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Today being secure online is the toughest because every cyber freak is eager to get your info and use it against you. So what's the best you can do than staying offline? You can change you IP and MAC addresses but that is not a cool way to get a job done. There are ways to which you can stay cool and still remain a bit more secure over the internet.
NOTE: Nothing can let you be invisible over the internet.
What's a VPN?
VPN ( Virtual Private Network) is a way you can extend your intranet into the public network. For ex- You have your office network and you want a way for your employees to access your Private company network, so you can VPN. So rather we use it to stay safe by accessing the internet by using someone's else private network. Now you realize why you can't be safe? You have to trust your provider. You have to trust your provider cause you are sending all your information through it. Now you are ready to distinguish between top 8 VPNs out there. Enjoy!
1.TOR( Actually not a VPN by definition):
If we simply skip the technicals then Tor 'The onion Router' is the best option out there. You are bouncing from one distributed network to another which are led by volunteer all around the world. You can securely browse around the internet without fear of being tailed. Use Tor browser on all OS - Windows, Android, Linux, etc. It's the most secure and easy way to browse the internet.
2. Hide.me
When we talk of VPNs we should consider Hide.me. Its one of those services that claim that they never log there users activities. It has one damn awsome feature that its comparatively faster than most of VPNs. That's why it has over 5 million users. The free version is limited to 3 locations ( Canada, Netherlands, Singapore ), 2 GB data transfer/ month. It is considerable for Home users.
3. Cyberghost
Well, according to CyberGhost- Everything is encrypted, we don't keep logs. Its encrypted into 256-AES bit technology. One feature it overweights Hide.me is in bandwidth. CyberGhost provides Unlimited Bandwidth. So can be used for Commercial purposes. Having over 700+ Proxy servers you can be sure that you aren't tailed and access all the restricted anything.
4. Browser Sec
Browser Sec- Your Online Freedom, is one of the only providers which has a fair speed of 100 Mbit/s. ( Bits and bytes are 2 different things, 8 Bit= 8 bytes). Having more than more than 3,000,000 Users it is still one of the world's fastest VPNs. Though Its available for Windows, IOS but still not for android. It's simple GUI makes things fair and simple.
5. Hotspot Shield
The massive success of Hotspot shield having more than 400 million Downloads, from 200 countries shows its popularity around the globe. It is fair, cause it is based on secure encryption systems. It has shortlisted across 3.5 million malicious, phishing and spam sites so you can be safe from them too. If your work is professional/Office then Hotspot shield is the best option.
6. Betternet
Really simple as touch. No registration, no fee, simply and purely free. It made to the list only because its fast and simple plus provides fairly same features as other VPN providers. It doesn't makes money from showing the annoying ads or logging your info but rather earns money from sponsored Apps that are offered to users. Its purely based on the idea of a free VPN.
Learn more about its money-making process here
VPNs are not a guarantee Anonymity
As we have seen already, VPNs cannot be considered as 100% Anonymity because it depends on your VPN provider, if it traffics your data in order to earn money or it save your logs for their benefit. Well, most of top VPNs above don't. They have more than millions of users, and can be trusted up to a level. Still you should never do Bank transactions from VPN servers. In case they log your activity then you will suffer a massive loss. VPNs are not a guaranteed anonymity but up to some extent it is. After all it depends on you how you use it.
So if some of your VPN providers got unnoticed then you can comment them down. Share it with your friends and family and help them be safe over the internet