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>> Privacy 101: Why You Need a VPN
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Back in March, the Republican-led Congress voted to repeal FCC rules that blocked ISPs from selling your data to third parties without permission. ... The new rules will allow ISPs (your Comcasts, Charters, and AT&Ts) to "harvest" their customers' online data and sell it to third-party marketers. Monetized online behavior isn't new. If you Google "cold remedies," for example, don't be surprised to later encounter web ads for decongestants and tissues. What magical marketing fairies enabled this seamless synergy, you ask? Big Data! Just about all your online data is automatically scraped, organized, and sold to advertisers so they can micro-tailor their sales pitches. This very profitable business model is how Google and Facebook have amassed astounding fortunes despite the fact that they give their products away for free. Your data isn't necessarily used maliciously (as long as you don't consider capitalism to be inherently malicious), but it's unsettling to know your private data is just out there and up for sale in some virtual marketplace. Now your ISP can get in the Big Data game as well. ... <<Snip rest: See full article text a link above>> ... <<
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NordVPN, PureVPN, and Private Internet Access VPN are all Editors Choices with 4.5/5 Star ratings by PC Mag.
For traveling businessmen, frequent travelers--especially overseas travelers, and also out-and-abouters with a laptop and WiFi, a VPN has become pretty much a necessity. In my traveling days my company provided field management access to our corporate Intranet through a Cisco VPN. For those that compute almost entirely from their home A VPN has been something of a luxury but the March repeal of existing FCC rules potentially somewhat alters that picture and it now is less a luxury than it was for many. The 2 year NordVPN Plan ($3.29 per month / $79.00 billed every 24 months or even a 1 year Plan at $5.75/m / $69.00 billed annually) appears to represent a very good value
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