Before we jump in to the technicalities, let’s talk a bit about what exactly a Virtual Private Network, commonly known as VPN really is. The VPN is an online security tool that is used to connect to the internet to send and receive data through an encrypted tunnel which reduces the potential risk of your important data from being hacked by third parties which may misuse your data. A VPN hides your Internet Protocol Address (IP) and masks it with that of the VPN’s server you are connected to. The IP address is provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), thus whatever you download, upload or whatever purpose you use the internet for is visible to your ISP. For example but not limited to social media account passwords like that of Facebook, Netflix, Gmail. Online banking transactions and your account details might be visible to the ISP and anyone who is monitoring your online whereabouts if you are not using a VPN, this puts your data at a very high potential risk of falling into t