart net trackers. It will allow you to access websites blocked by firewalls or an organization like a school or company. And it can protect sessions at public Wi-Fi spots.
http://www.vpnsnetflix.com/vpn-reviews/
http://www.vpnsnetflix.com/vpn-news/
http://www.vpnsnetflix.com/vpn-tech/
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