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## Virtual Private Network
VPNs, do you know what they really do? <br>
Your ISP (Internet Service Provider) can see the domain name of the site that you are visiting, and there could be very good reasons to hide those. Domain name refers to the main name of the site. So, if you go to, (<b>NOTE:</b> this is <b>NOT</b> a real site), https://YouTube.com/something/interesting/watchtv?=aerSnfSLflag{you_found_me}F9u$34t9g, the only thing that your ISP is going to see is that you went to YouTube.com, which is meta data. Your country may allow ISPs to sell that data to advertisers to build up a profile on you. Maybe you are studying at a fundamentalists Christian college and you don't want the university administrators knowing that you are questioning your faith. Maybe your government is blocking content and you want to get around it. <br>
Your ISP (Internet Service Provider) can see the domain name of the site that you are visiting, and there could be very good reasons to hide those. Domain name refers to the main name of the site. So, if you go to, (<b>NOTE:</b> this is <b>NOT</b> a real site), https://<i></i>YouTube.com/something/interesting/watchtv?=aerSnfSLflag{you_found_me}F9u$34t9g, the only thing that your ISP is going to see is that you went to YouTube.com, which is meta data. Your country may allow ISPs to sell that data to advertisers to build up a profile on you. Maybe you are studying at a fundamentalists Christian college and you don't want the university administrators knowing that you are questioning your faith. Maybe your government is blocking content and you want to get around it. <br>
If you are getting a VPN because you are concerned that your ISP is reading your messages, you don't need to get one. As long as there is a padlock in the browser, typically directly to the left of the URL, then your data is encrypted. If you are using any modern app, then again, your data is encrypted. If you do use a VPN, all you are doing is changing who can see that meta data. Now what your ISP sees is the location of the server of the VPN that you are using. If you don't trust your ISP, why do you trust your VPN Service? There are many VPN services that have been hacked and caught logging information without permission. If you decide to use a VPN, then make sure you do your research on the company. Many of them are in it for the money. <br>