What is a VPN? Definition and Explanation

how's it going everybody welcome back so

let's talk a little bit about what a VPN

is very quickly a VPN or a virtual

private network is a technology that

creates a secure encrypted connection

between your device and a VPN server

over the Internet this secure connection

helps protect your online privacy secure

your data and bypass Geographic

restrictions or censorship now the VPN

masks your IP address making it appear

as if you're browsing from the VPN

servers location instead of your actual

location so I was just connected to the

UK server and as you can tell right here

on my IP finder it says that I'm in the

UK but if I go ahead and just switch to

another country let's say somewhere

maybe Canada let's pick Canada and just

go ahead and connect all I need to do it

to just confirm here is refresh use any

ipfinder it doesn't really matter and

there we go now I'm in Canada so this

will give me access to Canadian content

whether it's a streaming service or any

kind of Canada only website so there are

a bunch of benefits to using a VPN you

get privacy protection because a VPN

will keep your online activities private

by hiding your real IP address you get

enhanced security by encrypting all of

your data and keeping you Anonymous you

get to bypass Geographic restrictions

and access content that may not be

available to you you get to also bypass

censorship if you're in a censorship

heavy country it also gets safer

torrenting because vpns provide an extra

layer of privacy and security when using

peer-to-peer file sharing Services

protecting you from potential legal

issues or even cyber threats because

your IP address can easily leak when

you're torrenting so it's definitely a

must use VPN while torrenting and you

can avoid online tracking because many

websites and advertisers track your

online behavior for targeted advertising

and data collection so VPN can help

prevent this by masking your IP address

and encrypting your traffic now there

are a lot of vpns out there which is why

I like to recommend these three as the

top three vpns overall so let's talk a

little bit about them so that you can

make the decision and so I've been

regularly testing the best and most

popular vpns and I've narrowed it down

to express Nord and surf shark as the

best three vpns overall of course they

all vary in budgets and features yet

they all have a kill switch they're

excellent for torrenting and they all

consistently work with streaming

services such as Netflix Hulu and Amazon

Prime video and that's why these are my

favorite three but depending on your

situation and preferences one of them

may be a better choice for you and I'll

explain why starting with expressvpn and

this is going to be the best one if

you're looking for the best overall

fastest and easiest to use VPN and it

has the most verified no locks policy

which was demonstrated through a real

life stress test proving that they don't

collect or track any user data it has

over 3000 servers in 94 countries which

is a big number of countries allowing

you to access content from all over the

globe plus you can secure up to five

simultaneous connections per account and

it's compatible with most devices and so

ultimately whenever people ask us what

the best most reliable VPN is and don't

mind spending a few extra dollars to

ensure the highest levels of reliability

expressvpn is my go-to choice for those

looking for a premium VPN next up is

nordvpn and Nord is what I consider to

be the best value VPN it has over 5400

servers in 60 countries and while more

servers does not necessarily mean better

service this can help with speed and

latency especially if you use a VPN for

gaming or if you want extra features

such as threat protection which blocks

ads malware written websites as well as

protect your device from harmful files

which is a neat little feature and so

Nord kind of gives you more options to

fiddle with and that's where the value

for the money comes from especially that

it's about as fast as expressvpn in

terms of performance and will let you

secure up to six devices per

subscription as opposed to expressvpn's

5 device it so all in all if you're

someone looking to have a few more

options in your VPN then nordvpn would

be the one to get and then finally surf

shark is my best pick for the best

budget VPN and while it has all the

essentials like Express and Nord it's

not quite as fast as those two although

with surf shark you're allowed to

virtually secure an unlimited number of

devices with just one account so it's a

great option if you don't want any

simultaneous connection limits you also

get over 3200 servers in a hundred

countries which is a lot also you still

get bonus features such as an ad blocker

for blocking pop-ups two types of

specialty servers as well as no borders

mode and rotating IP which can be very

useful if you're trying to use your VPN

in a restrictive country so ultimately

if you're looking to spend the least

amount of money but still have all the

core features of a premium VPN or if you

need a VPN that allows you to secure all

of your devices or if you have a larger

family then surf shark is the ideal

choice and so to sum it up these vpns

are definitely the best in the business

expressvpn is a premium VPN with a

strong emphasis on security and utmost

anonymity and it's perfect for those

that are privacy conscious and are

looking for the best VPN overall now

nordvpn is a well-rounded high

performance VPN that offers a lot of

value for the money and is ideal for

those looking for bonus features that

can be useful in a variety of ways

besides base VPN functions such as

strong encryption secure torrenting and

working with streaming services and

surfshark is truly the best budget VPN

that gets the job done without

sacrificing any of the necessary

security features that you usually get

with more expensive vpns and as an added

bonus you get to share it around with as

many of your friends and family as you

would like which is a great plus so

that's pretty much of this video to sum

it up a VPN is a valuable tool for

enhancing your online privacy and

security bypassing Geographic

restrictions and censorship and

protecting your data from online or

potential threats and and if you guys

are interested in any of these vpns or

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