It is a good deal. A VPN is a Virtual Private Network. A private network is a coded or wired network that only systems on the network are able to access. A VPN uses secure encryption technology to "tunnel" a private network through public network bandwidth. Therefore, anything you send remains secure between you and the VPN server. After that, your data travels through the standard internet in the normal manner.
VPN's have a couple factors which can make them very beneficial. First, your location becomes the location of the VPN server. So, if you want to use a country specific internet service, a VPN server in that country allows you to use the service. For example, if you wish to watch Hulu or NetFlicks, you need to be in the US. A VPN server in the US allows you to use such a service from anywhere in the world. Next, the big security risk of public WIFI networks is that someone who has access to the server itself can set up a system which copies everything which passes through the server. So, anything you type, unless you are on a secure screen, can be logged by the system. For example, any passwords you type can be copied if you are not on a secure encrypted webpage. If the webpage is secure, the VPN is not necessary. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 26/04/2013, at 9:22, Traci <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't usually post an email to both lists, but I thought this was a good > exception to my rule. :) > > I know virtually nothing about VPN's. Could you more tech savvy people > educate me, and give us your input on this deal? My parents are currently > traveling for an extended time and I know my mom is worried about internet > security with all the public WIFI's. She is also NOT tech savvy, so if this > program is as easy as they say, it might be worth it for her. > > Thanks, and enjoy! > http://www.cultofmac.com/224969/protect-yourself-on-public-wi-fi-with-cloak-deals/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
