Our lives are more and more intertwined with what we do on the internet. We search for local businesses, interact with our friends, watch movies, download apps and so much more. Everything can (and probably will) be monitored and even controlled by hackers, internet providers and even (or especially) governments. We all know about the PRISM program that provided ways for the NSA to collect insane amounts of data via Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Apple and so on. Other governments abroad were more than willing to jump in and it doesn’t need much further explanation why this is not something you would want. Luckily, there are ways to fight this, with the use of a Personal VPN.
This list is about why it is interesting to look into connecting to the internet via a Personal VPN (Virtual Private Network, affiliate link) and in what way it can protect your online presence, privacy and activity.