A VPN can be relied upon to stay secure online and maintain your privacy.
Below are two common reasons for using a VPN:
1Protect your Online Activity from Third-parties
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Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) can see all the websites you visit and will almost certainly be recording that information.
In some countries, ISPs are required to collect and store user data for long periods of time and the government is able to access, store, and search that information.
This is the case in the US, UK, Australia, and much of Europe — just to name a few.
Because VPNs encrypt the internet traffic from your device to the VPN server, your ISP or any other third party won’t be able to spy on your online activity.
3Secure your Data on Public WiFi Networks
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Exploiting public WiFi networks to gather data is simple and incredibly cheap.
Criminals can take advantage of open and unencrypted networks to steal important data like your bank details, credit cards, photos, and other personal information.
When you use the public WiFi connection in a café, hotel, or airport you are putting your sensitive data at risk.
Hackers are increasingly targeting hotels and shopping malls in pursuit of high-value targets.
You can protect your device by using a VPN, which will encrypt your internet traffic and make it much, much harder for hackers to intercept and steal your data.
5Stop ISP Throttling
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Your ISP almost certainly monitors your online activity. If you live in a country without strong Net Neutrality laws, your ISP can even deliberately slow down your connection when you carry out bandwidth-heavy activities. This is called bandwidth throttling.
VPN encryption can help to prevent ISP throttling, meaning that you can enjoy all internet activities at high speed.
