You’ve come to the right page to find out about the ins and outs of a VPN. Below i will be answering all the common questions regarding VPN’s.
What is a VPN?
A Vpn (Virtual Private Network) is a secure link between yourself and a dedicated VPN server. Any requests made by your equipment using a VPN then goes via this connection, likewise any data sent back from this request will also go through this connection. The connection is commonly known as a “Tunnel” as it is a secure pipe that cannot be easily penetrated.
Any requests made via the VPN should be encrypted so not even your ISP knows what you are doing.
What can I use a VPN for?
A VPN can be useful for many reasons, for example streaming content from a region you may not be entitled to see.
For example the iPlayer is only available to users in the UK. If you were in Spain connected to a VPN in the UK you could still access the iPlayer as it would think you are in the UK. Without the VPN you would be blocked.
A VPN can be used to circumnavigate restrictions put in place by your ISP or even your government.