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What is a VPN? How does VPN work? What can a VPN do for you?

A VPN (Virtual Private Network) protects your connection while you’re using the internet. It makes your browsing private, hides your IP (Internet Protocol) address and ensures your internet service provider (ISP) doesn’t track you.

In a nutshell, a VPN: 

  • Helps you to stay secure when using public Wi-Fi hotspots.
  • Masks your IP (Internet Protocol) address.
  • Encrypts your internet traffic, making your browsing more secure and private.
  • Allows you to access more internet content and bypass restrictions such as government censorship.
  • Ensures that your internet traffic isn’t tracked and recorded, later to be sold by your internet service provider (ISP), ad brokers, or snoops.

A VPN works by routing your device’s internet connection through your chosen VPNs private server rather than your internet service provider (ISP).

By doing so, a VPN changes your visible IP address. A VPN makes it appear as if you’re browsing from the VPN server’s location instead of your device.

That’s why you can appear virtually anywhere in the world using a VPN! This feature greatly improves your privacy and is one of the two primary reasons that make a VPN so useful. The other one is security. Let’s talk about it.

  • A VPN protects you on public Wi-Fi
  • A VPN masks browsing and torrent history
  • A VPN unlocks blocked and censored websites
  • A VPN helps stream Netflix privately
  • A VPN helps you avoid price discrimination
  • and more ...

So, Does a VPN make you anonymous?
No, a VPN does not make you anonymous. And don’t believe anyone who’ll tell you otherwise.
Let’s set one thing straight, no sugar coating – internet anonymity is a fantasy. Yes, you’ve read it right. There is no real way you can be anonymous on the web.