A Virtual Private Network (VPN), at its base, is a handy tool that blocks third parties from snooping your online activity. A great VPN will hide your IP and physical location, spoofing you into anonymity alongside other VPN users. A good VPN will not store any data logs beyond what is absolutely required to keep an account open, and it will not have any data to hand over to government agencies that come calling. A VPN is a great way to fight back against those who want to use your data for profit or more nefarious purposes, but that's not all.
