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## VPN
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) allows you to securely connect to the internet, when you visit a site, your visiting it through the secure VPN connection and not broadcasting your own IP address, therefore hiding your identity on the sites you visit, to both your ISP anyone else trying to track you, they can also encrypt your traffic so you can browse more securely on public networks. They’re really easy to set up. To learn more about what a VPN is, how it works and how to choose one, checkout [this PC Mag article](http://uk.pcmag.com/software/138/guide/the-best-vpn-services-of-2018).
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) protects your IP, and allows you to more securely connect to the internet. Use it when connecting to public WiFi or to restrict your ISP from seeing all sites you've visited.
**Security** | **Priority** | **Details and Hints**
--- | --- | ---
**Use a VPN** | Recommended | Ideally use a paid-for VPN, as they’re considerably better quality so won’t affect your speeds, nor show ads. Take a look at [VyprVPN](https://www.goldenfrog.com/vyprvpn), [NordVPN](https://nordvpn.com), [IPVanish](https://www.ipvanish.com) and [TunnelBear](https://www.tunnelbear.com).
**Use a VPN** | Recommended | Use a reputable, paid-for VPN. Choose one which does not keep and logs and preferably is not based in a [5-eyes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes) country. See [That One Privacy Site](https://thatoneprivacysite.net/) for a detailed comparison. As of 2020, [NordVPN](https://nordvpn.com/) is a great all-rounder, and [Mullvad](https://mullvad.net/) and [DoubleHop](https://www.doublehop.me/) are excelland for security.
**Stay protected from DNS Leaks** | Optional | A DNS leak is the act of monitoring, storing and filtering your DNS traffic at ISP level. To prevent this you can either use a DNS server provided by your VPN, use [CloudFlares DNS](https://1.1.1.1/) (set nameservers to `1.1.1.1`), or maintain your own DNS server. You can check your protection, by running a [DNS Leak Test](https://www.dnsleaktest.com/), or run `nslookup whoami.akamai.net` in your terminal.
**Use OpenVPN Protocol/ Stay as far from PPTP and SSTP** | Recomended | [OpenVPN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVPN) is currently considered the most secure [tunneling protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunneling_protocol), it's also open source, lightweight and effiecient. [L2TP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layer_2_Tunneling_Protocol) can be good, but only when configured correctly, whereas it's much harder to go wrong with OpenVPN. Stay away from [PPTP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-to-Point_Tunneling_Protocol), which is now legacy, and not considered secure. [SSTP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Socket_Tunneling_Protocol) is owned my Microsoft and since it's not very transparent it's likley to be vulnrable to certain attachs.
**Use the Tor Network** | Advanced | VPNs have their weaknesses, since the provider knows your real details, whereas Tor is anonymous. For optimum security, route all your internet traffic through tthe Tor network. On Linux you can use [TorSocks](https://gitweb.torproject.org/torsocks.git) and [Privoxy](https://www.privoxy.org/), for Windows you can use [Whonix](https://www.whonix.org/), on OSX [follow thsese instructions](https://maymay.net/blog/2013/02/20/howto-use-tor-for-all-network-traffic-by-default-on-mac-os-x/). Finally, you can use [OnionPi](https://learn.adafruit.com/onion-pi/overview) to use Tor for all your connected devices, by [configuring a Raspberry Pi to be a Tor Hotspot](https://lifehacker.com/how-to-anonymize-your-browsing-with-a-tor-powered-raspb-1793869805)
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