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January 2015

January 9, 2015 by IP Location ยท 1 comments

What is a personal VPN and why do you need it?

Personal VPN

A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is used to securely connect to another network via a public or a private network. A VPN creates a private network within a broader network, thus providing added-security using encryption and network tunneling mechanisms. A VPN is like a bridge that connects two islands (here, LANs) to establish an private, secure and more r...

January 8, 2015 by IP Location

What is the Difference Between Proxies and VPN?

Difference between Proxy and VPN

The main purpose of using both proxies and VPN services is to hide the IP Address of the users or to prevent tracking bodies and individuals from identifying their location. For example, this may even be used to access certain sites that are not otherwise accessible in the user's country. A lot of VPN providers also provide proxy services apart from prov...