This is the age of digital nomads. That means more and more people are becoming location independent and traveling from city to city while working remotely. These digital nomads are financially reliant on the internet to sustain the nomadic lifestyle.
If not for the digital nomadic lifestyle, then it’s a generation thing. Statistics indicate that millennials are spending more and more on traveling, for work, pleasure or more. The further they wander, the more reliant they are on connectivity.
Having realized this, the Philippines government has committed to providing free Wi-Fi as much as possible. Not only does this attract more visitors, but it also makes life easier for the locals, the world leader in social media usage. However, with free Wi-Fi comes another issue—privacy and security. Therein lies the need for a VPN.
Why Is VPN Crucial When Using Public Wi-Fi?
Public Wi-Fi is inherently unsecured. So much so that cybercriminals are always creeping on public Wi-Fi networks waiting to intercept any data transferred over the link. It could be passwords, banking information or any other sensitive information.
People are so used to the convenience of public Wi-Fi that they never quite stop to consider the danger. In public transport, airports, cafes, shopping malls, most enjoy surfing the web without encrypting their traffic, leaving their data flow exposed to anyone with the most basic hacking gears to intercept.
Consider this – in 2018 alone, cybercrime is expected to generate at least $1.5 trillion according to a report by Dr. Michael McGuire. It is scary to think of how many people fell victim to cybercrime for such an amount to be generated.
It is crystal clear that anyone can fall victim to cybercrime. The layperson does not possess the technical know-how to gear combat these hacking efforts head-on. The smartest and easiest way you can guard yourself against cybercrimes on unsecured networks is by using a VPN.
So, how does a Philippines VPN help?
The Three Key Benefits a VPN provides
1. A VPN Provides Private Access to The Internet
The way a VPN works is that it covers or extends a private network over the existing public network. In that way, it surrounds all your communication over the internet with a private and secure network that outsiders cannot penetrate.
That means any information you transmit will be between you and the recipient. That makes your access private and guarantees no one interferes with sensitive information.
2. A VPN Encrypts Your Data For Security
A VPN protects your data by encrypting it. Let us assume you land in the Philippines and purchase a reputable Philippines VPN. Anytime you communicate, an encryption key that only the receiver of your message can decode is applied to your message.
In that regard, even if a cybercriminal somehow intercepts the message, it is garbage to him or her because he can neither decode it nor read it.
3. A VPN Ensures You Can Access the Internet as If You Were in Your Own Country
By the same token, you can access content from home by connecting to a server from your own country. There might be websites you frequent that only allow access from your home country. When you find yourself faced with a situation like this, a VPN with a home IP address comes in very handy. How does it work? With such an IP address, it is as if you are accessing the internet from your desired location, which grants you full access.
Conclusion
Now that you understand the importance of VPN, it is essential to consider getting the service either as a local or visitor.
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Thank you for the article and for the list of VPNs that keeps user logs. I am relieved that I use Nordvpn provider which is known as one of the most reliable VPNs on the market. It is so important to keep your personal information secured from spying eyes because you never know when someone can steal it.
Hi! Thanks for sharing your information about VPN.
In my opinion I think you should have a VPN anywhere you go!
I always use mine
Thank you for sharing!
Kind Regards,
Diane | petiteinparis
This is very useful! Never knew about this.
This was a very informative post I learned a lot! I hate that cybercrime is so prevalent. VPN is so important!
I had no idea that security was an issue when using my phone on vacation. Thanks for sharing how to use VPN and protect my privacy.
Very informative! My family is from Vietnam and my mom is in IT so this is something she does every time we travel as well.
Very informative. I didn’t realize that the Philippines was such a major player in WIFI. I learned a great deal from this. Thank you for sharing!
I agree with this! Call me paranoid but I don’t just “connect” though public WiFi specially when I’m outside of my country. It’s either I bring my own pocket hotspot or install a VPN. Thank you very much for this informative post!
I’m a firm believer of VPN and using it on the go. It also makes viewing Netflix easier 🙂
Great advice! I’ve never thought about getting a VPN when traveling. I’ve always known that the shared WiFi isn’t secure but never thought about a VPN.
I had no idea about it and thanks for providing the information. It’ll really help to those who are traveling to the Philippines.
Never thought of getting a VPN while traveling, thanks for the suggestion.
Oh gosh I had no idea about this. Thank you for the warning!
Great tips for everyone and anyone to be able to follow
Very informative and well researched article on Virtual Private Networks. Thanks for sharing.
Very informative post, thank you for sharing!