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In a nutshell, all Virtual Private Network apps come equipped with certain drawbacks, unless the provider goes an extra mile to get rid of them.
- All Virtual Private Networks slow down your connection. This happens because the process of data encryption takes some time. Plus, your data then has to travel through an additional node - the VPN server which increases the distance it has to cover. To partially negate this effect, VPN Unlimited employs modern protocols, such as WireGuard®, that are better optimized and thus less slow down your connection.
- Certain websites block Virtual Private Network users. Luckily for VPN Unlimited users, we have a dedicated protocol for this case as well. It’s called KeepSolid Wise and it aims to mask your virtual traffic to look like common web traffic.
- VPNs are banned or questionable in certain countries. Once again, the KeepSolid Wise protocol comes to the rescue! The government can’t ban or block you from using VPN Unlimited if they don’t know you’re using one.
- There's no way of knowing how well Virtual Private Network encrypts your data. Some Virtual Private Networks, like Turbo VPN, don’t disclose what encryption protocols they’re using (which strongly implies that those are not safe enough). VPN Unlimited, on the other hand, is proud to announce that we’re using military-grade AES-256 encryption.
- Some Virtual Private Networks log and sell browsing data to third parties. This can be a significant pitfall - what’s the point of protecting your privacy with a Virtual Private Network if it is what ends up compromising it? Unless a VPN employs a no-log policy (which VPN Unlimited does), it’s not worth your time.