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Virtual private networks encapsulate packets in tunnels

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A VPN does not magically make you completely invisible online. It functions by forcefully wrapping your digital data inside a secondary encrypted packet, effectively hiding the destination label from your service provider. The data gets safely funneled to an external server first, entirely complicating the path your internet traffic takes.

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