There are dozens of free VPNs out there that promise to protect your privacy by keeping you anonymous on the internet and hiding your browsing history. Well, be skeptical of these providers.
As the old adage goes, if the product is free, you are the product. What that means is that they make money off you — specifically, your data.
How it works?
Like any service that costs nothing, VPNs are often supported by ads. That means taking your internet traffic and selling it to the highest bidder to serve you targeted ads while you’re connected to the VPN. Other free VPNs have been accused of injecting ads into the websites that you visit.
You really have to shop carefully if you want to use a free VPN
Before using any of these free VPN services, search them and try to understand how they are able to make money. If that information is not available – and even if it is – there’s a huge possibility that your personal data is being harvested and sold to the highest bidder. So be wary.
