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When It Comes To Freedom, I’ll Side With The Thieves
How VPNs will become mainstream thanks to those who don’t like them
Virtual private networks, or VPNs, are still in their early adoption phase. Sure, they have been around for a long time now, and almost everybody has heard of them, but most internet users don’t have one installed. I daresay most people haven’t decided or even seriously considered whether to get one. Yet, I think this will change over the next decade, if not sooner.
Cheaper Than Takeaway Coffee
Probably, the main benefit of a VPN is the protection it offers. Install a VPN, and you can forget about your service provider tracking your online traces. Do you watch shows your country has decided you shouldn’t be watching? Well, now your country doesn’t know what you’re watching. At the flick of a button — and cheaper than a takeaway coffee — you can secure your internet connection. Should you ever need to access resources only available in specific places, you can set up your system to be there and grab the information. Naturally, any serious offence can still be caught if enough effort is put into it. Watching films and listening to music, though? It’s not worth it: you’re covered.
Prohibition Will Set Us Free