Privacy & Security

Hiding your IP address protects your privacy by preventing websites, advertisers, and hackers from tracking your physical location and browsing habits. It allows you to bypass geographic content restrictions, avoid censorship, and secure your connection on public Wi-Fi networks.

A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is the most secure and reliable way to hide your IP. It encrypts your entire internet connection and routes it through a server in a location of your choice. Other methods include Proxies (for browser traffic) and the Tor Browser (for maximum anonymity but slower speeds).

No. Incognito/Private mode only prevents your browser from saving your history, cookies, and form data locally on your device. Your ISP, the websites you visit, and network administrators can still see your IP address and everything you do.

A Proxy typically re-routes only specific traffic (like your web browser) and does not encrypt your data, making it faster but less secure. A VPN encrypts *all* traffic leaving your device (including apps and background services) and offers much stronger privacy protection and security features.

Yes. Without a VPN, your ISP can see every domain you visit (via DNS requests) and how much data you use. In many countries (like the US and UK), ISPs are legally allowed to collect this data and sell it to advertisers or provide it to the government.

Yes, using a VPN is legal in the vast majority of countries (including the US, UK, Canada, and most of Europe) for legitimate purposes like privacy and security. However, illegal activities performed while using a VPN remain illegal. Some countries with strict censorship (like China, Russia, and the UAE) restrict or ban VPN usage.

WebRTC is a browser feature used for real-time communication (like video chats). A bug in WebRTC can sometimes reveal your real IP address to websites even if you are using a VPN. You can disable WebRTC in your browser settings or use a browser extension to prevent these leaks.

Yes, slightly. Because your data has to travel to the VPN server first and be encrypted/decrypted, there is some overhead. Premium VPNs usually have a minimal impact (10-20% speed loss), while free VPNs can be significantly slower due to server congestion.

Tor (The Onion Router) is free software that enables anonymous communication. It directs internet traffic through a free, worldwide, volunteer overlay network consisting of more than seven thousand relays to conceal a user's location and usage from anyone conducting network surveillance or traffic analysis.

A 'No-Logs' policy means a VPN provider promises not to collect or store any details about your browsing activity, connection timestamps, or originating IP address. This is critical for privacy; if a provider has no logs, they have nothing to turn over to authorities if subpoenaed.

Yes. Advertisers use sophisticated 'fingerprinting' techniques that track you based on your browser version, screen resolution, installing fonts, and other unique identifying data, even if your IP changes. Using privacy-focused browsers (like Firefox or Brave) helps mitigate this.

Public Wi-Fi networks (at coffee shops, airports) are generally insecure. Hackers on the same network can easily intercept unencrypted traffic (Man-in-the-Middle attacks). Using a VPN on public Wi-Fi is highly recommended to encrypt your data and protect against these threats.

A DNS leak occurs when your VPN is active, but your computer inadvertently sends DNS requests (looking up website names) through your ISP's servers instead of the encrypted VPN tunnel. This reveals your browsing history to your ISP. Using a reliable VPN with DNS leak protection prevents this.

IP geolocation data is aggregated by private companies (like MaxMind, IP2Location) and is not 'owned' by you. Your ISP owns the IP address assigned to you and leases it for your use. You have no property rights to a specific IP address.

Connect to your VPN, then visit our homepage. If the IP address shown matches the VPN server location and not your real physical location, you are protected. Also check our Proxy Checker to see if your header information leaks your real IP.