VPN

[Smithy]

Have you ever tried a VPN - Virtual Private Network.
I have never tried a VPN.

A secure, apparently private network is achieved using encryption over a public network, typically the internet.

 

[Don Alaska]

Yep, I have tried both an open and a closed VPN and like them both. An open network allows you to use the World Wide Web and surf to different sites. A closed VPN allows you to connect with only one computer, server or network and you can go nowhere else unless the computer you are connect to allows it. A closed VPN is considered by many to be the most secure connection.

 

[galty]

I used a VPN all the time, have been using one for years.

 

[Don Alaska]

I used a VPN all the time, have been using one for years.

That might shelter you from some of the censorship others suffer.

 

[galty]

It seems that the Imgur photo site has been blocked in the UK over it being threatned with fines over some pictures it might hold.

A VPN can get around this block.

Also can get onto American sites that block foreign readers (Mainly news sites)

 

[Cpvr]

I use a VPN sometimes, especially Cloudflare's. I don't use any other VPN though

 

[Doogos]

VPNs are huge. I've been using Private Internet Access or PIA for nearly 8 years. I've never had an issue with it and I have actually set it up on my router so all my traffic is through the VPN, with a couple exceptions for programs that don't work correctly with a VPN.

PIA is pretty cheap for what it does, if you're interested in trying one out, see if PIA will work for you.