Your Guide to a Free and Secure Internet

VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a technology that creates a secure connection between your device and the internet through a special server. When you connect to a VPN, all your internet traffic is encrypted and routed through the VPN server, hiding your real IP address and location.

Main VPN benefits: protection from hackers on public Wi-Fi networks, bypassing geographic restrictions of sites and services, hiding internet activity from ISP, protection from ad trackers and data collection. VPN is especially useful for travelers, remote workers and anyone who values internet privacy.

Quality VPN services are absolutely safe when choosing the right provider. It's important to choose services with proven reputation, no-logs policy, modern AES-256 encryption and servers in privacy-friendly jurisdictions.

What to look for when choosing: proven company with years of history, independent security audits, transparent privacy policy, modern encryption protocols (OpenVPN, WireGuard), servers in countries with strong data protection laws. Avoid free VPNs of questionable origin - they may sell your data or contain malware.

VPN inevitably affects internet speed as data takes an additional route through the VPN server and gets encrypted. Quality VPN services reduce speed by 10-20%, which is barely noticeable during normal use.

Factors affecting speed: server distance from your location, current server load, chosen connection protocol (WireGuard is usually faster than OpenVPN), device performance and internet connection quality. For maximum speed, choose nearby servers and modern protocols.

Free VPNs can be used for rare tasks, but they have critical drawbacks: speed and traffic limitations, few servers, weak encryption, collection and sale of user data, ads, unstable operation.

Many free VPNs have been compromised or contained malware. Studies show that 38% of free VPN apps contain malicious code, and 84% don't properly protect your IP address. For regular use, we recommend paid services with trial periods and money-back guarantees.