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A virtual private network, or VPN, can be a powerful tool for securing your internet connection. But even\u00a0the best VPNs\u00a0can interfere with your connectivity, sometimes to the point where your favorite\u00a0PC game\u00a0becomes laggy or even unplayable. Some games may even block you from using a VPN altogether. While we can't advise you on every problem that may arise from using a VPN while gaming, we can break down the issues and offer some solutions that will keep you in the game without losing control of your data.<\/p>\n
But why would gamers want a VPN in the first place? Privacy and security are surely issues, but VPNs can benefit gamers, specifically. For instance, you can potentially spoof your location and access servers in other countries. VPNs may also make it more difficult for rivals to use distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks to knock players offline. Note that we haven't evaluated the efficacy of VPNs protecting against DDoS attacks.<\/p>\n
Our Experts Have Tested 19<\/span> Products in the VPN Category This Year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n When you switch on a VPN, it sends all your data through an encrypted tunnel to a remote server operated by the VPN company. Anyone on the same network as you, even the person who owns the network, won't be able to see your activity. Neither will your ISP, which is great because they're now allowed to sell your anonymized browsing data.<\/p>\n From the VPN server, your data exits onto the public internet. Because your data appears to emanate from the VPN server and not your computer, anyone watching your traffic on the web will see the IP address of the VPN server instead of your computer's IP address. If you select a VPN server outside your country, it will appear as if you are browsing the web from wherever the VPN server resides.<\/p>\n There is no magic weapon in the world of security that will make you truly safe (or truly anonymous). If people want to target you specifically\u2014and are willing to spend the time and money to do it\u2014it's likely they will eventually succeed. But a VPN makes it that much harder, and it can keep your data and personal information from being swept up in mass surveillance. At the very least, you won't be the proverbial low-hanging fruit easily picked off by scammers or advertisers.<\/p>\n While some VPN services claim they will\u00a0defend against malware\u00a0and phishing sites, we don't believe that any of them provide the same level of protection as standalone antivirus software. And no VPN, no matter how powerful, can be as useful as a\u00a0password manager\u00a0at protecting your online accounts. Lastly, enabling multi-factor authentication on all your accounts (especially gaming services such as Battle.net and Steam) is the best way to prevent account takeovers. Security, just like dressing for winter, is best done in layers.<\/p>\n Lastly, a VPN doesn't offer the same level of anonymization as the free\u00a0Tor anonymization network. Meaning that it's easier (but still very difficult) to determine your true IP address and location when you're using a VPN than when you're using Tor. On the other hand, VPNs have a far smaller impact on your internet speeds than Tor.<\/p>\n The biggest concern people usually have with VPNs is that they can slow internet speeds. It makes sense, because routing web traffic through a VPN server adds extra physical distance and machines between computers and content out on the web\u2014even for playing a video game.<\/p>\nWhat Is a VPN?<\/h2>\n
There's Always a Weak Point<\/h2>\n
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