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title: Do you need a VPN?
date:
    created: 2024-12-12T20:00:00
authors:
    - jordan
description: Commercial Virtual Private Networks are a way of extending the end of your network to exit somewhere else in the world. This can have substantial privacy benefits, but not all VPNs are created equal.
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links:
  - VPN Recommendations: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/vpn/
  - VPN Overview: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/vpn-overview/
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Commercial Virtual Private Networks are a way of extending the end of your network to exit somewhere else in the world. This can have substantial privacy benefits, but not all VPNs are created equal. More information about VPNs can be found on our website: <https://www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/vpn-overview/>

## Sources

- VPN Sponsorship Study: <https://www.cs.umd.edu/~dml/papers/vpn-ads-oakland22.pdf>
- VPNs Questionable Security Practices: <https://cdt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FTC-CDT-VPN-complaint-8-7-17.pdf>
- VPN Relationship Map: <https://kumu.io/Windscribe/vpn-relationships>
