In connection with the adoption of the new European legislation known as Article 13/17, which introduces new regulations for Internet content providers, more talks about VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More have become a tool that will allow the Internet to continue to be used without restriction in Europe
How can it help not only in finding content on the Internet and how it can help protect your private or corporate communications?
VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More stands for “Virtual Private Network”. Simply put, using VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More, your device is connected to a local network no matter where it is physically located. For example, you can safely print to your home or business printer located in Prague from New York. Likewise, you can use VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More to view the American version of Netflix from Brno (which has different content and is “invisible” for users who connect from other parts of the world).
The introduction of new regulations for Internet content providers has increased the likelihood that servers that provide content for EU countries other than the rest of the world will grow. VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More connectivity remains one of the few ways to access unregulated content.
How does it work?
In a nutshell:
You install a program (called a VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More client) on a computer (or phone), select a destination (VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More server) that can be anywhere in the world, and from now on you use the Internet as if you were physically in the VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More server location. For example, if you have a VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More server in Chicago, you are in Chicago for websites (and other services) as well. Basically, in a matter of seconds, you were virtually teleported to the other end of the world. You can use services that are locally restricted (such as Netflix or the Czech Television, which can only be viewed from the territory of the Czech Republic and not normally viewed from holiday).
In addition, your communication with the VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More server is encrypted and cannot be easily tapped (eg if you are connected to a public Wi-FiA shared wireless network in a café, hotel, train, or airport. You do not control who operates it. More in a cafe).
The disadvantage may be a lower speed of VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More connection, depending on server speed and encryptionTurning data into a form that cannot be understood without the right key. More method. But this reduction is not very large in practice.
How do I access VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More?
There are two ways, both have advantages and disadvantages:
1. Register with a VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More providerThe company you use to connect to the internet. It can see some network information about your traff... More
Example: NordVPN, ProtonVPN, Cryptohippie, VPN.ac.
You can simply pay for VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More as a service. There is a lot of operators, they differ in price, number of servers around the world, guaranteed speed, anonymity rate and other parameters.
How to choose the best one? There is no simple answer to that. Much depends on what you want to use VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More for. If you only need to connect to a server in one country from time to time, a cheaper service with fewer servers is enough. In order to watch videos or download more data, you need more guaranteed speed and unlimited download or upload limits.
Some examples of VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More providers are NordVPN, ProtonVPN, VPN.ac. Their VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More connection applications exist for all major operating systems on both computers and phones, and have a large number of servers around the world. ProtonVPN allows you to use VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More for free, but with a small number of servers, slower speeds and single device limitations. The advantage is that you can try VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More before paying.
There are many operators who offer a free VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More. However, because server operation costs a lot of money, it is often financed from the sale of user data or direct abuse of transmitted data (VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More operator, unlike your ISPThe company you use to connect to the internet. It can see some network information about your traff... More, “sees” your data). Therefore, it seems safer to pay for the service. But even the fact that you pay for the service will not guarantee that the operator does not use your data. That is why the credibility of the providerThe company you use to connect to the internet. It can see some network information about your traff... More needs to be taken into account.
A detailed comparison chart of different VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More providers can be found here.
Pros: Simple installation, a large number of servers, the operator solves security
Cons: The providerThe company you use to connect to the internet. It can see some network information about your traff... More can read your data, price, different service providers can block VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More server IP addressesA network address of a device or connection. Websites can use it to estimate your network or rough l... More
2. Own VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More server
Example: OpenVPN
You can run VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More yourself on your home or business server (with a public IP addressA network address of a device or connection. Websites can use it to estimate your network or rough l... More). There are several possible solutions, whether commercial or open source, such as OpenVPN.
This allows you to configure the server to suit your needs and not share your data with any operator and use it to access your internal network from outside (your computer will behave as if you were on a home or business network). If you have sufficient knowledge (or your own IT department) and need a VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More to access your own network rather than access services in other countries, this option is more appropriate for you.
Pros: No one can see the data outside your network, you have access to devices on your network
Cons: Installation and configuration (you need your own server and knowledge for correct and secure setup), server maintenance and updates, the number of servers in different locations is limited by your abillities.
VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More a little more detail
To understand the VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More, I need to first explain what happens when you connect to a server on the Internet – for example, enter www.netflix.com into your browser:
Your computer (or phone) in Prague first contacts the first point on the network, today usually a Wi-Fi routerA device that connects a home or company network to the internet. More in your home, in your company or in a cafe. The routerA device that connects a home or company network to the internet. More will connect to the Internet providerThe company you use to connect to the internet. It can see some network information about your traff... More (eg UPC, O2, etc.) and your request will reach the server where the Netflix website is located via various other servers along the way. Depending on your location, it will display a local version (in our case Czech). How does service providerThe company you use to connect to the internet. It can see some network information about your traff... More know where you are? Simply according to your IP addressA network address of a device or connection. Websites can use it to estimate your network or rough l... More – these are specific to different parts of the world and can be located. So Netflix sees that you are in the Czech Republic and will not allow you to look at other versions.
VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More disguises your location.
VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More works on the client – server principle. This means that your device has a program called a client that connects to the server (eg, New York) and creates a data tunnel between your device and the VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More server. All data flowing through this tunnel is encrypted and unreadable to anyone else on the network (or your ISPThe company you use to connect to the internet. It can see some network information about your traff... More).
The VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More server then connects to the server (in our case Netflix) you want to visit under its IP addressA network address of a device or connection. Websites can use it to estimate your network or rough l... More and the operator does not see your actual location but the location of that VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More server and can adjust the data offered to you (US version) accordingly.
Home or business network
If you have your own VPNA service that routes your connection through another server and usually encrypts traffic between yo... More server, your computer or phone is connected to the network just as if it were physically in your home or business. This gives you access to other computers and devices such as printers, shared disks, internal company systems, etc. The connection is encrypted, so there is no danger (if properly configured) of being tapped.
