What is a VPN? Why is it used?

A VPN is a network privacy system that allows you to access the internet securely without any third-party intervention. If you are from a non-technical background, you can describe a VPN as a service, where you will have to pay on a monthly or yearly basis to keep your online privacy intact.

VPN is nothing but a secure tunnel that encrypts your connection and keeps your online activities invisible from your ISP, Government, hackers, and other unpleasant external parties.

Now there are several benefits of using a VPN, I am briefing them below.

Benefits of VPN

1. Privacy - A VPN, in action, masks your online activities, which means your ISP can no longer monitor the websites you visited.

2. Security - A reliable VPN provider comes with advanced security features like AES-256 bit encryption, an automatic kill switch, DNS/IP leak protection, malware/ad blockers to keep your connection safe and secure.

3. Accessibility - Since a VPN allows you to connect with multiple server points globally, you can easily bypass geo-based censorship. In other words, you can access blocked websites and different libraries of OTT platforms like Netflix unavailable in your region.

4. Anonymity - A VPN connection hides your real IP address, replacing it with the VPN server's IP address. There is a chance someone can monitor your activities and identify you using your IP address. Such online monitoring and tracking can be prevented using a VPN.

5. Business purpose - Apart from personal use, businesses are also benefited by a VPN. Using a VPN, you can access corporate networks securely and remotely.

When an agency or any country blocked some websites then they provide access you to outer world website. Because they connect your server directly through another country's server. That specific website is only blocked or banned your country but in other country that website is accessible and due to this you can also access that website using a VPN.

The End Notes

The main purpose of a VPN is to encrypt users data and change the IP address. This is done to protect users information, activity online from third party members such as the government and ensure absolute anonymity. That's all in this article. I hope you liked it. Please share it with your friends.

And yes, you can also enjoy Tiktok using VPN. But I will suggest to use an Indian App. It is more safe and secure.

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