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Creating a Virtual Private Network
A virtual private network (VPN) is a means of providing privacy and security for communications over the public internet. If you don’t want a malicious third party to intercept your Google search traffic as it traverses the internet from your local laptop to Google’s servers, you should use a VPN to encrypt the traffic between the two endpoints. If you frequently transfer sensitive files or data, such as personally identifiable information or banking information, it’s wise to protect this information using encryption.
The other primary function of a VPN is to extend a private network, such as those in ...
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