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Normally your internet service provider can see everything you do online. This is obviously sketchy. They can market, block, and sell your data. A vpn stops them from seeing what you’re doing. It does however move that ability directly to whatever company provides your vpn. Therefore it is not good for what it is sold as usually.

Good for: pirating content, accessing geographicly restricted content, if you truly don’t trust your isp

Bad for: enhancing privacy or security, making yourself untraceable online, basically 80% of vpn marketing claims.

If the good is what you need check out privacytools.io/ for some suggestions.

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