PCMag reviews VPN protocols and routing mechanisms, analyzing speed test results, privacy policies, and encryption features across leading commercial providers.

What does such a service actually do?

When you connect to the internet without protection, your internet service provider can see which websites you visit. With a connection obfuscation application, your traffic is first routed to a remote computer controlled by the service provider, encrypted, and then sent out to the internet. This way, your real address on the network remains hidden.

This also allows you to change your virtual location, which helps access content or local news that may not be available in your country.…