How your VPN works
VPN stands for Virtual Private Network and like the deep web, VPNs have democratized internet access and provided security to those who need it most. In addition, they have also removed some of the barriers that service providers put in place based on geography. A famous example of this is the wide use of VPNs to access Netflix content that has not been made available in some geographical locations. Some individuals reside in countries with repressive governments that have control over the internet and what can be accessed over it and thus control what their citizens can access. Others have to contend with governments that collect their personal data or have mass surveillance programs. All of the aforementioned situations can be avoided with the use of a VPN. Now that the place that VPN technology holds in our highly connected society is obvious, how do they actually work? To uncover the inner workings of the technology, we will employ the use of an analogy. Think of the internet...