{"id":1754,"date":"2020-07-03T08:22:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T08:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/?p=1754"},"modified":"2020-07-03T08:30:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T08:30:06","slug":"what-does-a-vpn-hide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/what-does-a-vpn-hide\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does a VPN Hide?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1754\" class=\"elementor elementor-1754\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-230899b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"230899b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ff48571\" data-id=\"7ff48571\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48deb20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48deb20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs-bar\"><nav class=\"blog-breadcrumbs\">\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/\">HOME<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"bc-2nd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/\">BLOG<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c29e94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c29e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Does a VPN Hide?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ac49d elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d6ac49d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d9c2fd9 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Douglas Moore\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-6a0ea6c elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 3, 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f170a aff-disclosure elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63f170a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Disclosure:<\/strong> Some links in this guide are affiliate links. We may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these links, at no additional cost to you. It&#8217;s how we fund the work that it takes for us to create and maintain these guides.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197d5d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"197d5d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/what-does-vpn-hide-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/what-does-vpn-hide-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/what-does-vpn-hide-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/what-does-vpn-hide-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/what-does-vpn-hide.jpg 1339w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A VPN is a smart way to keep your online activity private, which includes hiding all your personal data (like browsing, email, and banking information) safe from hackers and busybodies. The way a VPN does this is by creating an encrypted tunnel through which your information goes. The VPN server serves as a filter between your device and websites, ISPs, and other marketing or government agencies.<\/p><p>But what exactly does a VPN hide? There\u2019s a bit of confusion over this question, so we\u2019ll go over each type of data that a VPN helps you keep private. Keep in mind that this is only true of quality, paid VPN providers. It\u2019s important to choose a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/nordvpn-vs-expressvpn\/\">good VPN service<\/a>, as free VPNs offer much less in the way of security, and end up storing your personal data themselves before selling it to marketing agencies for a profit.<\/p><h2>A VPN Hides:<\/h2><h3>1. Your IP Address<\/h3><p>Your PC\u2019s unique IP address can be viewed by all the websites you visit. This means that all your online activity &#8211; including what websites you visit, your spending habits, and your interests &#8211; can be traced back to you. This allows your ISP, government agencies, hackers, and worst of all &#8211; marketers &#8211; to track what you do online. A VPN masks your IP and replaces it with one of their own, so your online movement remains private and anonymous.<\/p><h3>2. Your Location<\/h3><p>Your PC\u2019s IP address also reveals your geographic location. As a VPN hides your real IP, it also hides your geographic location. In fact, VPNs offer thousands of servers in different countries, so you can even choose which country it seems like your internet traffic is coming from.<\/p><p>This can help you access geo-restricted content like various streaming services, and it can also help you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/insanely-cheap-flights-vpn\/\">get cheaper airline tickets<\/a>. Yep, those awful airlines change their prices based on your location.<\/p><h3>3. Your Browsing History<\/h3><p>Even if you\u2019re regularly clearing your cookies and browsing history, it\u2019s all still visible to your ISP. Yep, even the things you do in Incognito tabs. Not only your ISP, but also marketers and government agencies can see everything you do, thanks to your IP address.<\/p><p>There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upturn.org\/reports\/2016\/what-isps-can-see\/\">some studies<\/a> on how when you browse for information in a pivotal moment of your life, anyone that can trouble to look will find out more about you than you\u2019d like them to know. ISPs and marketers (ISPs are known to sell your personal information to marketing agencies) will be able to find out if you are having financial problems, health conditions, and so on. In fact, just by looking at your browsing history, they can get quite an accurate picture of your life.<\/p><p>Another drawback is that websites also keep logs of your activities on not only their website but other sites too. Has it ever happened that you googled something like running shoes, and then running shoes started plaguing the sponsored content in your Facebook newsfeed?<\/p><p>Well, VPNs prevent them from doing this by hiding your IP address and encrypting your internet traffic.<\/p><h3>4. Your Personal Data<\/h3><p>VPNs also provide automatic WiFi protection. This especially comes in handy when you use your smartphone, tablet, or PC to connect to a public wireless hotspot. Public hotspots, including those you come across in cafes and at airports, are notoriously unsafe. For all you know, it could be a hacker posing as a cafe hotspot.<\/p><p>Without the security encryption that VPNs provide for your smart devices, a hacker could easily get access to your login information (account, password) as well as your banking and credit card details. In addition to stealing your private data, they could also spread malware through your devices.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_1757\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1757\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1757 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-hide-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-hide-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-hide-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-hide-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-hide-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-hide.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VPNs hide your private information so hackers can\u2019t get access to sensitive data like banking details<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3>5. What You Do Online (Like Torrenting)<\/h3><p>When you\u2019re using a VPN, all your ISP can see is <i>how much data <\/i>you\u2019re spending rather than <i>what <\/i>you\u2019re spending it on. This is quite useful for streaming and downloading, especially torrenting (or any sort of peer to peer (p2p) sharing). ISPs are known to impose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highspeedinternet.com\/resources\/how-can-i-tell-if-my-internet-is-being-throttled-by-my-isp\">bandwidth throttling<\/a>, which is the intentional limiting of your internet speed when they detect a certain activity &#8211; like torrenting.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/vpns-and-your-isp\/\">VPNs prevent ISPs from seeing what you\u2019re doing online<\/a> so that they can\u2019t mess with your bandwidth and internet speed based on your activity.<\/p><h3>6. Your Social Media Activity<\/h3><p>ISPs, websites, and marketers can track you through your IP address when you leave comments on social media. Regardless of whether you use a pseudonym or a fake account, your identity can still be traced.<\/p><p>A VPN can help you hide your social media activity by masking your IP address.<\/p><h3>7. Your Online Shopping Habits<\/h3><p>When you shop on sites like Amazon, your activity is tracked by the online shop itself, plus potentially the brand you\u2019re purchasing and marketing agencies, as well.<\/p><p>Maybe you don\u2019t want third parties to know what you purchase in your personal life. Maybe you don\u2019t like being the \u2018victim\u2019 of targeted marketing wherever you go online. In any case, VPNs prevent e-commerce stores from getting any conclusive information about your shopping habits and following up with additional ads and upsells.<\/p><h3>8. Your Online Activity from Your Boss<\/h3><p>When your devices are connected to your office network, bosses often have access to your online activities. You spend an hour on Facebook and another hour on YouTube watching funny animal videos? You probably wouldn\u2019t want your boss knowing that. Not to mention that your work email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nolo.com\/legal-encyclopedia\/email-monitoring-can-employer-read-30088.html#:~:text=Emails%20sent%20or%20received%20through,business%20purpose%20for%20doing%20so.&amp;text=No%20matter%20what%2C%20employers%20can,employee%20emails%20for%20illegal%20reasons.\">isn\u2019t private<\/a>, so your boss could read it at any time.<\/p><p>In any case, even if you\u2019ve got nothing to hide, using a VPN on your devices will keep your online endeavors private from your supervisor.<\/p><h2>A Few Words Before You Go\u2026<\/h2><p>Hopefully, we\u2019ve helped you gain a better idea of what a VPN can help you hide and who you can hide it from. Again, you can only depend on paid VPN providers to keep your information logs private.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02d9db7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02d9db7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3db840\" data-id=\"e3db840\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a6169 article-end elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"60a6169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565995e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"565995e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">View Related Articles<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21bb133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"21bb133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404e6d4 elementor-posts__hover-none elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"404e6d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_masonry&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1718 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-vpns\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/how-to-change-your-ip-location-with-vpn\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/change-ip-location-with-vpn-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1720\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/change-ip-location-with-vpn-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/change-ip-location-with-vpn-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/change-ip-location-with-vpn-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/change-ip-location-with-vpn.jpg 1446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/how-to-change-your-ip-location-with-vpn\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow to Change Your IP Location with a VPN\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A lot of users rely on their trusty VPN to give them access to geo-restricted streaming services and websites. You can\u2019t access the Netflix US library? No problem, a VPN can help you do just that. Let\u2019s take a look at why you would change your IP to a different location using a VPN and how to do it.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1759 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-vpns\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-vpn-on-android\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-android-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1760\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-android-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-android-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-android-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-android-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-android.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-vpn-on-android\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow To Connect and Set Up a VPN on Android\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>VPN on Android is using a VPN on your Android smartphone to get better privacy, security, and access to geo-restricted content. For instance, having a VPN on your Android phone will allow you to stream geo-blocked services like Hulu on the go.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1769 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-vpns\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/what-is-a-vpn-why-you-need-it\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/what-is-a-vpn.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1770\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/what-is-a-vpn.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/what-is-a-vpn-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/what-is-a-vpn-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/what-is-a-vpn-why-you-need-it\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhat Is a VPN and Why You Need It\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>VPNs help users hide their personal data, browsing history, and online activities private from third parties, like ISPs, marketing agencies, websites, and governments. Plus, VPNs are also useful to access geo-restricted content as well.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4fddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0b4fddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But what exactly does a VPN hide? There\u2019s a bit of confusion over this question, so we\u2019ll go over each type of data that a VPN helps you keep private. 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