WHAT’S A VPN?

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creates an encrypted connection between your

computer and a server controlled by the VPN

company. Your data travels to the server,

protected from prying eyes along the way, and

then exits onto the internet as normal. Anyone

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IP address will also be hidden. This is important,

because one of the easiest ways to glean

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IP address.

Most people will want to connect to a VPN server

that’s physically close to their true location. This

usually yields better speed, which is what most

users are concerned about. But when you connect

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allows you to access streaming content in other

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coming from the VPN server, and they lump you

in with all the other viewers coming from the

same region.

HIDE AND SEEK ONLINE

Our reader needs to get a VPN with servers in the

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switch the VPN on. That’s it! Finding a VPN that

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desired country. Most VPN services list their

servers somewhere on their websites. In practice,

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