List of the top five free VPN services around for circumventing censorship at home and at the workplace, and for protecting your identity and data from prying eyes; especially useful when for public Wi-Fi connections.
So what is a VPN? A VPN is a private network with “virtual” encrypted connections routed through the Internet to remote servers. The data traveling between you and those servers is encrypted, and the IP address that will appear will surfing or downloading content from the Internet will be that of the server and not your own.
Thus, a VPN provides a level of anonymity on the Internet that helps protect your data and identity from theieves, criminals, and the prying eyes of govt.
VPNs willl become a vital tool, in conjunction with proxies and other methods, to avoid DNS filtering and other Internet censorship plans being formulated by US authorities under the PROTECT IP Act.
I’ve taken the time to compile a list of the 5 of the best free VPN services around. All offer upgrade packages for a nominal monthly fee ($6 and up) if you find the bandwitdh data and speed caps too restraining, and each are fairly easy to set up and install.
1. Its Hidden
I’ve been mentioning ItsHidden to our readers since as far back as 2009.
The free VPN service includes 5GB daily limit, and an unspecified bandwidth speed cap. Total Privacy, says absolutely no records of your surfing are kept and maintained. ItsHidden has 128 Bit Secure Connection and “super low user/server” ratio for “lightening download speeds.”
Available on Mac, PC, and Linux, and requires no software installation.
Paid packages begin at $9.99.
2. SecurityKiss
SecurityKiss is a popular free VPN service available for use on PCs only. The paid version available for use on Mac, Linux, and smartphones.
The free package includes a 300MB daily limit, and an unspecified bandwidth speed cap of less than 12.5 Mbps, and basic packages start at about $6 per month.
Software installation is required.
3. CyberGhost
Cyber Ghost’s free free VPN service includes a generous 1GB daily data limit, and a modest bandwidth speed cap of 2 Mbps.
The free VPN service has “limited availability with possible waiitng times” so don’t expect quality round-the-clock access. Also, Cyber Ghost advertises forced disconnection after 6 hours with a redial possible to make room for other free users and prevent server hogging.
Cyber Ghost is limited to PCs only, and software installation is required.
Paid packages start at $6 per month.
4. Anchor Free
Anchor Free’s free VPN service is one of the more popular free VPN services around because its generous data allowance and ease of installation and use.
Anchor Free’s free VPN serviceincludes 10GB monthly limit with no mention of bandwidth speed caps.
It works on Mac and PCs, and does require software intsalltion.
There are no paid packages.
5. Your Freedom
Your Freedom free VPN service has a bandwidth speed cap of 64 kbit/s.
It also limits server connections times, allowing connection time of up to 1 hour continuously, up to 6 hours in any 24 hour interval, and up to 15 hours in any week interval.
No mention of data caps for any of the packages, free or paid. Basic packages begin at about $6 per month.
Your Freedom works on Mac, PC, and Linux.
Stay tuned.
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