How do you know if a VPN is actually trustworthy? Because, news flash, some are actually pretty shady.
A virtual private network, or VPN, is a handy tool that helps boost your digital privacy and unblock geo-restricted video content from around the world. It works by encrypting your internet traffic and hiding your public IP address, making it appear like your device is in a different location while shielding your online activity from snoops, including your internet provider.
But despite how user-friendly VPNs have become, they’re still complex tools behind the scenes — and there are a lot of factors to watch out for before you commit to a VPN service. Not every VPN is as secure or trustworthy as it claims.
To help you avoid a shady VPN app, I’ve drawn on my years of experience testing and using VPNs to share all the things I personally do to determine whether
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