Everyone is always talking about privacy & streaming services. In your opinion what else do you think are the best benefits of using a VPN? What do you use it most for?
Work from a beach in Thailand without letting your employer know
I run a VPN from a computer on my home network and use it to access my network when I’m away from home.
Torrenting, Using US only apps in Canada, Staying Anonymous online, Staying anonymous while commiting petty crimes
To evade ISP throtlling.
To evade ISP filtering.
Torrenting and accessing geo-restricted content. Contrary to popular belief, VPNs do not make you anonymous.
Safely use public networks. I‘m on public WiFi quite often (traveling a lot) and without it I wouldn’t have the possibility to access my important stuff online. In addition I trust my VPN provider way more than my ISP.
To circumvent a hoe ass Ebay ban💯
Buying and activating streaming service accounts in countries where the fees are a lot lower (Spotify in India, Xbox Game Pass in Turkey)
Keeps you ISP from knowing anything about what you do on the internet. Keeps websites from knowing your location. Keeps hackers of said websites from knowing your location. Basically it hides you more, thus reducing your surface of attack. You don’t have to be doing anything shady for that to be valuable.
Work from home. Access home resources on the go (shared drive, RDP back home )….
Bypassing censorship
Getting around ISP throttling when you “run out of data” on an unlimited plan.
Watching sports out of region and pirating content.
My state banned porn without ID, sooooo….
Sailing the high seas.
IPsec VPN is how the internet works. Two businesses can share encrypted traffic over a public network is way more scalable, flexible and affordable than using private SP lines.
Geo restricted content, avoiding ads on youtube (Moldova or Albania) and privacy
I know this topic is about 3 months old but how do you watch TV in other countries with a VPN? Thanks
Access to some restricted content.