These days, practically all of your online data - including your browsing history and private, valuable information - can easily fall into the wrong hands if you don't take the proper precautions to protect it. That's why it's imperative to use a VPN if you aren't already.

Short for Virtual Private Network, a VPN works to keep your activity hidden when browsing, emailing, or transmitting any other private data you don't want prying eyes to look at.

It encrypts your browsing traffic, which in turn masks your IP address and allows you to bypass things like trackers and geo-location blockers (for when you're surfing overseas).

A two-in-one solution, Windscribe VPN is comprised of a desktop application and browser extension that work together to encrypt your movements, block ads, and remove trackers that monitor your browsing movements.

Using an encrypted tunnel, you can hide your address from third parties while you browse and unlock content that might otherwise be restricted due to your location.

Plus, Windscribe can be used on all of your devices simultaneously, and it even boasts a firewall that kicks in if your connection is ever interrupted, shutting down any windows of opportunity to hackers to break in.

Windscribe typically sells for US$9 / month (over US$100 per year), but right now you can get a 3 year subscription for just US$22.49, 5 years for US$39.99, and even a lifetime account for just $69.

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