What a VPN does and does not do
A quick guide to virtual private networks
Virtual private networks (VPN) are applications that protect the internet connections made from your device. It does so in the following two ways:
Encrypting your internet connections
Hiding your IP address
To use a VPN, you can install software (i.e., a VPN client) from a VPN service provider. The client connects to the VPN server of the provider, and bot…
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