5 Best Free VPN & why use one
Summary
TLDR视频介绍了五个最佳免费VPN提供商,旨在帮助用户突破地区限制访问内容并保护隐私。首先解释了VPN的基本概念及其优缺点,然后推荐了包括Opera浏览器内置VPN、Psiphon、Proton VPN、PrivadoVPN和HotSpotShield在内的服务。这些服务各有特点,如无限数据、多服务器选择、速度限制等,满足不同用户的需求。
Takeaways
- 🔒 VPN(虚拟专用网络)能够隐藏用户的真实位置,使互联网服务提供商无法追踪用户访问的网站。
- 🎯 使用VPN的三大好处包括:增加娱乐内容访问、绕过地方审查以及提高安全性和隐私保护。
- 🚀 通过VPN,用户可以访问其他国家/地区的Netflix市场,观看更多的电影和电视节目。
- 🌐 居住在网络受限地区(如中国)的用户,可通过VPN访问YouTube、纽约时报等被屏蔽的服务。
- 💡 VPN提供了一定程度的匿名性,但VPN提供商本身可能会记录用户的网络活动。
- 📊 免费VPN服务可能存在一些限制,如系统资源消耗、连接速度减慢、数据传输量限制等。
- 🌐 排名第一的免费VPN是Opera浏览器内置的VPN功能,用户无需额外安装应用程序即可使用。
- 🔧 Psiphon是一款旨在帮助用户绕过互联网审查的免费VPN应用,可在多个平台上运行。
- 🇨🇭 Proton VPN和Privado VPN都是瑞士公司提供的免费VPN服务,提供无限数据和多服务器选择。
- 🚫 HotSpotShield每天提供500MB的免费数据流量,但速度限制和单一服务器选择可能影响用户体验。
- 📈 免费VPN提供商通过搜索引擎协议、广告和其他变现方式来支持其服务的免费提供。
Q & A
VPN的全称是什么?
-VPN的全称是虚拟私人网络(Virtual Private Network)。
使用VPN的主要好处有哪些?
-使用VPN的主要好处包括:1. 可以访问更多的娱乐内容,如不同地区Netflix提供的不同数量的电影和电视节目;2. 可以绕过地方审查,例如在中国可以访问通常被屏蔽的YouTube、纽约时报等;3. 提高安全性和隐私性,因为互联网服务提供商无法了解你访问的网站。
使用VPN有哪些潜在的缺点?
-使用VPN的潜在缺点包括:1. 需要在设备上安装应用程序,消耗系统资源;2. 由于增加了访问网站的步骤,可能会导致速度变慢,增加延迟;3. 上传和下载速度可能会降低。
Opera浏览器中的VPN功能如何启用?
-在Opera浏览器中,通过点击右上角的设置图标,然后找到并点击启用VPN的按钮,接着确认理解可能会影响连接速度的提示,点击‘我理解’后,就可以启用VPN功能。
Psiphon VPN的主要目标是什么?
-Psiphon VPN的主要目标是帮助用户绕过互联网审查,尤其是在互联网受限的地区。
Proton VPN的免费计划提供哪些特点?
-Proton VPN的免费计划提供无限数据,但会提醒用户有高级功能的付费选项可用。
PrivadoVPN免费计划的限制有哪些?
-PrivadoVPN免费计划提供10GB的月流量,可以选择连接到12个不同的服务器,但所有的流量都会以最高速度运行。
HotspotShield免费计划的主要限制是什么?
-HotspotShield免费计划的主要限制是每天提供500MB的数据,速度最高为2Mbps,并且只能连接到一个服务器。
免费VPN服务如何实现盈利?
-免费VPN服务主要通过吸引用户使用其产品,然后通过销售高级付费计划、搜索引擎协议或广告来实现盈利。
为什么有些国家要求VPN服务保留日志?
-一些国家出于监管和安全的考虑,要求VPN服务保留用户连接日志,例如印度政府就有这样的规定。
在选择VPN服务时,哪些因素是用户应该考虑的?
-在选择VPN服务时,用户应该考虑的因素包括:隐私政策(是否保留日志)、服务器的地理位置、数据限制、连接速度、安全性、价格以及用户评价等。
Outlines
🌐 介绍VPN及其优势
本段落介绍了VPN(虚拟私人网络)的基本概念和使用VPN的主要优势。VPN可以隐藏用户的真实位置,使互联网服务提供商无法追踪用户访问的网站。使用VPN的三大好处包括:增加娱乐内容的访问权限,如不同地区Netflix的内容差异;绕过地区审查,例如在中国无法访问YouTube、纽约时报等;以及提高安全性和隐私性,因为VPN声称不保留用户访问记录。然而,也存在一些缺点,如安装应用会占用系统资源,增加网络延迟,降低上传和下载速度。
💻 免费VPN提供商及盈利模式
此部分讨论了一些提供免费VPN服务的供应商,以及它们的盈利模式。首先是Opera浏览器,它内置了VPN功能,由于Opera由中国投资者拥有,这一点颇具讽刺意味。Opera通过搜索引擎协议来盈利。其次是Psiphon,由多伦多大学公民实验室开发,旨在帮助用户绕过互联网审查,虽然速度有限,但免费使用。Proton VPN和Privado VPN都是瑞士公司,提供不限流量的免费计划,通过销售高级计划来盈利。最后是HotSpotShield,每天提供500MB的数据,速度限制在2Mbps,只能连接到一个服务器,适合基本的网页浏览。
🔑 总结与用户互动
视频的最后部分总结了上述免费VPN服务,并邀请用户在评论区分享他们使用VPN的经验。同时,鼓励观众订阅频道以便不错过后续视频,并提示下次视频内容。
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Keywords
💡VPN
💡免费VPN提供商
💡互联网审查
💡隐私保护
💡数据传输
💡速度限制
💡服务器位置
💡数据使用限制
💡广告
💡搜索协议
Highlights
介绍了五种最佳的免费VPN提供商,特别适用于中国、俄罗斯或土耳其的用户观看视频。
解释了VPN的基本概念,即虚拟私人网络,能够隐藏用户的网络活动和实际位置。
使用VPN的三大好处:获取更多娱乐内容、绕过地方审查、提高安全性和隐私保护。
讨论了VPN的缺点,如消耗系统资源、降低网速和影响上传下载速度。
Opera浏览器内置免费VPN功能,用户可以直接在浏览器中启用。
Psiphon应用旨在帮助用户绕过互联网审查,支持多种平台,且安装简便。
Proton VPN提供免费计划,由瑞士公司Proton Technologies AG拥有,提供无限数据。
PrivadoVPN是另一家瑞士公司,提供免费计划,每月提供10GB数据。
HotSpotShield每天提供500MB数据,最高速度为2Mbps,但只能连接到一个服务器。
免费VPN提供商通过搜索引擎协议和其他方式进行盈利。
讨论了VPN服务提供商可能因政府要求而保留日志的问题。
提到了微软Edge浏览器即将提供的每月1GB免费VPN数据。
强调了VPN对于生活在互联网受限地区的人们的重要性。
解释了VPN如何帮助用户访问不同国家Netflix市场的内容。
提到了VPN可以帮助用户绕过如中国这样的地区对YouTube、纽约时报等平台的访问限制。
讨论了VPN对于保护用户隐私的作用,尤其是对互联网服务提供商的隐藏。
提到了印度政府要求VPN服务保留日志的新规定。
Transcripts
Hi everyone, Kevin here.
Today we are going to look at the five best free VPN providers.
This way, if you're in China, Russia or Turkey, you'll still be able to watch my videos for free.
To come up with this list, I installed just about every single free VPN provider out there
and some are definitely better than others.
First, we'll look at what even is a VPN. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages?
And there are some definite drawbacks. Then we'll look at who some of the best free providers are.
All right. Let's check this out.
So, first off, what even is VPN? VPN stands for Virtual Private Network, and at a very very simple
level, when you use a VPN, your Internet service provider, so let's say a Comcast or Verizon,
they no longer know what websites you're visiting. Also, the websites that you visit, they now only
know the location of the VPN server. They can no longer see what your actual city and country is
that you're visiting from. OK, but why? Well, there are three main benefits to using a VPN
and first off it may give you access to additional entertainment content.
Here, just as an example, you can see how much content is available
in various Netflix markets. So here you see in Slovakia you get over 7,000 movies and TV shows
compared to the US where you get under 6,000. So, if you could fake your location
to connect through Slovakia, you can watch more movies and TV shows. Second,
you can also get around local censorship. Just as an example, if you happen to live in China,
you don't have access to YouTube, the New York Times, or even Facebook Messagenger.
But if you connect to a VPN, the government only knows that you're connecting to a VPN, and you
can now use all of those different services. As an example, one of my favorite Youtubers,
Jeff Su, he is based out of China and he's building up his own YouTube channel.
Thanks to the magic of VPN, we're able to enjoy his content.
Third, you also get some security and privacy benefits.
Your internet service provider no longer knows what websites you're visiting.
But doesn't the VPN know what websites you're visiting? Most VPNs claim that they don't keep
any logs; however, this could be changing. Just as an example, in India the government
is now mandating that VPN services keep logs. So, depending on your market, this may change.
It sounds like there are some good benefits. Are there any downsides to using a VPN?
And yeah, there are a few.
First off, you have to install an app on your
computer and that's going to consume some system resources.
Also, because you've now introduced an extra step every single time you say head to a website,
it's going to slow things down. There's going to be a little bit more latency.
Your upload and download speeds won't be quite as fast. Now that we know what a VPN is,
and also what some of the benefits are, let's take a look at some of the free options.
At #1, we have the Opera web browser, and this is a chromium-based browser, just like Google
Chrome or Microsoft Edge and it has a VPN built directly into it and it's entirely free to use.
Now, funny enough, Opera is now owned by a consortium of
Chinese investors, a country where people don't have internet freedom.
But yet, they made a VPN for their browser.
Once you finish installing Opera, you'll see a browser that looks like this.
To enable the VPN, let's click on these settings icon in the top right-hand corner.
When you scroll down a little bit, you'll see a button that allows you to enable VPN in settings.
Let's click on that. This opens up a prompt
warning us that this may affect your connection speed.
Let's click on ‘I understand’ and right here
you'll see a toggle to either enable or disable the VPN.
Once you enable it, you can now type in a website address, and this will use the VPN.
Right up here in the address field, you'll see an icon that says VPN and it'll be blue,
indicating that it's currently active.
If you click on this, you can confirm that it is active.
You can also see how much data has been transferred through the VPN,
and down at the very bottom, you can also choose your VPN server location.
In the top right-hand corner, you can click on this settings gear,
and this will once again bring you back to the VPN settings.
Opera also offers a pro version that gives you access to even more servers.
Now you might be thinking how could they possibly offer this for free?
There is a cost involved in first off making a browser and then also offering free VPN.
Well, most browsers make money off search engine agreements, so whenever people launch browsers,
there's a default search engine set and search engine companies pay
a significant amount of money for that traffic.
So, by adding this feature into Opera, it makes the browser more attractive,
so you get more people using it, and the more people who use it,
the more money they can make off these search engine agreements.
Interestingly, some other browsers are also looking at adding free VPN.
For example, Microsoft recently posted a support article that shows you how to turn
on VPN within the Edge browser. It's not available yet, but when it is,
they're going to give you 1 gigabyte of data per month. Now, overall, having it built into your
web browsers a pretty nice option, since that's where you tend to spend most of your time online,
but once again, it requires that you change your default browser.
So, if you're already using Opera or you're already using Edge, this may be a good option,
but if you're not, there are some other options that may be better.
At #2, we have the app Psiphon and this was originally developed in
the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto.
Its main goal is to help you get around internet censorship.
On the website, click on get Psiphon and you can install it on pretty much any major platform.
I'll select the one for Windows.
The neat thing on Windows is it'll download an EXE, but when you click on it, it'll simply
run it and it doesn't install anything on your computer, so it's very lightweight.
Once you launch the app, it'll automatically connect to one of their servers.
You'll also see a pop-up browser window with ads on it, so this is one of the ways
that they monetize their traffic, but once you close that out, you'll no longer see any ads.
Down below you can choose a server and you can choose any one of these servers for free.
Now one thing you might notice when you use Psiphon is the speeds are somewhat limited and
it tends to just crawl along. Over on the left-hand side, they have something called PSICASH
and that allows you to unlock faster speeds. And that's another way that they monetize their app,
but as long as you're OK with somewhat limited speeds,
this is a very good option that you can use entirely for free.
At #3, we have one of my favorite free VPN providers, it's Proton VPN.
This is owned by a Switzerland based company Proton Technologies AG.
You might have heard of them before.
It's the same company behind ProtonMail, a very popular end-to-end encrypted email service.
On their website, you'll see the free plan alongside several premium paid plans.
So why do they offer a free plan and how do they make money on it?
Well, it's kind of like a sales funnel.
Their belief is that some percentage of users who
sign up for a free plan will then go on and purchase a premium plan.
Once you sign up, over on the left-hand side, you can click on downloads, and
you can download their VPN on pretty much all of the major platforms.
Once you finish downloading, you'll see an interface that looks like this.
Over here you can choose the server that you want to connect to.
Also, you'll see that there's quite a bit of functionality here, but when you
click on a lot of it, you'll be reminded that there are premium options available.
Now out of all of the different free VPN services, this is one of my favorites.
They're one of the most generous where you get unlimited data, but once again you'll
be reminded that there are premium features that you could be taking advantage of. At #4,
we have PrivadoVPN. I guess a play on private. This is another Switzerland based company.
I guess Switzerland just has really solid privacy laws that attracts companies like this. PrivadoVPN
is a relatively young company. They started in 2019, but they have a very nice free offering.
On their website, you can click on get Privado and here this will show you
all the different plans. Similar to Proton VPN, the hope here is that some number of
people who choose the free plan will end up upgrading and go with the premium plans.
Once you sign up, you can then download the VPN on any of the major platforms.
Just like with Proton and some of the other options that we have looked at. Once you launch
the app, you can connect to the VPN and here you can choose what server you want to connect to.
For free you get 12 different servers. Now all-in-all, this is a pretty good option.
You get 10 gigabytes of data per month.
So compared to Proton, you don't get quite as much data transfer
and you also can only connect up to 12 servers, so it's a little bit more limited.
But what I do like, though, is for those 10 gigabytes,
you get the full speed of the premium service
And this brings us to #5,
this is the last free VPN service that we're looking at today and it's HotSpotShield.
This is owned by a Boston based company called Aura.
When you land on their home page, up on the top navigation bar, click on pricing
and here you'll see the free plan alongside their premium plans,
and here too, the hope is that some users will decide to upgrade to premium.
Let's click on try now.
Once you finish downloading and installing, you'll see an interface that looks like this.
Now with this app, this is probably my least favorite of the bunch.
You only get 500 megabytes of data per day,
which works out to 15 gigabytes per month. But I don't like the daily restriction.
You also only get speeds up to two megabits per second,
and especially if you're trying to stream content, that's just not very much.
And worst of all, you can only connect to one server,
so it tends to be the server that's closest to you.
So, if you're say trying to watch Netflix content in another market, you won't be able to do that.
But all-in-all, if you just want to browse the web and
get some of those privacy benefits, this is an OK option.
All right, well that was a quick look at some of my favorite free VPN providers.
Let me know if I missed any good free providers down below.
Also, I'd love to hear, why are you using a VPN? What is the main motivating factor? To watch more
videos like this one, please consider subscribing, and as always, I'll see you in the next video.
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