Short for Virtual Private Network, a VPN creates a secure connection between you and the internet. It provides you with an extra layer of privacy and anonymity, so you can:

• Hide your internet activity and location to avoid being tracked (especially on public WiFi networks)
• Freely browse the internet without constraints
• Browse safely and anonymously with no speed throttling

Using a VPN hides your real IP address and encrypts your internet connection. Here are a few examples of what that looks like in real life:

• Your browsing history is private — A VPN hides your browsing and search history from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). The only thing the ISP can see is your encrypted traffic traveling to the VPN server.
• You can change your online location — Your IP address gives away your physical location. With a VPN, you can connect to a server in a different country.
• Your internet activities are anonymous — A no-logs VPN ensures that no one knows what you’re doing on the web.

Now that you know what a VPN does and how it works, let’s take a look at what you can do with a VPN:

If you’ve sent your bank details to anyone online or use public WiFi networks, you’re at risk of exposing your personal information to hackers (especially if you are using a public WiFi hotspot!).

A quality VPN will use the most advanced encryption to secure your data. It’ll also ensure that any websites receiving your private data can’t trace your device, which keeps you as anonymous as possible.

At times, your ISP may deliberately slow down your Internet connection. It could be because it detects that you’ve gone over a certain data limit. Some ISPs even use this strategy to try to get you to upgrade your connection. The practice is known as “throttling.”

With a VPN, your activity remains private, and not even your ISP can see it. T.at means it can’t throttle your bandwidth, so you may actually see an increase in speeds