Free VPN Options

The are a multitude of VPN services that claim to be free. But are they free and are they easy to use without any fuss. VPNs help browse the internet anonymously. They also might help in a place where the internet is restricted or a particular website would not allow you to access their content from your current location. Generally they are useful but do not assume you are anonymous as the VPN providers can still see your location and perhaps actually track your activities. It may very well just be a honey pot. However, if you are doing nothing illegal, they serve to offer a good way to circumvent internet restrictions.

The following VPNs are guaranteed to be free or offer free versions. If you know others, leave a comment.


Ultrasurf
Download and use, no set up. Uses USA Servers. Fastest and smallest, might trigger a reaction from your antivirus but safe if downloaded from original source. But you might need to reset your LAN settings manually when you shut it down.

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Phantom VPN

Comes with our without Avira Free Antivirus. I could not get the management interface to load but seems to work well.

Proton VPN

Requires you to create an account just to download and and then login just to use and that is annoying. It has a paid version with more features.

Tor VPN

Pondorous but also free and quite popular. Not a favourite because it feels quite slow.

Brave Browser

This browser boasts privacy and a VPN (tor) feature built right into the browser. All you need to do is launch the browser in private tor mode. When visiting websites, you might

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