VPNs are becoming more common, especially with governments, ISPs and other organizations greatly increasing user monitoring. With the need for VPNs on the rise, is it really worth paying for a VPN service while there are so many free ones?
Are there really free VPNs?
Entiendo que las VPN gratuitas son bastante tentadoras. Después de todo, no tienes que pagar nada, ¿verdad? Bueno, en realidad no es así. Al fin y al cabo, las VPN gratuitas no son ni mucho menos gratis.
Ever heard of the term TANSTAAFL? If you are familiar with Heinlen, you know that ‘There Aint No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.’ The adage was obtained from the 1930’s Old West Saloons that offered a free lunch when you bought a drink. But of course, there’s always a catch. The food was usually so salty that you would end up buying more and more drinks to slate your thirst.
Lo mismo ocurre con las VPN gratuitas. Si no pagas por el producto, entonces tú eres el producto. Después de todo, gestionar una VPN es bastante caro, y nadie lo haría por caridad. Entonces, ¿de dónde sacan el dinero para gestionar los servidores? Pues de ti.
Cómo gestionan sus datos las VPN gratuitas
Cómo gestionan sus datos las VPN gratuitasUna de las principales razones para conseguir una VPN es hacer que sus datos se mantengan privados y seguros. Al fin y al cabo, eso es lo que significa la "P" del nombre. Para ello, encriptan tus datos y los envían a sus propios servidores. Ya no accedes a Internet a través de tu proveedor, sino a través de tu servidor VPN. De este modo, tu proveedor ya no puede rastrear tus actividades en línea.
However, what you have done is that you have merely just swapped between two parties who can track your data. Paid VPNs try as much as possible to keep your data private, and even some like IPBurger don’t monitor your online activities at all. This is clearly stated in our privacy policy, and other paid VPNs also do the same. After all, they all want to attract users with their promise of no-logs.
However, free VPNs do log your data. Actually, they take full advantage of the data, sometimes even more than your ISP would. To get the money to run their service and also make a profit, free VPNs tend to sell this data to third parties for advertising purposes. A recent CSIRO study that investigated 283 VPNs found that 75% of ‘free’ VPN apps contained some form of tracking. As such, is it really a private network?
Otras razones por las que deberías evitar las VPN gratuitas
Ésa es sólo una de las razones, y aquí van algunas más:
Malware
In a study conducted by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, out of the 234 ‘Free’ VPN apps they tested, 38% of them contained some form of additional malware.
Utilizarle como punto final
Hola was once the king of ‘free’ VPNs, but in 2015 it was found to be using a user’s internet connection to power the service for others.
Filtraciones IP
Most ‘free’ VPNs can’t implement IP and DNS leak protection features. The result? Leaking IPs. As such, you are not as private as you were promised.
Bastante lento
La mayoría de las VPN gratuitas suelen tener una red pequeña, y es comprensible. Al ser "gratuitas", mucha gente tiende a acudir a ellas, por lo que los servidores suelen estar saturados. El resultado es una red que te ofrece velocidades increíblemente lentas.
¿Qué puedes hacer?
¿Qué puedes hacer?First, what should you not do? Never run to a VPN just because they tell you its free. Actually, you steer away from free VPNs as much as possible. Luckily, there are premium VPNs that don’t charge you overboard to use their VPN service. IPburger is one of the most reliable and affordable VPNs, and we provide various packages to fit various users. With a premium VPN, you can be sure that they will do anything possible to protect your data and keep you secure. You will however still need to choose yours carefully, as not all VPNs are made equal.
