What is a VPN?

VPN stands for "Virtual Private Network". Whenever we visit a particular website on the web, we make a request to the data center or to the server where that particular website resides so while doing so the request is going through our IP address only and after processing the request over there we get a response from server and that particular website's home page get visible in our browser.

Now just imagine, what if someone is keeping an eye on your activity that what websites are you using, where are you spending most of your time on the Internet, he/she can easily monitor you with the help of your IP address. If we are using an open Wifi Network that anyone can steal our data as we haven't done anything to protect it. There are cases that the data we are sending over the network may be encrypted but is someone is keeping an eye on you, he must be smart enough to break the security and steal your data. Whenever we try to visit a particular website that has not been made available in our country then we simply get the message that this particular website has been blocked in your country, the people of the country where the website is accessible simply take our IP address and finds from where we are and block us.

Here comes the job of VPN, whatever the problems that have been listed above can be overcome by the implementation of VPN. What VPN actually does is it connects us to a remote location VPN server and after that whatever the request we made actually goes through that particular server only.The Connection that is established between our system and the server is completely encrypted and now neither our Internet Service Provider nor the Govt. will be able to know what communication or what activities we are performing on the Web. Now if we want to access a banned website that is not available in our region or country the server will feel that we are making a request from some other country where the Website is available and we will be able to access the website easily.

VPN Explained through Diagram

There are number of software available on the web that provides us the functionality of VPN and helps us to connect to a remote location. Some Software are free some are paid, It is completely our choice which we want to use.

• I personally use "Betternet" it is a small software that you just need to install in your system and just have to launch it and then press connect on it, It Will directly connection you to some remote location and no one will be able to trace you with your IP.

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• Some Browsers comes with an implicit implementation of VPN, Opera is one of them you simply have to install Opera and from its privacy and security Setting you can enable VPN.






• In your Android Mobile Phones you can also implement VPN there are a number of apps available in the play store just download the app and enjoy the service of VPN. 

         Let us talk about the advantages of using VPN:

• We can visit any blocked website or blog.


• We can share files over the web more securely as VPN provides extra security by implementing Encryption.


• Our Online Identity is hidden.


• We can bypass filters by using VPN.


• No one can keep an eye on our activities.

That's all friends in this article of mine, just go through the article and get to know about the working and importance of VPN along with its advantages. Share this article with other people as well and spread the knowledge.