Third-party software makers have worked really hard to convince you that connecting via a VPN is superior in every way. But every part of that staement is FALSE.
• Your are not better protected (and almost every connection you make today is encrypted anyway)
• It is not faster (it has to go through their additional servers to reach the internet at large).
• it is not better.
if you are using an Institional VPN connection, you should ask your Institution for assistance.
If you are using a VPN you installed, you should un-install it and never install it again.
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