A few VPNs offer multi-hop connections, where your traffic goes through two VPN servers instead of one. It sounds like a cool feature, but is it really necessary for everyday use? Doesn’t it just slow down your connection even more?
yes, it slows down your connection even more
is it really necessary for everyday use
Nah. It only fills a niche where Tor is considered overkill yet a regular one-server connection is somehow not enough, like if your adversary is already monitoring the traffic of the VPN server but doesn’t have access to both of your ISP and destination server traffic.
Doesn’t it just slow down your connection even more?
Of course.
Multi-hop adds security but usually slows down your connection, so it’s not necessary for everyday use.
It’s definitely not overkill, but you should be using 2 different providers for each “hop”
It is going to be slower, and it is an overkill.
Wouldn’t they just clash with each other?