how's it going everybody welcome back and today i just wanted to bring
seven things you should know about using free vpns because you know what a vpn usually claims
to be free there's always a catch now if you're looking for a good free package
vpn then i would definitely advise that you would go for a good free vpn and that'll be atlas vpn so
if you guys are interested in a free vpn even the paid version of atlas vpn is actually very good
and it works with streaming services it's very cheap and you're able to secure an unlimited
number of devices with just one subscription virtually an unlimited number of devices no
bandwidth limits and it's just a great vpn overall but since there are so many vpns in the market
you could easily stumble upon the wrong vpn and you could be facing a few of the problems that i'm
going to be mentioning in just a second but before we begin if you guys are interested in any of the
vpns mentioned today you'll find links to special deals and discounts in the description down below
as well as full reviews if you'd like to learn more about these vpns with regards to their
privacy policies speed streaming and torrenting capabilities as well as security and features
okay so the first thing is that the vpn provider could be infected with malware and most of the
malware is related to advertising so you could call it adware that isn't surprising considering
that free vpns often rely on advertising to make money vpns that charge are less likely to need to
rely on advertisements for their profits now the next thing is that vpns can use embedded tracking
for various purposes so again this is related to collecting information for advertisers in order to
sell it to third-party advertisers so you should be careful of not making yourself the product when
using such free vpns which is why i mentioned atlas vpn if you would like to use a free vpn
and i'll get to how you can get to try expressvpn or vpn surf shark for free as well if you're
interested in uh these premium vpns okay so the third thing is that free vpns are going to fail
at unblocking content especially if you're trying to use a free vpn to unblock a netflix library
and whatnot or hbo max or any other streaming service really most of these streaming services
implement anti-vpn software and vpns that are able to unblock such geo restrictions are going
to have to charge because it costs money to actually bypass these restrictions because
there are people working around the clock trying to unblock such geo restrictions so that you have
access to the services to the streaming services such as various netflix libraries by using the vpn
provider servers and this is uh what premium servers are for of course if you buy the
paid version of atlas vpn then their premium servers will definitely give you access to
streaming services but of course more premium vpns such as expressvpn nordvpn and surfshark
will be more consistent with streaming services but nonetheless atlas vpn for what it's worth
it's actually giving you a lot of value for the book okay next up now free vpns are going to
definitely slow down your connection because most free vpns you know since it's a free vpn then the
free servers are going to be congested quite a bit since well it's free so you're not going to
be getting the best speeds really the fifth thing is that vpns may allow delivery of online ads now
free vpn providers need to make money again and many do this by hitting users with a steady stream
of pop-up ads this is not only annoying but can also slow down your connection speed some free
vpn providers rely on ad serving trackers which track your online activity hotspot shield vpn was
an example in 2017 the federal trade commission filed a complaint against the company charging
it with several privacy violations related to its online advertisements and according to the
complaint hotspot shield vpn used five tracking libraries and sold user data to third-party
advertising networks hotspots parent company denied the allegations and has since offered
annual transparency reports number six vpns might hijack your browser some free vpns can hijack your
browser and redirect you to other sites without your permission and finally free vpns may allow
governments to collect user data even some paid vpns will collude with governments to give up user
data and this is why you should be very careful with which vpn you trust your data with of course
i have these vpns picked out right here because they do have a solid no logs policy great overall
performance great security they uphold their no locks policy and they do honor their users
anonymity so again if you guys are interested in a free vpn atlas vpn will make for a great choice
you do get the kill switch even with the free version and you get the wireguard protocol which
is a very quick protocol though keep in mind you will only get three locations which i believe
is the uh united states netherlands and i believe japan i think so uh yeah you're not gonna be
getting too many locations but overall this is just a great vpn especially if you're looking for
a good free vpn that is safe and of course won't give you pop-up ads and won't sell your data now
if you're looking for uh paid vpns that you can perhaps try for free express nord and surf shark
all have a 30 day money back guarantee so you can just get the one month plan and you can get
yourself a refund through the live chat support which is available on all these vpns of course
express nord and surf shark not available they don't have they do have a 30 day money back
guarantee atlas vpn do have that but they don't have a live chat support so you'll just have to
deal with the back and forth of the email support however with expressvpn or vpn and surfshark
it's a pretty instantaneous process you talk to the live chat support and they'll process your uh
refund or you can ask whatever other question you might be having about these vpns it's a
very hassle-free and uh smooth process besides that if you're just looking for the best of the
best just go with expressvpn if you're looking for something a little bit more budget friendly
with extra features go with nordvpn if you're looking for the best vpn that gets the job
done at the cheapest possible cost while letting you secure an unlimited number of
devices with just one subscription uh then surfshark will definitely be the best choice
especially if you're looking for a budget vpn without really sacrificing much on security speed
and performance so yeah overall these are the best vpns these are the three best vpns in the business
uh today and as far as a free vpn again you can go with either atlas vpn or the 30-day money-back
guarantee with these three vpns besides that besides that you'll find links to special deals
and discounts in the description down below as well as full reviews if you'd like to learn more
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