So guys welcome back to yet another article of Akhil Explains series, I am really happy to know that you are enjoying this particular series, and thanks for the amazing love and support. The basic agenda of Akhil Explains series is to make a common man understand about the various aspects of technology and the same in simple language. Well, today I will make you understand the VPN along with its advantages as well as disadvantages of the same. So without making any further delay let’s get into the article to check out everything about VPN.
Overview
You will get different types of VPN services in the market at this moment of time and the same is available for the desktop as well as for your smartphones. The services are available in both free and paid versions, both versions will help you to hide your digital identity and enhance your privacy but there are some limitations as well. So let’s understand the VPN in detail.
What is a VPN?
A VPN or Virtual Private Network actually creates a private network Virtually and that will enable you to surf the internet without revealing your digital identity – IP address and the same enhance your privacy.
The VPN is actually a middleman and that will create a virtual network and send data to an external VPN server that will connect your laptop or smartphone with the website where you are in. As I mentioned above, it will hide your IP address and that will make the website unable to track your location accurately.
Let’s check how a VPN works
Let’s assume you are riding on your bike to somewhere and your bike must have a number plate which will make the officials enable to track you. In a similar manner, your IP address is your identity in the digital world and the same will enable the trackers to track your surfing. But with VPN services, you will get a duplicate number plate for your digital riding and that will enable you to ride safely without worrying about the external world.
VPN creates a different path for you to ride safely and that will lead to the same destination without revealing your identity. Moreover, it will not only offer a duplicate number plate on one way but it will also change the number plate again through your trip and that will make you remain anonymous throughout your surfing.
Advantages of the VPN
It will provide more safety while Surfing the internet as it will not allow anyone to track your identity easily by offering a duplicate IP address and location. It will also protect your internet traffic and the same will be encrypted the whole time.
As I mentioned above, it also hides your location as the VPNs enable you to get the ability to surf a website from different locations and this will hide your actual location. That means you can visit any website all around the world without any limitations as the VPN will bypass the restrictions.
Disadvantages of VPN
Yes, it is coming with lots of benefits and help you to surf the internet with complete freedom but the service is also having some disadvantages as well.
The most common issue of VPN is slow speed and that mainly happens because VPN needs to change your identity by sending data to an external server and that could take some extra time to reach your destination.
Another issue of VPN is the blockage as some websites and services will not enable you to visit or use that particular service If you are using a VPN service and it happens usually with government-related things.
It can hide your identity but it will not able to meet you secure from a malicious file which you download from the internet and the same enter your personal details.
Having said that, the VPN service knows about the websites where you enter and if you browse using your Google account then it will identify your IP address because it is identified account.
Free vs Paid VPNs
You can select free and paid VPN services and the free version will always have some limitations as it will lower your speed and it may also offer the service on only one device. As VPN has your information and the free version may misuse your data by offering the information to the advertisers. On the other hand, the paid service will give you some extra features like better speed and support on multiple devices. It will also give protection to your data as well and the service will be based on the subscription model.
Best VPN services
There are many VPN service providers are available in the market at this moment of time and I am pointing a few names below for your reference.
NordVPN
NordVPN is the most popular and the same features good security and privacy for internet browsing along with reliable speed, which is an essential feature of a good VPN. NordVPN allows you to connect a maximum of 6 user devices, which will enable you to access the service on multiple devices. It is also coming with lots of servers which means you can able to surf the internet from different locations.
ExpressVPN
It is another popular VPN Service and the same features Smart Location feature, that will enable you to connect to the fastest server available. ExpressVPN, like other VPNs like it, has the Split Tunneling feature. You can use this feature to split your connectivity between local as well as foreign networks simultaneously. You guys can also use the service on up to 5 devices at the same time.
CyberGhost
It offers one of the largest networks of servers that has 7000 servers in 91 countries. CyberGhost VPN offers online and offline security as well for your data and privacy. It doesn’t store user information along with a dedicated streaming feature. CyberGhost VPN blocks malicious content as well.
FastestVPN
FastestVPN has climbed the ladder and gained recognition in no time. It has brought a revolution in online security and privacy, bringing it up a notch. You guys can check out the detailed review on this VPN Service by heading over the link.
Opera VPN
Opera is a popular internet browser and the same features built-in VPN as well and the same enables users to browse the internet with complete freedom without any additional VPN Service. This service is available without any additional cost as well.
Surfshark
Surfshark has a no logging policy which ensures that no user information is stored. Moreover, Surfshark also offers a smart DNS service along with a malicious content blocker called CleanWeb.
I believe that you are now having a clear picture of the VPN services and if you have any kind of doubts then do let me know in the comments section below and I will be happy to help you.
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