Renting a virtual number is another way to maintain your security when registering on untrusted sites!
While VPNs - virtual private networks - are not a panacea for securing and privacy on the Internet, they are an important component of the arsenal for people inclined to seek anonymity.
If you don’t have a VPN yet, you can take it for free without paying a dime. Just be careful, not all free VPN providers are reliable, some may even compromise your security.
Here are five questions you need to ask before downloading and installing.
1. What is his business model? VPN providers have money, because such a business is really expensive, especially if it is popular. Some, such as Tunnelbear, will use it for free, like Dropbox, as a marketing tool to encourage potential customers to upgrade to the paid version if they are happy with it. However, most of them will sell user data or provide something to a third party that will also violate your privacy.
2. How does it protect my computer? Most VPN providers typically use a desktop application that runs in the background, encrypting your data while surfing the Internet. However, this solves only part of the problem. Your laptop can still be printed due to the resolution for tracking, which can be found on almost all websites on the Internet. Some, including WIndscribe, have a more holistic approach, integrating the equivalent of a super-blocker
3. What do I lose by logging in for free? You can usually expect that the free product will have some angles, and this is true for all VPN providers. Some offer more free bandwidth than others, main locations, and even ad blocking, a P2P, and a paid expensive update firewall that unlocks unlimited bandwidth with more locations and OpenVPN configurations.
4. Does your provider record anything? Make sure your provider is not using Internet user activity. You can usually check this on the terms and conditions page of the end user license agreement, which is usually called EULA. Unfortunately, many VPN providers prefer to disappoint end users with long T&C or privacy statements, which often hide essential information about how they work. At the other end of the spectrum, there are VPN providers that will erase everything after the session is closed and not save the logs.
5. Can I register completely anonymously? Having a VPN provider that you can work with without an email address, and one that accepts Bitcoin payments, for maximum privacy, is significantly better than you can expect on the Internet. Some providers also offer a double jump, where you can confuse your traffic further, essentially doubling your privacy.