Popular Myths about VPNs

by Tom Eston on July 21, 2021

In this sponsored episode from our friends at ClearVPN, Artem Risukhin Content Marketing Manager at ClearVPN, joins co-host Tom Eston to discuss the most popular myths about VPNs. Be sure to watch the YouTube edition for a demo of ClearVPN and don’t forget to use discount code “SHAREDSECURITY” to take 40% off your purchase of a ClearVPN subscription! Myths that we discuss in this episode include:

A VPN is illegal to use
People who use VPNs have something to hide
VPNs are only for security or privacy nerds
Free VPNs are just like paid ones
All VPNs are basically the same

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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from The Shared Security Show authored by Tom Eston. Read the original post at: https://sharedsecurity.net/2021/07/21/popular-myths-about-vpns/