How Using a VPN Can Lead to Data Leaks and Ways to Avoid It

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You use a VPN to keep online activity secure, anonymous, and private. A VPN can give you full access to the information available on the Internet, especially if you live in a country where certain programs, streaming services, and websites are geo-restricted. A VPN connection can protect you from threats caused by hackers and other nefarious third parties and third parties looking to monitor your online activity. VPNs do an amazing job at preventing people from intercepting network traffic and stealing private information from you.

With all the benefits that come from a VPN, you may be surprised to know that there are certain occasions when VPNs do not give you the protection that they should. When there is a breakdown in the VPN, the result could be a data leak. Data leaks happen more often to those who are new to using VPNs and do not know what steps they can take to prevent them. The following is a discussion of why data leaks happen when a person uses a VPN and the steps that you can take to prevent them.

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