Security has gradually become an important part of using the internet, especially today when users are concerned about their privacy and safety. Hackers, online blackmail, government tracking, surveillance, and corporations trying to create online profiles of their users to sell that data to third parties have become our new normal. One of the ways to guarantee privacy and security is through Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and proxy servers. Although they work towards accomplishing a similar goal – privacy and security – they are fundamentally different in how they do it. It is important to understand both VPNs and proxy [...]