In some mobile phones it is already installed by the manufacturer, but everyone can download it and free! Why not have the VPN application? Why are some of these applications considered dangerous?
Do you use VPN?
The inconspicuous application ensures that you maintain anonymity on the Internet. Download, it’s free! Do you also have VPN and use it? Have you informed deeper about the benefits and risks?
What VPN is, this post will tell you this post from the youtube channel Lukáš Is Trying His Best. You will learn a lot of interesting information to illuminate the background of the application.
Source: YouTube
However, Luke only talks about the desire to “hide” on the Internet and be in anonymity, but in practice, the VPN also serves those who need to work from abroad, or to pretend to be abroad. Why?
Not all of them, but many systems in which employees work, protect against various attacks, sneaking someone from outside, etc. The simplest thing every system can do for its protection is to make it uncomfortable to register from the outside or from suspicious countries. There are, of course, other ways to protect the system, but this is common and is one of the basic restrictions. However, if you install a functional VPN, your device will still appear to be present in the Czech Republic, Austria or a country that you simply choose in the application.
The second very obvious reason that millions of people also use is that you are either a citizen or a tourist in China, Russia or another country, and want to use blocked applications in these countries.
For example, in China, you do not open any of the Google applications, social and communication networks META, WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal, and on but also entertainment applications such as Netflix or Spotify. With VPN on you will be able to get to these services better. However, China is actively blocking many VPNs, and only some paid VPNs that use special technologies are functional in these conditions.
So if you decide after Luke’s explanation that you will not use VPN, this application may still be useful for at least these two reasons. So what is the problem of unpaid VPN?
Danger of unpaid applications as VPN
Ask differently. Is it possible for something to be free? Why would anyone pay thousands of employees to provide you with a free service? For free is none of the applications, and if you do not pay for it by pulling money from your account, then the company earns through advertising or selling your data.
We will probably think that it will not matter on your date of birth. Unfortunately, identities are sold and the more data, the better. Tradable data also includes your card numbers, stored passwords and other very sensitive information, whose revelation could hurt you considerably. It should be kept in mind that some of the companies offering applications are based in countries where the rules for data protection or selling are not clearly defined, and in general, the right is harder to enforce.
Do you know for sure that your VPN works?
Quite interesting is that you often do not have an idea of whether VPN works well or not. You would have to test your own VPN connections using designated tools such as DNS Leak Test or WebRTC test. However, if you have not done such a test, you would learn about non -functional or uselessness if you are abroad and via VPN want to enroll in a system that does not allow access from the country.
In these cases, users most often find that their VPN does not work as it should, and eventually have to buy quality, but mainly functional VPN. Even among these are well -known companies offering not only quality software but also real data protection. These include Nordvpn and ExpressVPN and SurfShark.
On the other hand, VPNs make sense, on the other hand, it should be remembered that these applications can pose a considerable security risk, a paradox for a service that should provide a safer environment.
Sources: Geeksforgeeks.org, Lupa.cz
