by Leo Aug 25,2023
If you’re reading these words without a VPN, guess what. We know where you live. Okay, so that’s not true—and not just because we’re too far too nice to go snooping around in your private affairs. But it is true that going online without a decent VPN installed is a risky business. If connecting to the internet without antivirus software is like mixing socially without vaccines, connecting without a VPN is like walking around with your name, address, email, phone number, ISP, and more written on a sandwich board. We all care about privacy, but we don’t always know when we’re throwing it away. Only about a third of internet users worldwide use a VPN, and—somewhat ironically—even fewer use one to protect the device they actually carry with them when they go outside, passing through countless public networks in the process.Read on to find out why protecting your Android phone is important, simple, and—potentially—lots of fun. What Is a VPN, Anyway?
For the uninitiated, VPN stands for Virtual Private Network.If a site or service is censored in your country for any reason, no problem: just connect to a server in another country (most VPNs let you pick from servers all around the world) and you’re set.
Likewise, if a site or service is only available in another country due to tedious licensing issues or commercially driven regional restrictions, don’t worry. Your VPN will let you perform the internet equivalent of teleportation, meaning you can access whatever you like.
There are countless ways that this might come in handy, but the classic is Netflix. Every region has its own unique Netflix library, and you’re almost missing out because of the accident of your geography.
You know what’s coming next.
A VPN lets you overcome this hurdle in a snap, along with countless similar hurdles preventing you from enjoying content on YouTube, local news sites, region-locked mobile games, and more.
The biggest surprise, if you’ve never used a VPN, is just how easy the whole thing is.
While the term “VPN” has a dauntingly technical air, actually using a VPN to protect your privacy is as simple as installing an app, signing up, and tapping a dot on a map of the world.
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