Free VPNs Come With Risks — Here’s Why You Should Avoid Them

A free privacy tool can look like an easy way to hide browsing activity or use public Wi-Fi more safely. The difficult part is deciding whether the company operating it deserves access to everything passing through the connection.

The greatest danger is not usually the absence of a subscription fee itself. It is choosing a service with an unclear owner, hidden funding model or promises that cannot be independently verified.