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4 Reasons Why Vpns are More Than Just Security Apps

See how VPNs can help you in other ways aside from security.

by John Mason, Chief Researcher, TheBestVPN

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few years, odds are you've already heard about VPNs.
This wonderful software has secured people's online activities for well over 2 decades now. And the way
things are going, it seems the VPN is not going away any time soon.

But, how exactly do VPNs provide security? Well, it's all about the data packets.

Let me explain:

When you search for something on the internet, your browser sends a request to a DNS server. This
request contains data packets which in turn contain readable plain text. These data packets then make
their way to the proper DNS server that records their contents along with your IP address.

Normally, these data packets are readable to anyone who's able to gain a hold of them -- which means
their normally unsecured. However, with a VPN, these packets get encrypted, thereby, making them
unreadable. Furthermore, anyone trying to read your data packets won't be able to trace them back to
you since a VPN also masks your true IP address.

Long story short: VPNs secure your online activities.

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