虚拟专用网于1996年首次投入使用，是在线浏览中最持久的创新之一，在世界范围内日渐流行。
VPN最初是作为公司和政府在不同国家/地区连接其办公室的工具而开发的，以使人们之间的协作更加容易。
但是随着对Web的监视和控制的增加，出现了一个市场并扩大了市场-人们可以围绕Internet块工作并在网上隐藏自己的位置。
随着数据盗窃，在线跟踪和网络阻止的增长，VPN在越来越多的国家（例如伊朗，中国和土耳其）特别受欢迎，例如伊朗，中国和土耳其。共同。
Access Now宣传主任Melody Patry对半岛电视台说：“在苏丹的抗议活动期间，当局关闭了互联网，很多人都在使用VPN来规避这种检查。” “它确实使成千上万的人能够使用社交媒体共享图片，视频，以便彼此之间以及与世界的交流，了解该国正在发生的事情。”
激进主义者和新闻记者热衷于将VPN传播到一个国家之外，这些网络还使用户能够追求各种各样的利益，甚至违背法律。
Vice的网络安全记者约瑟夫·考克斯（Joseph Cox）指出：“会有更多的普通用户只想观看色情或体育节目。人们一直在这样做。” “我不知道这是否是VPN的合法用途-显然有些会削弱合法性-但人们出于各种不同的原因使用VPN。”
在过去的几年中，VPN服务的数量猛增。 Nord VPN，Hotspot Shield，ExpressVPN，Tunnel Bear和CyberGhost只是市场上一些最受欢迎的名称。
Express VPN副总裁Harold Li表示，VPN过去一直很难设置，但现在只需下载一个应用程序即可。他辩称，隐私和安全性现在已不再是奢侈品，因此“ VPN并不比在前门上锁一扇门更豪华”。
印度尼西亚和土耳其等国家/地区的软件下载量最高。但是，VPN使用率的上升并没有引起当局的注意。例如在白俄罗斯，伊朗，阿曼和俄罗斯等国家，VPN受到严格的限制，甚至有一些法律禁止使用它们。
伊斯坦布尔比尔吉大学副教授Yaman Akdeniz指出，土耳其的VPN使用并未被定为犯罪，但最近该国修改了其互联网法，允许当局要求访问阻止VPN服务。
他说：“土耳其无法访问其中一些著名的VPN服务，如果您设法访问它们的网站并在其中拥有一个帐户，则它们将无法使用。”
在中国，当局不仅在阻止外国VPN服务，还在推动使用国家认可的和本地创建的VPN，这些VPN不保证隐私或匿名性，这使许多人暴露了出来。
李说：“在政府和州政府领域，这是过去十年来我们一直在世界各地看到的东西。” “而且我们预计这种情况只会继续增加。”
贡献者：
Harold Li-ExpressVPN副总裁
Melody Patry-Access Access宣传总监
Yaman Akdeniz-伊斯坦布尔比尔吉大学副教授兼网络权利创始人兼董事
Joseph Cox-网络安全记者，副
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VPn's are what internet cafes use to be. the fact that you go there to your government means you have something to hide so if they cant monitor you on the internet they follow you in real life.
Does the host look like Tom Bergeron?
also the govt can knock out the entire internet. meaning u cant even log into the internet itself so vpn is basically worthless if u cant get into the internet
not to be a party pooper but if the govt wants to know what u do online they will find out. vpns are like doors, roobers dont care u have doors they still rob ur house by knocking ur door down
private interent acess?
Im use vpns in gaming.
Harold Li – great work’ TY for breaking this down. I don’t normally notice peoples’ throats, but I would have a doctor look at mine if it looks a little swollen like your seems to. Your brilliance mind deserves a body with a good long life. I mean this in the kindest of ways…Much love .???
A vpn service that was quickly growing in my country was closed. Its called yourfreedom vpn.
Poor guy….
Hopefully he caught the barstard who put that purple paint in his hair. ..
looks like Anthony Bourdain and Hugh Laurie had a child.
All those VPNs are just traps for retarded shitheads.
I'm watching this in beijing China trough vpn
i say let them snoop… i got nothing to hide. Im not gonna live my life in paranoia
Hopefully we can trust the VPN services…..
Remember, Islam is based solely on the idea that Allah is just too stupid to know He is creating an Infidel soul.
Islam is smarter than Allah, because they "correct" Allah's mistake of creating infidel souls. Islam knows the difference from a chosen soul and an infidel soul better than Allah.
Who punishes Islam for it's blasphemy?
I am glad I grew up in a more natural environment.
I'm Canadian and I don't need a VPN. It's only good for countries with oppressive regimes , scammers or pedophiles. I block ads, 80% of cookies and trackers. It's good enough for me.
its frowned upon, even called mentally ill but im an 80s kid, I don't use a phone, when I leave the office im gone until I choose to make contact, no postal address, my accommodation isn't even in my name. poof gone
By using a vpn you put a target on your back
Anthony Bourdain now anchor for Al-Jazeera ?
No, it's for circumventing communist censorship.
If it wasn't popular before….
In Philippines we use vpn to get free internet.. ???
as they talk about only paid one tor is the only vpn i would use CIA MADE AND Still in use today
fake news
vpns are fraud they capture your data and also if your not using a burner there is no point because you are being tracked thru your service provider … if you think this is working your paying for tracking. that they say they are not tracking these poeple dont know exactly they are talking about.
VPN is not illegal in China nor in North Korea. And Chinese people use VPN because they have to use VPN. It's really nothing to do with privacy at all. It has more to do with Great FireWall of China than privacy.