Opinion: Should you use a VPN all the time?


A VPN connecting screen on iOS 26. — Jim Rossman/TNS

This week’s reader question is about VPN: ”I have used VPN in the past provided by my university, but that was just for overseas access from China. Since retiring, I no longer have access to that service. Considering the way we are being tracked these days, is a private subscription worth it? Any downsides? I'd appreciate your opinion.”

Great question.

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