A VPN is a free or paid tool to preserve your privacy. If free VPNs allow you to save money, their reliability is not without flaws. Find out in this article how not to make a mistake when choosing a VPN.
What is a VPN?
You have certainly already heard of these VPN (for Virtual Private Network).
Before explaining the risk that could be represented by the use of a free VPN, it would be good to know what it is, its usefulness and its economic model.
The VPN is indeed a tool to quickly relocate your internet connection to servers, no matter where they are in the world. Much more efficient to protect your privacy than your browser’s private browsing mode, the operating principle of this tool is quite simple. It ensures the encryption and security of your private data (even on free video streaming platforms). To learn more about VPNs, how they work and how to use them, I suggest you read our articles on VPNs.
The VPN is a device that in addition to protecting your privacy allows you to ensure the stability and speed of the connection. All these tasks require a minimum of funding usually, in order to guarantee quality services. However, you have the choice between a free VPN with unreliable services and a paid but powerful one.
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The false good idea of a free VPN
There are free and paid VPN services. At first sight, everything leads to believe that the quality and services offered in both cases are identical. However, this is not the case in practice.
Indeed, using a free VPN is a permanent risk for your privacy. You think you are protected and anonymous, but the server providers can collect your personal data and sell them later on in exchange for the services provided. You certainly know the famous saying: “If it’s free, it’s because you’re the product”. Using a free VPN to guarantee your privacy and data protection is therefore completely contradictory and possibly counterproductive…
The other reason why using free VPNs is not a good idea is related to the poor quality of the service. Slowness, downtime, poor performance are the most common problems with free VPNs.
Choose a paid VPN
If you want an efficient service, it is better to subscribe to a paid VPN. This is because of the multiple benefits that this option gives you.
First of all, the paid VPN guarantees you a stable connection and high browsing speed. It is worth mentioning that the VPN does not allow you to speed up the connection speed you had without it, but at least you will not encounter big slowdowns or outages like with free VPN services.
Moreover, with a paid VPN, you are guaranteed to keep your confidential information safe. You know who manages your server, you have full knowledge of the terms of use and the details of how the data is managed.
By paying just a few dollars a month, you can be assured of such a comfortable web browsing experience, so it’s best to avoid free VPN services.
