{"id":67429,"date":"2021-10-04T08:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/?p=67429"},"modified":"2021-10-14T14:57:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T21:57:38","slug":"do-you-need-a-vpn-at-home-here-are-5-reasons-you-might","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/firefox\/mozilla-vpn\/do-you-need-a-vpn-at-home-here-are-5-reasons-you-might\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you need a VPN at home? Here are 5 reasons you might."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You might have heard of VPNs \u2014 virtual private networks \u2014 at some point, and chalked them up to something only \u201csuper techy\u201d people or hackers would ever use. At this point in the evolution of online life, however, VPNs have become more mainstream, and anyone may have good reasons to use one. VPNs are beneficial for added privacy when you\u2019re connected to a public wifi network<\/a>, and you might also want to use a VPN at home when you\u2019re online as well. Here are five reasons to consider using a VPN<\/a> at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stop your ISP from watching you <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that when you connect to the internet at home through your internet service provider (ISP), it can track what you do online? Even though your traffic is usually encrypted using HTTPS, this doesn\u2019t conceal which sites you are visiting. Your ISP can see every site you visit and track things like how often you visit sites and how long you\u2019re on them. That\u2019s rich personal \u2014 and private \u2014 information you\u2019re giving away to your ISP every time you connect to the internet at home. The good news is that a VPN at home can prevent your ISP from snooping on you by encrypting your traffic before the ISP can see it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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How do VPNs work?<\/h3> Get answers to nine common questions about VPNs<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n\n\n

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Secure yourself on a shared building network<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Some apartment buildings offer wifi as an incentive to residents, but just like your ISP, anyone else on the network can see what sites you are visiting. Do you even know all your neighbors, let alone know if they\u2019re bumbling true crime podcast fanatics or even actual cyber criminals? Do you know for sure that your landlord or building manager isn\u2019t tracking your internet traffic? If you\u2019re concerned about any of that, a VPN can add extra privacy on your shared network by encrypting your traffic between you and your VPN provider so that no one on your local network can decipher or modify it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Block nosy housemates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Similar to a shared apartment network, sharing an internet connection could leave your browsing behavior vulnerable to snooping by housemates or any other untrustworthy person who accesses your network. A VPN<\/a> at home adds an extra layer of encryption, preventing people on your network from seeing what websites you go to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Increase remote work security<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Working remotely, at least part of the time, is the new normal for millions of office workers, and some people are experiencing a VPN for the first time. Some employers offer an enterprise VPN for home workers and some even require\u00a0 logging into one to access a company file server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore the world at home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are some fun reasons to use a VPN at home, too. You can get access to shows, websites and livestreams in dozens of different countries. See what online shopping is like if you were in a different locale and get the feeling of gaming from somewhere new.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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