Gadgetory

what's up guys David here and you may have heard about VPNs before there are several reasons why schools and businesses use them around the world but in today's video we're going to be looking at why a regular person like you and me would want a VPN installed on our phones and personal computers so first things first what the heck is a VPN well not to get too complicated here basically a VPN or virtual private network allows you to access the Internet in a way that is private secure and anonymous VPNs create what's called a secure tunnel between your device and the server you're connecting to and they encrypt all that data you send to the server and receive back from the server to keep any prying eyes from being able to see it but the how here isn't as important as the why so why should you use a VPN of your smartphone well I'm going to give you three reasons the first we kind of already talked about which is privacy and anonymity when you connect to the internet you usually do so using your ISP or Internet service provider who can see what you're doing online in what websites you're visiting this may not be an issue for you as you probably aren't doing anything illegal or embarrassing but still knowing that someone could be watching you do something as normal as having a conversation can be creepy okay like a cut yeah we're when you use a VPN all your data is encrypted so your ISP can't actually see what you're doing online and all they really see is that you're connected to a VPN on top of that the websites you visit online don't see your actual IP address which can be tracked to your physical location and instead the websites only see the VPNs IP address as all your data is technically being rerouted through that encrypted connection so again it's more private and anonymous the second reason you should have a VPN installed on your phone is security especially if you use public Wi-Fi hotspots like at a local coffee shop which often have unsecure connections that can be easily hacked by using a VPN while on those Wi-Fi connections all your data is encrypted so the only thing a hacker or eavesdropper can see is a bunch of scrambled up encrypted data that doesn't make any sense finally the third reason a VPN can be handy is we are trying to access content that is blocked or otherwise unavailable in your home country by using a VPN you can reroute your connection through another country essentially tricking websites into thinking that you're visiting them from the country you're rerouting to so it's kind of like you're teleporting digitally so let's say you're in the US and you want to view content that is only available to people in Germany normally you're Sol but with a VPN you can set your region to Germany and access that content just like somebody who actually lives in Germany which is pretty cool so those are the three main reasons why you should be using a VPN on your phone but there can be a few potential downsides to using a VPN the first is because the data you're sending across the Internet is being encrypted and then decrypted back and forth in that secure tunnel it's home school Brown boo boo but that issue isn't as big of a deal if you're using a VPN with really fast servers or if you simply turn the VPN off when you have a need for speed the second issue is some VPNs either charge you upfront to use their servers or they charge you after you use up a certain amount of data but again this issue can be solved if you find a VPN service that is free and on which brings me to the sponsor for today's video and opera VPN so opera has their new iPhone and desktop apps available for free with unlimited views on their super fast servers and in addition to offering all the benefits that VPNs bring to the table their app also have the option to block ads and stop online trackers from following you around the web just download the Opera VPN app from the App Store open it up on your iPhone hit install profile and allow it to add the VPN to your settings after that it's as simple as hopping into the Opera app settings and flipping the VPN switch to the on position super easy and once you do it you'll see a VPN icon in the notification bar letting you know that anything you access on the internets whether that's Facebook or using the browser is now private and secure our VPN is also available for Android as well as being built right into the new opera 40 browser for computers I'll be putting all the links you need down below in the description so check them out but anyways that is it for me in this video thank you guys for watching and as always I'll see you in the very next episode you