To better understand how the VPN service works, let's first look at how the connection is made between the user's device and the visited site.
Let's say you are going to visit the New York Times website from your laptop. You are sitting at a table in your favorite cafe, open the browser, and it begins to download data from servers located in a particular country. Data is sent to WiFi routers via transatlantic fiber-optic cables.
There are many Internet service providers in the world. Data passes through a variety of routers that support flows in the desired directions.
Your traffic is open to these providers and routers, they see your IP address and can track your every move on the Internet (visited sites, incoming / outgoing messages, posted content, etc.) And there is nothing you can do about it. Owners of these servers and routers can collect user data and provide it to intelligence agencies and government agencies. Also, the wireless Internet is the object of close attention of hackers who can easily steal your personal data and use it against you. If you visit sites that do not use TLS/SSL protocols, the probability of data compromise increases. |