If you spend anytime online you have probably come across the term “VPN”. VPN stands for virtual private network which protects its users by encrypting their data and hiding their ip address, but there are more benefits of having a VPN which we will discuss.
One of the main reason beside security people purchase a VPN subscription is to access geo blocked services. Geo blocking is a way corporations / businesses restrict access to their content based on geographical location. Many paid streaming services use geo-blocking to restrict the end user to their specific region, however a VPN will unlock geo-blocking allowing the end-user unrestricted access to different regions.
The list below details the most popular geo blocked streaming services in USA not available in Canada:
- Netflix USA
- Max
- Hulu
- Amazon Prime USA
- Peacock
- ABC Go
VPNs may interest you is if you use public WIFI regularly. VPN will protect you from malware, WIFI sniffing, malicious hotspots, and man in the middle attacks. VPNs prevents ISP (internet service provider) from gathering information and spying, blocking government surveillance, allow users to shop safely, and ISP bandwidth throttling.
While there are many free VPN services Nathan Paul Recommends trying a paid service as you really get what you pay for listed below are some of the cons of using a free VPN version:
- No streaming support
- Limited bandwidth and speed
- Collection of logs, and selling to third parties
NATHAN-PAUL RECOMMENDS NORDVPN
NordVPN offers 30 day money back guarantee so you can try the service free and see all the great features nordVPN offers.
- Connect to 3200+ VPN servers worldwide
- Unlimited simultaneous connections to secure all your devices
- Encrypted connections with no logs
- Multiple devices and with mobile VPN
- Access your social media accounts anywhere
- Access all your streaming services (IPTV, DAZN, HBOMax, Hulu, Netflix, Disney+)
