VPN or not VPN

[Been There]

If I click on the VPN link above it takes me to the vendor's site and at the top of the page, my IP address is displayed. Sites can track you using your IP address.

This is displayed without a VPN(it displays me full IPAddress and my service provider):
View attachment 272424

When I sign onto that website using VPN it shows this (not my IP address and not my service provider):
View attachment 272425
This makes me anonymous online and will prevent a lot of spam, unwanted advertising, and tracking.

I use Private Internet Access, it's inexpensive and doesn't slow things down too much.

I will have to take some time to check it out. I wasn't aware that the link would do that. My apologies.

 

[Rich]

I will have to take some time to check it out. I wasn't aware that the link would do that. My apologies.

No apologies are necessary. In fact, the link served as a perfect example of how a VPN works.

 

[CallMeKate]

Aw, I saw this post and thought @Packerjohn had returned to us... but it's an old post.
Hope you're having a great and memorable time with your travels, John.

 

[Alligatorob]

VPN or not VPN?

All of my VPN experiences have been bad. But my computer skills are limited, others may do better.

 

[CallMeKate]

All of my VPN experiences have been bad. But my computer skills are limited, others may do better.

I don't know if mine have been or bad... or if I've even had any because I don't know what it is... something to do with privacy is all I know. I am soooo not tech savvy!

 

[Roadwarrior]

VPN - Virtual Private Network, you can subscribe to many for a monthly fee, some better, some worse than your normal protection. Opera browser has a free one if you install the browser. It's not rated as highly as others. Advice I've read is it's not a catch all but does offer some protection, it masks your IP address preventing tracking, but it is not infallible & can allow some access. I use addons with Firefox, along with a firewall.

Best advice is to browse safe & don't open emails when in doubt. Monitor your financial sites closely. It's best for public accesses and deletes your info when shutdown preventing hacking your credentials after use. Better to use 'Tor' when browsing.

 

[Been There]

No apologies are necessary. In fact, the link served as a perfect example of how a VPN works.

What do you know about that? You are correct.