{"id":544821,"date":"2023-01-28T17:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T14:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-vpn-services-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2023-02-14T20:59:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T17:59:21","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-vpn-services-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-vpn-services-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Everything You Need to Know About VPN Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a271776b740f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a271776b740f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-vpn-services-review-geek\/#Everything_You_Need_to_Know_About_VPN_Services\" >Everything You Need to Know About VPN Services<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-vpn-services-review-geek\/#What_Is_a_VPN\" >What Is a VPN?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-vpn-services-review-geek\/#A_Brief_History_of_VPNs\" >A Brief History of VPNs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-vpn-services-review-geek\/#How_Does_a_VPN_Work\" >How Does a VPN Work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-vpn-services-review-geek\/#The_Most_Common_VPN_Types\" >The Most Common VPN Types<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-vpn-services-review-geek\/#Should_You_Have_a_VPN\" >Should You Have a VPN?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Everything_You_Need_to_Know_About_VPN_Services\"><\/span>Everything You Need to Know About VPN Services<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2023\/01\/6825477e.jpg?width=1200\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/woman-holding-notebook-app-vpn-creation-586938464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DenPhotos\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"keytakeaways\">VPN stands for Virtual Private Network, and there are many companies out there offering VPN services. A great VPN service won&#8217;t be free, and will work to protect your data from scammers, your ISP, or anyone else with malicious intent toward your data by using encryption protocols and other methods.<\/div>\n<p>Internet privacy is a hot topic, and for good reason. It\u2019s not acceptable for anyone to peek through your windows at home, so it shouldn\u2019t be okay to peek at your browsing history and collect your data. A great Virtual Private Network (VPN) service can make sure your personal data stays private.<\/p>\n<p>Many people know that a VPN service promotes security and privacy for you, but what does that even mean? Defining what a VPN is and how it works may seem intimidating to even the most tech-savvy people, but it\u2019s actually quite simple.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_a_VPN\"><\/span>What Is a VPN?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-143759 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2023\/01\/b9172d52.jpg\" alt=\"A smartphone with a VPN settings screen\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/kharkov-ukraine-june-20-2021-vpn-1996829834\" data-credittext=\"FellowNeko\/Shutterstock.com\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/kharkov-ukraine-june-20-2021-vpn-1996829834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FellowNeko\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before getting into what a VPN is and what its purpose is, let\u2019s expand the acronym. VPN stands for Virtual Private Network, but people often use the shortened acronym of VPN because it\u2019s more publicly recognized and easier to say and write.<\/p>\n<p>In short, a VPN is a service that protects your data, internet connection, and, ultimately, your online privacy by providing a private network connection that encrypts your online identity. With a VPN service enabled, your\u00a0IP address\u00a0is changed, and your virtual location is masked, protecting you from anyone who may maliciously use or sell your data, like hackers on a public Wi-Fi network or even your Internet Service Provider (ISP) on your home network.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot that goes into cloaking your online identity, including encrypted tunnels and VPN protocols, but more on this later. VPN services help you feel safer about using both public and private Wi-Fi networks, whether you\u2019re shopping, answering emails, or working with sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note that there are \u201cfree\u201d VPN services out there, but they\u2019re often lackluster and don\u2019t provide nearly as much security as paid VPN services. If you wanted to hire professional security services for your physical home, would you ever hire someone offering their services for free? Probably not, and it\u2019d make you wonder how they\u2019re making money if their services are being offered to you for free.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Brief_History_of_VPNs\"><\/span>A Brief History of VPNs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since we\u2019ve been using the internet, there have been discussions about what\u2019s h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening with our private browsing data. Early in the VPN <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, most services were created for and offered to corporate businesses. In recent years, the demand for personal VPNs has greatly increased as we\u2019ve learned how much our personal data is at risk on a regular old password-protected home network.<\/p>\n<p>In 1993,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/topic\/SwIPe-(protocol)\/4617491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Software IP Encryption Protocol<\/a>\u00a0(swIPe) emerged, providing network users with authentication and confidentiality features. Then, in 1994, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchsecurity\/definition\/IPsec-Internet-Protocol-Security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Internet Protocol Security<\/a>\u00a0system (IPsec) built on that and created an internet security protocol that encrypts and authenticates data packets shared on the internet. While both swIPe and the IPsec system laid a great foundation for secure internet usage, neither quite hit the mark of what we deem the \u201cfirst VPN service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first true creation and use of VPN <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> as we know it today was in 1996 by a Microsoft employee named Gurdeep Singh-Pall. He created a Peer-to-Peer Tunneling Protocol, shortened to PPTP, and used the tunneling encryption method we see in modern VPNs today. With Singh-Hall\u2019s PPTP, remote employees for Microsoft could securely access the company\u2019s internal network from anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Once it was clear how successful this remote access protocol was for Microsoft, other companies started adopting the same protocol. Personal VPNs didn\u2019t really become a thing until 2010 when security breaches were more commonplace among companies people trusted their data with. In recent years, many companies have enacted geographical access restrictions for content\u2014like Netflix or <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>\u2014inspiring people to make the leap and invest in a VPN service.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Does_a_VPN_Work\"><\/span>How Does a VPN Work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-142975 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2023\/01\/a3e32a8d.jpg\" alt=\"Diagram of client-based VPN tunnel by Nord VPN\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/nordvpn.com\/what-is-a-vpn\/\" data-credittext=\"Nord Security\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nordvpn.com\/what-is-a-vpn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nord Security<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A VPN gives people privacy while using the internet, but how exactly does it do this? The best analogy I\u2019ve heard to explain how a VPN service works\u2014in very basic terms\u2014uses two things we\u2019re all very familiar with: a highway and cars. In this analogy, the internet is a highway and anyone using the internet is someone in a car on said highway.<\/p>\n<p>No matter where you are on the highway, anyone who chooses your car and decides to follow you can see you wherever you are, and even follow you home if they want to. Now, imagine that right next to the highway, there\u2019s a private tunnel you can take your car through instead. Only your car can go through this tunnel. No one can follow you, and you\u2019re protected from view.<\/p>\n<p>VPN services act as your own private tunnel, hiding where you\u2019re going, who you\u2019re talking to, or what you\u2019re doing while you have your VPN turned on. These private tunnels don\u2019t necessarily reinvent the wheel. The way you use the internet, and your computer won\u2019t change at all. The only difference between the highway (the internet) and the tunnel beside it (the internet with a VPN service enabled) is the ability for other people to see you.<\/p>\n<p>Any device that uses the internet has a unique IP address, which is akin to someone\u2019s fingerprint. When you don\u2019t have a VPN service turned on, and you visit a website using your IP address, it\u2019s like touching a doorknob or a glass and not wiping off your fingerprints. Many people wouldn\u2019t \u201cuse your fingerprint\u201d maliciously\u2014but that\u2019s not to say that other people wouldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>By turning on a VPN while you\u2019re using the internet, you\u2019re simply taking that possibility away. Instead of someone seeing your IP address, they\u2019ll see the IP address of the VPN server, which is usually shared by a ton of other people.<\/p>\n<p>In more technical terms, here\u2019s what happens when you open up your laptop in a coffee shop and turn on your VPN before you get to work. After you send the request to connect to whichever VPN service you\u2019re paying for, the service authenticates your client\u2014which can be your laptop, smartphone, tablet, or any other device accessing the internet\u2014and applies an encryption protocol to all your data, along with a VPN tunnel for your data to go through privately. Unless someone has the specific key to decrypt this data, any of your browsing data will look like complete gibberish to anyone trying to access it.<\/p>\n<p>Each little packet of data goes through encapsulation, which is just a fancy way of saying your data gets encrypted and has an extra coat of armor surrounding it while it goes through the tunnel. Once your encrypted data reaches the VPN server, your data is decrypted and forwarded to the designated web server\u2014or in other words, the website you\u2019re actively using on your device. When the web server responds with its own data packets, it gets encrypted on its way to the VPN server and decrypted once it reaches your device.<\/p>\n<p>The entire time you\u2019re using your device, any website you visit will see the IP address of the VPN server you\u2019re using and not the IP address of your device. That said, if someone were to look at your connection, they\u2019d be able to see that you\u2019re using a VPN server, but nothing more.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Most_Common_VPN_Types\"><\/span>The Most Common VPN Types<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-143763 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2023\/01\/730d9e0d.jpg\" alt=\"A phone with NordVPN open on it\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/lod-israel-july-8-2020-nordvpn-1880542717\" data-credittext=\"Maor_Winetrob\/Shutterstock.com\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/lod-israel-july-8-2020-nordvpn-1880542717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maor_Winetrob\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Everyone seems to have a different way of labeling the available VPN types out there, but here are the most common three categories: Remote Access VPN, Site-to-Site VPN, and Personal VPN.<\/p>\n<p>Personal VPNs are aptly named, as they\u2019re the most popular choice for personal use. Also referred to as a Consumer-Grade VPN or Commercial VPN, Personal VPNs are what we\u2019ve primarily been referring to in this article when explaining how a VPN works. These VPNs connect your device to a VPN server, encrypt your data, and hide your actual IP address, showing the VPN server\u2019s IP address instead.<\/p>\n<p>Remote Access VPN services work very similarly to Personal VPNs because they both hide your own unique IP address. With Personal VPNs, the IP address displayed to anyone looking is the VPN server\u2019s IP address. Remote Access VPNs are typically used in work-from-home situations, and you\u2019re remotely connecting into your company\u2019s internal network, displaying that IP address and using the same network security measures as if you were there in person.<\/p>\n<p>Site-to-Site VPNs are mostly used by large corporations that often have multiple offices in various locations throughout the world. Just like every other VPN, a Site-to-Site VPN utilizes private encrypted tunnels to send data back and forth among its many offices, with each office having its own Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN). However, the tunnels are specific to that corporation\u2019s many networks, making it easy to share data between offices while protecting the data from anyone not within that network. This can also be referred to as a Router-to-Router VPN service.<\/p>\n<p>When researching VPNs, you may come across the terms Corporate VPN or Business VPN. Both of these terms are interchangeable, and they just indicate that the VPN service is for a business. Large corporations or smaller businesses typically choose either a Remote Access VPN, Site-to-Site VPN, or both, depending on its workforce needs.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_You_Have_a_VPN\"><\/span>Should You Have a VPN?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A VPN\u2014just like a home security system\u2014will give you protection and privacy. Is it absolutely necessary to have a VPN? No, but if you can afford the extra protection while you\u2019re on your smartphone or laptop, why not be preemptive about malicious attacks?<\/p>\n<p>A home security system isn\u2019t necessary either, but many people invest in one because they want to feel as safe as possible in their own home. With a VPN, you can use your device without having to worry about anyone sneaking a look at your personal data.\u00a0Plus, VPN services only cost about $5 to $10 per month, and you can often pay annually to knock a bit off that monthly average. In exchange for privacy at all times, $5 to $10 seems super affordable\u2014especially if you spend a lot of your time on public Wi-Fi networks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related article :\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beenverified.com\/lifestyle\/what-does-a-vpn-hide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Does a VPN Hide?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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